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Marion Zimmer Bradley's Sword of Avalon
- Narrated by: Lorna Raver
- Series: Avalon, Book 7
- Length: 17 hrs and 16 mins
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Action & Adventure
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- Fran Pearce
- 30-07-17
Excalliber is born
A wonderful story set a long time before King Arthur. The goddess of Avalon sets in motion the path of discovery to accomplish the making of Excalliber.
1 person found this helpful
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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- Diane
- 01-10-20
Great story ruined by the narrator
This is one of my all time favourite stories and for me it was totally ruined by the voice reading it.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- Debra Clark
- 06-06-12
Better than I expected
Any additional comments?
I bought this book because it was on sale and my son is kind of a Fan of Arthurian stories, I didnt really expect much, I have never been interested. To my surprise I liked the story it was entertaining, I found that I enjoyed the characters, that they were more complex than I expected. The story moved along smartly and didnt lull the way some fantasy can. When I began the book I thought the narrator sounded a little old for the part she read, but I think she grew on me and whithin an hour enjoyed the narration. But I read theis at work and it kept my attention and was quite entertaining.
4 people found this helpful
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
- Judi
- 26-01-10
Sword of Avalon Audible version
I have read several books in the Bradley/Paxson "Avalon" series I have found them a fast read only about 400 pages. The book describes in detail how Excalibur, the Sword of Avalon, was crafted -- one of the first swords to be crafted in bronze rather than steel. It opens with the The book is the classic tale of a boy raised in excile comes back as the king of kings and leads his people to victory. The book contains two romances the boy and a priestess he was raised with at Avalon and the blacksmith who adopted the boy and the old Pristess of Avalon. It was quite a good book but it lacked Marion Zimmer Bradly's touch of magic and genius in writing.
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- Amazon Customer
- 04-01-20
very disappointed
The reader was not great and the story was poorly written and boring. I love Arthurian stories but I certainly wouldnt recommend this on.
1 person found this helpful
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- KniteStarz
- 27-09-19
So so storyteller...
The book was good, and the storyteller got better as she went along, but the beginning was hard to stick with with her reading.
1 person found this helpful
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Overall2 out of 5 stars
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Performance1 out of 5 stars
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Story3 out of 5 stars
- Jane
- 14-05-19
Narrator is unlistenable.
I usually love listening to the Avalon books; they make my long commute fly by. But the narrator on this one is completely unlistenable. I tried for an hour or so, but I just can't. I'll have to return this.one.
1 person found this helpful
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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- Karen Lankton
- 26-11-18
The narrator is ruining the story!
I love Diana Paxson, I love the Avalon stories. But this narrator is the worst. Half of the time it's more like listening to a computer recording with terrible attempts at voices. I would gladly repurchase the book under a different narrator.
1 person found this helpful
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- Chad
- 25-05-16
The birth of a legend...
Excellent performance of the unabridged novel. A history and continued legacy of characters from long ago. The internal battles of their roles in society, acknowledgment of their emotions, and a desire of spiritual awareness can all be found in this novel. Never a dull moment...
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
- Michael
- 15-08-10
A disappointment
I enjoy the Sword & Sorcery genre from the mighty thews of Conan to the magic of MZB. But this book lacks the thunder of the first and the character and plot development of the latter. The narration was very good. It is too bad the narrator did not have better material with which to work. It was a disappointment and I shall not explore this author any further.
1 person found this helpful