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Summary: Wonderful Fantasy Book
Review: This fantastic book is an amazing sequel to The Book of Three and The black cauldron. Finding these books in my school library, I read the first one over winter break. I couldn't wait for the break to be over so I could get the sequels. This book turned out to be my favortite out of all five, though The High King was a close rival. The enchanting story about how Princess Eilonwy goes to Mona with Taran and Gurgi is facinating. All of the characters are unique in there own way, no matter how odd the character is. I love the character Prince Rhun. He is really funny. The ending of this book surprised me. I thought that Eilonwy would come willingly, happy to be rescued, but the ending is far from that. It is truly a worthy sequel to the first two books.
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Summary: Michael Whatley's review of the Castle Of Llyr
Review: This has all of the best things of a long line of the best fairy tales of all time. This book has knights and princes with a giant cat and a magical harp player and a orge creature with battles and mystery. I still remember every idea of the plot and every detail of the novel. IT IS WONDERFUL WITHOUT A DOUBT.
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Summary: You could never say, "The Castle of Llyr" was boring!
Review: This is a very good book! Not at all boring! I finished this book in one day it was so good!
Eilonwy leaves for the Isle of Mona to train on how to be a proper princess. Taran, is notified of her great danger from Prince Gwydion. Prince Rhun, Taran, Kaw, and Gurgi set out to save the Princess from Achren.
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Summary: ANOTHER LLOYD ALEXANDER MASTERPIECE
Review: This is an EXCELLENT book! All of the Prydain books are for all ages. This was the first (and not the last) of the Prydain series that I read as a kid. Even now I still read it and still enjoy the humor and philosophies in the books. Even my friend who hates reading LOVED the book! The story is exciting and funny. It's written simply yet wonderfully.
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Summary: A good, humorous, slightly romantic, epic quest.
Review: This is my least favorite of the chronicles, but I still like it a lot and still give it 5 stars! The feckless Price Rhun is hilarious, the cat Llyan is frightening, and the giant Glew is frustrating. Even though it stars and progresses rather humorously, the end gets dark and dangerous. This is a good book despite it being the shortest and funniest of the series. So take it for a good read.
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Summary: The Sorceress's Apprentice
Review: This is one of the funniest of the Prydain Chronicles. Humor is definitely one of Alexander's strengths, though also one of the series' few weaknesses, in that Alexander's characters each have their characteristic gags that they repeat over and over (the Fflam's propensity for exaggeration and bravado, Gurgi's alliterative interjections, Eilonwy's wilfulness, and so on), which quickly comes to seem too heavy-handed and belabored. But the fun is so genuine and so charming that one can forgive its obviousness. This is especially true in _The Castle of Llyr_, in which Taran speaks for all teenagers (and many of us who are older and who pretend to be wiser) who have suffered the torments of seeing the one they love in danger of bestowing his/her affections on a patently unworthy object (of course we would never object if the other guy--I speak as a male--were worthy of her--but somehow he never is). Once again, Taran has to make the choice between the appearance of heroism (in this case, being the one to rescue Eilonwy) and the reality. A welcome new twist, however, is the focus on Eilonwy, whose character undergoes further development. In this novel, Eilonwy has to make tough choices of her own, having to do with her magical heritage and its potentiality for both good and evil (especially the latter, as Eilonwy's former mistress, the sorceress Achren, reappears quite literally with a vengeance). Throw in a giant cat and a tiny (well, tiny in spirit) giant called Glew, and you have a thoroughly enjoyable entry in this excellent series.
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