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.
I kept pointing out that each previous book was missing a certain "something" that kept them from five stars. Whatever that something is, The High King has it.I'm afraid I haven't the time for a full review, but man does the series go out with a bang. I didn't know a Newbury Winner could be so viole...
I’ve tried to read this series a dozen times and I’ve always given up until now. This time I started with the last book in the series and I couldn’t put the book down. The author assures the reader in the introduction that though this is the final book in his series it is a stand alone; I found this...
I never read the Prydain books by Lloyd Alexander as a child because the library didn't have them. I knew about them from reference works on fantasy and children's literature, but I lived in a small town and I don't recall having access to interlibrary loan. I was reminded of them by Alexandria Digi...
My parents bought me a box set for Christmas when I was in 5th grade. It was the best thing I had ever read. I felt the characters were difficult and troubling, but that they resolved by the end. It was very satisfying then. I haven't re-read them in a long time, although I know Nancy and I both rea...
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