This; the eagerly awaited link between THE FOREST HOUSE and THE MISTS OF AVALON; spans the creation of Avalon itself; right up to the birth of King Arthur. This enchanting novel of the Holy Isle is told through the successive lives of its three most powerful priestesses: Caillean; Dierna; and finally Viviane; high priestess of Avalon and Lady of the Lake who safeguards the Grail.