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The Castle of Llyr (The Chronicles of Prydain)
by Lloyd Alexander

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• Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0

• I am so glad I found these...
  A friend loaned me her copies of this series. I enjoyed them so much I wanted my children to be able to read them, but I was apprehensive about having them read her autographed copies, and they weren't available at our local library. I was so delighted to find them at amazon.com and at such a great price I just couldn't pass them up. This is one of those true classics, great for both kids and adults. Enjoy!

• Third in a series that keeps getting better
  The third book in Alexander's Prydain Chronicles is certainly the most romantic of the five books--Taran practically admits to being attracted to Eilonwy and shows jealousy when he learns that she's being sent to the Isle of Mona not just for "princess training" but, rather, because a prince (Rhun, providing the book's comic relief) is her intended husband.
  This book takes the form of a standard rescue-the-damsel-in-distress story but Alexander keeps the pace brisk and introduces new characters that... more info

• Not Free SF Reader
  The princess needs a bit of deportment apparently.
  When you decide you need to work on the aristocratic side of a girl, of course you would send her off with a pig keeper and a beast man, wouldn't you?
  Because of this, and a bit of a princess triangle, they all end up in a Land of the Giants type scenario, or at least in part.
  Here, along with a bit of magic, is a fantasy book where a crow actually comes in useful as a good thing.
  

• Chronicles of Prydain
  This is a great series. One of my favorites and my husband's favorites.

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