Prince of Annwn

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Author(s):

Evangeline Walton

First Pub:

1974

Genre(s):

Fantasy; Mythology

First Read:

1980

Times Read:

6 times

Rating:

Chapters:

See 18

Book I - Descent into the Abyss

I - The Hunter and the Hunted

II - The Meeting in the Forest

III - The Meeting on the Moors

IV - The Maker of Birds

V - The Guardian of the Gate

VI - The Moonlit Land

VII - Arawn's Queen

VIII - The Battle at the Ford

IX - Homecoming

Book II - Rhiannon of the Birds

I - Trouble Comes upon Dyved

II - Pwyll Mounts the Dreadful Mound

III - What Came from the Mound

IV - In the Hall of Heveydd the Ancient

V - The Breaking of Many Things

VI - Again in Heveydd's Hall

VII - The Golden Sickle

Internal ID:

321

Series:

The Children of Llyr ->

Welsh Mabinogion*

#1 of 4

Welsh Mabinogion*

This is a four book series which retells the Welsh Maginogion.

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1) Prince of Annwn
2) The Children of Llyr
3) The Song of Rhiannon
4) The Island of the Mighty

Copyright:

Dedication:

In memory of a girl who loved all
things Celtic and magical; I hope that
she would have enjoyed this book.

First Sentence:

That day Pwyll, Prince of Dyved, who thought he was going out to hunt, was in reality going out to be hunted, and by no beast or man of earth.

Last Sentence:

May contain spoilers

"So we can be true to our order without offending him the Gods love more."

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Added: 29-Dec-2002

Last Updated: 05-Jan-2020

Publications

01-Nov-1974

Ballantine Books

Paperback

Date Issued:

Cir 01-Nov-1974

Format:

Paperback

Cover Price:

$1.50

Pages*:

176

Read:

3 times

Cover Link(s):

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World Cat

amazon.com

Internal ID:

522

Publisher:

Ballantine Books

ISBN:

0-345-24233-5

ISBN-13:

978-0-345-24233-4

Printing:

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Credits:

David McCall Johnston - Cover Artist

Evangeline Walton is the autor of PRINCE OF ANNWN, THE CHILDREN OF LLYR, THE SONG OF RHIANNON and THE ISLAND OF THE MIGHTY - each a branch of the epic Welsh book of mythology, The Mabinogion. The Saturday Night Review said about her work: "These books are not only the best fantasies of the 20th century, but also great works of fiction. They are actual retellings of the diverse legends of The Mabinogion in novel form... dealing with Good and Evil... and the nature of love."

Cover:

Notes and Comments:

I picked this up from The Book Nook because it looked cool. It was. I read most of this the first time at Falconhead.

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Date Issued:

Cir 01-Nov-1978

Format:

Paperback

Cover Price:

$1.75

Pages*:

176

Read:

3 times

Cover Link(s):

Internet Speculative Fiction Database

World Cat

amazon.com

Internal ID:

2049

Publisher:

Ballantine Books

ISBN:

0-345-27737-6

ISBN-13:

978-0-345-27737-4

Printing:

Country:

United States

Language:

English

DEATH'S
CHAMPION

When Prince Pwyll recognized the Grey Horseman who accosted him in the strange wood as King Arawn, whose other name was Death, he resigned himself to follow him to the drear kingdom of Annwn, where there souls of the departed dwelled. But Arawn had not sought Pwyll to end his life, rather to set him a task - to fight the one enemy death himself could not oversome... and, for the combat, Pwyll would have to assume Arawn's own form. Pwyll, valiant and steadfast, prepared to meet his foe - but was unready for the greatest test he faced... the temptation of the love offered him by the lady whose humband's guise he wore!

"THESE BOOKS ARE NOT ONLY THE BEST FANTASIES OF THE 20TH CENTURY, BUT ALSO GREAT WORKS OF FICTION."
- THE SATURDAY REVIEW

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Notes and Comments:

First Edition: November 1974
Fifth Printing: November 1978

I got this book at Half Price Books with a gift card I got for Christmas. This book matches the others I already had in the series so I had to get it.

Author(s)

Evangeline Walton
Birth: 24 Nov 1907 Indianapolis
Death: 11 Mar 1996

Awards

1975

Mythopoeic Society

Mythopoeic Award

Nominee

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Page numbers on this site are for the end of the main story. I normally do not include appendices, extra material, and other miscellaneous stuff at the end of the book in the page count.

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