by Lloyd Alexander & illustrated by David Wyatt RELEASE DATE: April 11, 1966. As Disneys The Black Cauldron arrives on DVD, Lloyd Alexanders Prydain Chronicles is back in the spotlight. On the whole, The Castle of Llyr’s characters are quite well-developed, and should not disappoint fans of Alexander’s other books. From the Chronicles of Prydain series, Vol. The only potential flaws of the characters in this book are the lack of focus on and development of Eilonwy (who plays an important role in the plot), and the “recycling” of Achren as a villain, which could potentially be seen as “lazy writing ” however, this is really a minor concern and actually acts as a device to tie the series together. Since The Book of Three was first published in 1964, young readers have been enthralled by the adventures of Taran the Assistant Pig-keeper and his quest to. As with his other characters, Alexander does an excellent job of making them convincing and believable, with the perfect balance of humor and seriousness Prince Rhun, for example, is foolhardy and juvenile, but becomes surprisingly mature by the end of the book. However, Alexander keeps the storyline interesting by introducing several new characters, as mentioned before: Prince Rhun, Queen Teleria, King Rhuddlum, and Glew, among others. This book includes many familiar characters from the previous books in the series, including Taran, Eilonwy, Gwydion, Gurgi, Fflewddur Fflam, and several others.
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