2006-05-16 can't touch Mists of Avalon...

...but this was still a better read than I might have expected from some of the reviews. As other people have said, Mists of Avalon really is MZB's masterpiece and is completely unputdownable, but this was a good if uneven read. I loved the first story, got bored with the 2nd and then woke up again when Vivane came on the scene. I did read Forests of Avalon but remember finding it really dull and can't remember anything about it - a huge disappointment after discovering Mists. Having now read Lady I'm tempted to go back to it so give it another try. Also thanks to the list-writer who explained that The Fall of Atlantis is also linked to this series - I have it sitting on my bookshelf, unread, and never realised that that's where the story really starts.