Paxson, Diana L

The Lady of Avalon flees the village of Azan, pregnant with her child, and leaves the young Mikantor, her cousin's son, to be raised in secret; Anderle attempts to keep the heir safe long enough for him to fulfill a vision in which he wields the sword Excalibur, becomes king, and saves the land.

When Oesc's father is killed by the evil King Uthir, Oesc's quest for revenge threatens to ruin the country Oesc has inherited.

After Atlantis is destroyed, the survivors make their way to Britain, and Tiriki, a Guardian of the Light, and her husband, Micail, are separated and start two tribes, and she wonders if she will ever be able to find him, and Damisa, a woman with royal blood, must choose between becoming a priestess or a queen.

Expands on Marion Zimmer Bradley's Avalon series, retelling the story of the Roman conquest of Britannia and the origins of the Forest House of Avalon.