The Castle of Llyr

Book Details

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Author(s):

Lloyd Alexander

First Pub:

1966

Genre(s):

Fantasy; Young Adult

First Read:

2020

Times Read:

1 time

Rating:

Chapters:

See 20

1 - Prince Rhun

2 - Dinas Rhydnant

3 - The Shoemaker

4 - Shadows

5 - The Oath

6 - The Potions of Glew

7 - The Lair of Llyan

8 - The Harp of Fflewddur

9 - The Luck of Rhun

10 - The Cavern

11 - King of the Stones

12 - The Tomb

13 - The Ladder

14 - The Empty Book

15 - The Island

16 - A Meeting of Stangers

17 - The Spells of Caer Colur

18 - The Golden Pelydryn

19 - The Flood

20 - The Pledge

Internal ID:

2803

Series:

<- The Black Cauldron - Taran Wanderer ->

The Chronicles of Prydain*

#3 of 5

The Chronicles of Prydain*

A series of fantasy novels for younger readers by Lloyd Alexander.

View this series in the book list

1) The Book of Three
2) The Black Cauldron
3) The Castle of Llyr
4) Taran Wanderer
5) The High King

Copyright:

Dedication:

For the Friends of the Companions, fondly

First Sentence:

Eilonwy of the red-gold hair, the Princess Eilonwy Daughter of Angharad Daughter of Regat of the Royal House of Llyr, was leaving Caer Dallben.

Last Sentence:

May contain spoilers

"At least," Eilonwy added quickly, "not for a little while."

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Added: 25-Mar-2020

Last Updated: 13-Nov-2020

Publications

01-May-2006

Henry Holt & Company

Trade Paperback

Date Issued:

Cir 01-May-2006

Format:

Trade Paperback

Cover Price:

$5.99

Pages*:

172

Read:

Once

Cover Link(s):

Internet Speculative Fiction Database

World Cat

amazon.com

Internal ID:

2209

Publisher:

Henry Holt & Company

ISBN:

0-805-08050-3

ISBN-13:

978-0-805-08050-6

Printing:

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Credits:

Evaline Ness - Map
David Wyatt - Cover Artist

More than 3 million copies of
The Chronicles of Prydain in print!

Princess Eilonwy hates to leave her friend Taran, Assistant Pig-Keeper, and her beloved home, Caer Dallben. Why does she have to go to the Isle of Mona to train as a proper lady when she's already a princess? But Eilonwy soon faces much more than the ordeal of becoming a dignified young maiden, for she possesses magical powers sought by the evil enchantress Queen Achren.

When Eilonwy is put under a deep spell, Taran and his companions set out on a dangerous quest to rescue her. Yet how can a lowly Assistant Pig-Keeper hope to stand against the most evil enchantress in all of Prydain?

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Notes and Comments:

First published in hardcover in 1966 by Holt, Rinehart and Winston
Reissued in 1999 by Henry Holt and Company
First Henry Holt paperback edition, 2006
First printing based on the the number line.
Canada: $7.99

Author(s)

Lloyd Alexander
Birth: 30 Jan 1924 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Death: 17 May 2007

Awards

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