De grote koning (Kronieken van Prydain, #5)
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9020511661
Publisher: Westfriesland
Pages no: 160
Edition language: Dutch
Series: The Chronicles of Prydain (#5)
Arawn-Death-Lord has managed to get his hands on Dyrnwyn, Gwydion's sword, which has emboldened him to move his forces to launch an all-out assault on the Kingdom of Prydain. Gwydion and his allies move quickly to assemble the forces necessary to stand against him -- basically, it's an Armageddon-ty...
Series Review The Chronicles of Prydain is a classic fantasy series that has been sitting on my virtual "books-I'm-embarrassed-to-say-I've-never-read" shelf for too long. No longer. Done and done. There was a point right after reading the 2nd book, The Black Cauldron, where I nearly stopped read...
Okay, I finally, in this last volume, see where the comparisons to Lord of the Rings come from. I don't agree, but I can see where they come from.This is the sort of book that's frustrating in the best way. Things are difficult, and only get more difficult. What happy endings can be found are largel...
Taran Wanderer has always been my favorite, but it in no way eclipses the glory of this culmination story. So much laughter and oh so many tears. It doesn't matter how many times I read it, my heart breaks fresh each time. And each time I finish with tears in my eyes and a grin on my face.
Full of the tropes we've all grown accustomed to at this point, but a fitting conclusion to a story I'd not read since I was a kid.
8 years ago
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