arthurian fiction

In Avalon, the time before King Arthur was the time of three women who altered the fortunes of Roman Britain by reclaiming the magic and traditions of their land. Caillean, a young priestess, rescued and raised an orphaned Gawen. Dierna used wisdom and love to guide Avalon and veiled the island from a hostile world. Viviane, the Lady of the Lake, prepared Avalon for the coming of a legendary king.

Eilan is the daughter of a Druid. Her land, the Britain of the first century, is struggling to survive Roman occupation and her own people's enemies. She is ready to become a priestess of The Forest House, but she has a secret. Gaius, a Roman soldier of mixed blood, has become close to her. If this fact were known, she would not be anointed as the new High Priestess and both their lives would be in danger.

As traitors burn the village of Azan, the Lady of Avalon flees. She takes with her a child: her cousin's young son, the heir to the sacred kings descended from Atlantis. Left to grow up in secret, the young boy, Mikantor, is destined to save his land through the use of the legendary sword, Excalibur.