The Song of Rhiannon

Book Details

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Author(s):

Evangeline Walton

First Pub:

1972

Genre(s):

Fantasy; Mythology

First Read:

1980

Times Read:

2 times

Rating:

Chapters:

See 15

1 - The Last of the Children of Llyr

2 - The Come to the Shepherd's Hut

3 - The Man Who Fought the Monster

4 - The Son of Llyr Remembers

5 - Homecoming

6 - Before Caswallon

7 - The Taking of the Holy Stones

8 - Storm Over the Gorsedd Arberth

9 - The Change

10 - The Gold Shoemakers

11 - The Trap

12 - The Son of Llyr Goes On

13 - The Warning and the Sowing

14 - The Gray Man Comes

15 - The Seven Years End

Internal ID:

323

Series:

<- The Children of Llyr - The Island of the Mighty ->

Welsh Mabinogion*

#3 of 4

Welsh Mabinogion*

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

View this series in the book list

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

Copyright:

Dedication:

TO MY MOTHER,
who had a bright and gallant spirit.

First Sentence:

They turned their faces westward, toward the ancient path of the dead, those seven who were seeking a new life.

Last Sentence:

May contain spoilers

THE FATE OF THE CHILDREN OF LLYR, AND THE END OF THE THIRD BRANCH.

Comments:

No comments on file

Synopsis not on file
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Added: 29-Dec-2002

Last Updated: 05-Jan-2020

Publications

12-Jan-1979

Del Rey

Paperback

Date Issued:

12-Jan-1979

Format:

Paperback

Cover Price:

$1.95

Pages*:

208

Read:

2 times

Cover Link(s):

Internet Speculative Fiction Database

World Cat

amazon.com

Internal ID:

524

Publisher:

Del Rey

ISBN:

0-345-27801-1

ISBN-13:

978-0-345-27801-2

Printing:

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Credits:

Howard Koslow - Cover Artist

THE CURSE
DESTROYED THEIR REALM -
BUT A STRONG AND CLEVER MAN
MIGHT UNDO EVEN
THE MOST POWERFUL BANE

Overnight, the land of Dyvedd was depopulated. Only the Prince, his wife, his goddess-mother Rhiannon and her warrior-sage consort Manawyddan were left within its boundaries.

Then Rhiannon and Prince Pryderi vanished. His wife Kigva and the shrewd Manawyddan, veteran of the disastrous Irish wars of the mighty Bran, were suddenly alone.

All the folk of Dyvedd and the two people Manawyddan loved dearer than life were gone. But the seventh year after the onset of this mysterious curse was at hand, and now came the one chance to undo the evil that had been wrought.

So Manawyddan set the trap for his occult foe with the richest bait of all... himself.

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

PRINCE OF ANNWN
THE CHILDREN OF LLYR
THE SONG OF RHIANNON
THE ISLAND OF THE MIGHTY

- AVAILABLE FROM DEL REY BOOKS -

Cover:

Notes and Comments:

First Edition: August 1972
Fifth Printing: January 1979
First Canadian Printing: September 1972

Read this book after finishing The Children of Llyr. Got it from the Book Nook.

Author(s)

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

Awards

1973

Mythopoeic Society

Mythopoeic Award

Winner

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