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Priestess of Avalon
by Marion Zimmer Bradley
& Diana L. Paxson
Hardback $25.95
Viking, PenguinPutnum. This book treats the reader to more of that beloved saga begun in the bestseller "The Mists of Avalon". In the prolog The Merlin gives us what may be the best synopsis of this book. Ganeda asks "Say then Druid, what fate the stars foretell for the maid-child born in this hour?" The Merlin answers: "Thus speak the stars, the child that was born at the Turning of Autumn, just as the night gave way to dawn, shall stand at the turning of the Age, the gateway between two worlds. The time of the Ram has passed, and now the Fish shall rule. The moon hides her face -- this maid shall hide the moon she bears upon her brow, and only in old age will she come into her true power. Behind her lies the road that leads to darkness and its mysteries, before her shines the harsh light of day."
Like all prophesies the above will make much better sense after it has come to pass. Until then you may treat yourself to a great read. A good book, as is this one, will not only take the reader upon a journey it will take the reader into an exploration. In the case of "Priestess of Avalon" this is not so much mental as emotional.
The authors are able to suggest and seduce the reader through an unfolding vision of how it must have been as the old religions gave way before the inexorable approach of the new religions.
Is this a historical accounting? As far as emotional history, I believe so; as far as mental (factual) history, in part very well researched and where necessary to the story license was taken with ease.
If you've read and enjoyed Mists of Avalon then continue the saga with delight through Priestess of Avalon.
If you haven't read Mists of Avalon as yet, then by all means grab a copy and get started. You're missing a great read.
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Ibert Anderny's
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Second to Last Place I'd Look

Now that the DOT.COM bubble has come and burst maybe it's time to look around the internet with fresh eyes. Consider one perspective which is so old that it's new again: "Looking at the internet as a place for the exchange of ideas?"

Yes, this is a radical idea -- especially for those "get rich quick" bums or the "ya gotta be on the web to keep your business" folks. However, anyone who's been around since the beginning (remember "Gopher"?) may recall a time when the internet was for sharing ideas not a place for finding the next cyber-chump to sucker.

In the wake of broken cyber-dreams and failed IPOs a nice quiet place to share ideas and find kindred souls seems like enough of a reason to be on the web.

One such place is The Game Cabinet.

"The Game Cabinet is a monthly games magazine distributed exclusively on the World Wide Web. The magazine primarily covers family, beer and pretzel, and strategy games with an occasional nod to war games, miniatures, and role-playing games. Readers are encouraged to look elsewhere for information about computer games."

The site is not a showcase of multi-media flash, splash and dazzle. However, it has a wealth of available friendly information about a rather fun topic -- good ol' games.

This site is a resource for historians, collectors, players, and developers alike. There's an excellent article on The Royal Game of Ur. The game's a little old, being from about 2600 BC, but the article is fresh and fairly complete.

The navigation at the site is bit like a cyberspace Rubik's Cube -- once you catch the trick the secret is easy. Hint: Use the search. ;-)

Ken Tidwell has done a fine job putting together a collection of facts, fun, ideas, and opportunities for kindred souls to share. The Macromedia folks will be disappointed to find no Flash. And Real.com might be aghast confronted by a website sporting zero video feeds. Of course it's just as well that this website is "plain jane" rather than "bleeding edge". Why? Because it hasn't been updated since October 20, 2000. Any tricks or fancy dodads would surely be broken code by this time.

Maybe now that ecommerce isn't the god it was cracked up to be a few of the gentler folks may find the inspiration to fresh up their green fields in cyberspace?

Today's Funny -- courtesy BardoTown Comics

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