One of the biggest problems I have with reading Mists of Avalon is this: it's so darned long. Now I'm not talking about how it takes so long to read, or is repetitive, etc. etc., but rather, when there's a particular section you want to read, or if you want to look something up, it's pretty hard to find. So the following is a list of some of the major events and on what page they start according to the paperback 876-page Del Rey book, published by Ballantine Books. It has the cover picture that's misty-blue with Morgaine upon her horse, holding up Exclalibur.
There are major gaps, I know, especially between pages 438 and 743.
| Page | Event |
| 49 | Igraine and Gorlois have their major fight over Uther. |
| 83 | Igraine uses magic and discovers that Vivaine is pregnant with Lancelet. |
| 93 | Igraine uses magic to warn Uther about Gorlois' attack. |
| 99 | Uther comes to Cornwall disguised as Gorlois |
| 131 | Morgaine is taken to Avalon. |
| 157 | Gwenhwyfar slips through the mists into Avalon. |
| 243 | Mordred is born. |
| 265 | Gwenhwyfar travels with Igraine to Gwenhwyfar's wedding |
| 341 | Priscilla dies |
| 403 | Morgaine slips into the fairy country. |
| 431 | Lancelet falls sick, Gwenhwyfar laments. |
| 438 | Morgaine gives Gwenhwyfar a fertility charm. |
| 743 | Accolon is discovered to be dead. |
| 771 | The Holy Grail is revealed at Pentecost; Raven dies |
| 797 | Nimue betrays Kevin. |
| 805 | Lancelet returns to Avalon after his quest to find the Holy Grail. |
| 817 | Morgause does her evil-sorceress ritual; it is revealed that she was drugging Gwenhwyfar to forestall an heir. |
| 825 | Morgause loses her way going to Camelot; Camelot is sinking into the mists. |
| 837 | Lancelet returns to Camelot with Galahad's body |
| 838 | Arthur proclaims Mordred his heir. |
| 846 | Mordred convinces Gawaine and Gareth that Arthur must be told about Lancelet and Gwenhwyfar. |
| 852 | Mordred kills Niniane |
| 854 | Gwenhwyfar and Lancelet are ambushed by Mordred and the Knights. |