- Mass Market Paperback: 128 pages
- Publisher: Puffin Books; Reprint edition (Jan 1996)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0140378251
- ISBN-13: 978-0140378252
- Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.9 x 0.9 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 265,605 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This collection of short stories focuses on events long before Lloyd Alexander's Prydain Chronicles. While it sheds more light on some of the characters and situations in that series, the book really stands alone. And, to be honest, I liked it better. Alexander evokes the atmosphere of the best fairy tales without merely copying them. Often, modern writers in this genre try to candy coat the material, removing the danger and threat of evil from their fantasies; or they merely parody existing tales, attempting to add "sophistication" to their stories so that we jaded adults will like them, too. Alexander is above such tactics. These stories are really morality tales about honor, the price of knowledge, the importance of community, the value of friendship, the sacredness of life. Readers, regardless of their ages, come away having learned something. But Alexander is never preachy or obvious; he tells his tales with wit, charm, and imagination. Buy this book for yourself, read it to your children, and save it for your grandchildren.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This book is really good, but too short! It tells of events before Taran's birth and sheds some light on Eilonwy's anscestry, Fflewdur's pre-Taran life, and more.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This collection of short stories focuses on events long before Lloyd Alexander's Prydain Chronicles. While it sheds more light on some of the characters and situations in that series, the book really stands alone. And, to be honest, I liked it better. Alexander evokes the atmosphere of the best fairy tales without merely copying them. Often, modern writers in this genre try to candy coat the material, removing the danger and threat of evil from their fantasies; or they merely parody existing tales, attempting to add "sophistication" to their stories so that we jaded adults will like them, too. Alexander is above such tactics. These stories are really morality tales about honor, the price of knowledge, the importance of community, the value of friendship, the sacredness of life. Readers, regardless of their ages, come away having learned something. But Alexander is never preachy or obvious; he tells his tales with wit, charm, and imagination. Buy this book for yourself, read it to your children, and save it for your grandchildren.
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Recommend
Book was as described and arrived quickly. For an ex-library hardback I was surprised how good the condition was. Top marks!
Published 12 months ago by Jimbo
Lovely
A lovely collection of stories, I was really pleased to come across them on here. A joy for any fan of the series.
Published on 27 Mar 2009 by E. J. Panayiotou
Not as good as the "real" Prydian Chronicles
I will start by saying the the Prydian Chronicles are the best books I've ever read. Since I first read them when I was in 5th grade, I instantly loved them. Read more
Published on 21 July 1999
a great book for people with an imagination
lloyd alexander is an excellent children's author who writes imaginative books for people of all ages who sometimes let their minds wander.
Published on 27 April 1999
Before Taran, Eilonwy, and Gurgi...
...there was Dallben, who was found in the Marshes of Morva by three enchantresses. Of course, other stories are in this book. Read more
Published on 28 Aug 1998
BEFORE THE BIRTH OF TARAN WANDERER
Fans of The Book of Three--rejoice! Alexander presents us with 6 short stories set in Prydain (part Wales, part Middle Earth), before the actual triolgy begins. Read more
Published on 11 Jun 1998
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