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5.0 out of 5 stars
Magic and wittiness combined in a wonderful adventure!, 25 Jun 2000
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Part three of the Prydain Chronicles is to my opinion the most funny in the series. It centres around the Princess Eilonwy who must go and learn to be a lady and will have to face the powers of her magical heritage. When she is abducted, her loyal friends including Taran, Gurgi, Fflewddur and Gwydion begin a quest to her rescue which means a lot of fun and adventure. "The Castle of Llyr" also deals with Taran's feelings concerning Eilonwy, for the Princess is about to be betrothed with Prince Rhun of Mona, a young man who means well, but is horribly clumsy. In this trilling adventure Taran fears to loose not only Eilonwy's freedom, but also her heart. A wonderful story!
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Love, Kidnap, Loomings and Gloomings., 10 Dec 2011
Princess Eilonwy is growing up fast and Dallben has decided that she needs to learn how to behave like a lady. To this end she has been sent to the Isle of Mona to stay with King Rhuddlum, Queen Teleria and their bumbling son Prince Rhum. Whilst there she is kidnapped by the evil enchantress Achren - and so Taran, Fflewddur Fflam, Gurgi, and Prince Rhum set off to rescue her. This is my favourite of the first three books in the Chronicles of Prydain. Assistant Pig-Keeper Taran has has grown up from the boy looking for adventure that he was in the first book and in this story struggles to come to terms with the fact that he feels more than simple friendship towards Eilonwy. The initially bumbling and incompetent Prince Rhum turns out to have more of the qualities of a Prince than even he himself believes and the supporting cast of Prince Gwydion, Fflewddur Fflam and Gurgi, once again continue to prove their bravery and heroism. Overall: 5 stars - I really am growing to love the characters in these stories. This book is the third and best so far in this wonderful series for children and adults alike. Highly recommended indeed.
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3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good adventure-saga ( b-o.jonsson@hotmail.com), 15 Dec 2004
The third book of the Prydain chronicles, the Castle of Llyr introduces a new character, Eilonwy, a strong headed young girl that almost get the better of Taran. He has never met anyone so stubborn and they constantly get on each other's nerves as they flee from the castle and the evil Arachne.
But will a princess want to travel with a mere pig keeper's boy?
Alexander's books are marvellous and he creates his own fantasy style, long since established in the hearts and minds of us fantasy lovers.
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