The Mabinogion Tetralogy
The retelling of the epic Welsh myth that is "certainly among the top 5 fantasy series of the twentieth century" (sfsite.com).The Mabinogion is to Welsh mythology what the tales of Zeus, Hera, and Apollo are to Greek myth. these tales constitute a powerful work of the imagination, ranking with...
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The retelling of the epic Welsh myth that is "certainly among the top 5 fantasy series of the twentieth century" (sfsite.com).The Mabinogion is to Welsh mythology what the tales of Zeus, Hera, and Apollo are to Greek myth. these tales constitute a powerful work of the imagination, ranking with Tokien's Lord of the Rings novels and T.H. White's The Once and Future King. Evangeline Walton's compelling rendition of these classic, thrilling stories of magic, betrayal, lost love, and bitter retribution include the encounter between Prince Pwyll and Arawn, the God of Death, which Pwyll survives by agreeing to kill the one man that Death cannot fell, and the tale of bran the blessed and his family's epic struggle for the throne.The Mabinogion is internationally recognized as the world's finest arc of Celtic mythology; Walton's vivid retelling introduces an ancient world of gods and monsters, heroes, kings and quests, making accessible one of the greatest fantasy sagas of all time.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781585675043 (1585675040)
Publish date: December 30th 2003
Publisher: Overlook TP
Pages no: 720
Edition language: English
Series: Mabinogion Tetralogy (#1)
bookshelves: one-penny-wonder, mythology, britain-wales, winter-20142015, dip-in-now-and-again, published-1980, tbr-busting-2015 Read from February 11, 2009 to February 25, 2015 Description: The Mabinogion is to Welsh mythology what the tales of Zeus, Hera, and Apollo are to Greek myth. these t...
Omnibus edition of the series: The Prince of Annwn, The Children of Llyr, The Song of Rhiannon, The Island of the Mighty. Expansion and retelling of the Welsh Mabinogion, and cracking good storytelling. While the first two books are somewhat weak, it's the fourth that packs the real punch. Very much...
St Davids Day coming up so it's this time of year I start looking for something complementary to read.Opening line : That day Pwyll, Prince of Dyved, who thought he was going out to hunt, was in reality going out to be hunted, and by no beast or man of the earth.