Well lets throw this out there and see how many bites it gets.
The Prydain Chronicles :
The Book of Three
The Black Cauldron
The Castle of Llyr
Taran Wanderer
The High King
The Foundling
What is Your Favorite Prydain Novel ?
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Me too.Joy wrote:"The Foundling"? I thought it was a 5-book series.
But somewhere deep down, The Foundling rings a bell....I'd have to say The Castle of Llyr, or The High King was my favorite. It's been so many years since I read them, I have only the sketchiest memories of details, but I remember the gist of the stories, and I remember liking those two the most.
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Georgette Heyer and Linda K. Hayner both wrote novels of that name, but Amazon shows a Lloyd Alexander book called THE FOUNDLING AND OTHER TALES OF PRYDAIN. 8 short stories.birdandbear wrote:somewhere deep down, The Foundling rings a bell....
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That would be the one, as for My pick, I choose The Black Cauldron, followed closely by The High King, I remember, ACK !!!! 20 years ago, getting my desk pulled around the back corner of the room as my teacher was trying to get book 2 away from me, I just couldn't put it down.
And he was the one who got me started reading them...
And he was the one who got me started reading them...
Yes they should, and any other posts on this topic will be opened there.Murrin wrote:Shouldn't all these topics be moved to Gen. fantasy discussion?
Which I am planning about 5 or 6 more if this catches any flies.
But this was a busier thoroughfare to see if there was any potential, and whther or not I should take up space on the board with anymore topics on the subject.
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TRC wrote:That would be the one, as for My pick, I choose The Black Cauldron, followed closely by The High King, I remember, ACK !!!! 20 years ago, getting my desk pulled around the back corner of the room as my teacher was trying to get book 2 away from me, I just couldn't put it down.
LOL What on earth kind of teacher would get into a wrestling match with a student?
Maybe when I finish HP SORCERER'S STONE, I should switch to THE BOOK OF THREE? What would go fastest? I'm reading only for pleasure, too zonked on pain pills for anything that needs concentration (some dental work that didn't go smoothly -- it's under control).
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Tough one, this. I think I loved The Black Cauldron most when I first read them - it's sort of the quintessential Prydain book. But The High King is unbelievably powerful, terribly sad and chillingly beautiful. It really brings home the theme of the end of the age of magic just as strongly as Return of the King.
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