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Mabinogion Tetralogy #2
The Children of Llyr
In stark, gaunt prose, it chronicles the years of Bran the Blessed - he who was so vast a man that no house could hold him nor ship bear his bulk - and of the tale of his beloved sister Branwen, his brother Manawyddan, and of his half-brothers Nissyen and the ghastly Evnissten. It is a tale of change and storm, of love beyond death, of high courage, of the end of an era - and the beginning of another. It is epic fantasy in its purest form - marvellous in its compass and power.
221 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published August 1, 1971
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Evangeline Walton
34 books120 followersEvangeline Walton was the pen name of Evangeline Wilna Ensley, an American author of fantasy fiction. She remains popular in North America and Europe because of her “ability to humanize historical and mythological subjects with eloquence, humor and compassion”.
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August 9, 2023
This is a book of savage beauty, of tragedy driven not just by jealousy and ambition, but by love and familial bonds. It tells of a doomed family, a catastrophic war, and the end of an age of peace. In this reshaping of the Second Branch of the Mabinogion, Evangeline Walton created a mythic masterpiece.
The Children of Llyr recounts the story of a family — Bran the Blessed, King of the Island of the Mighty, his wise brother Manawyddan, their beloved sister Branwen, and their twin half brothers Nissyen and Evnissten (as opposite in spirit as they were identical of body). It tells of the tragic fate that destroyed them along with the destruction of two nations.
Walton delved deep into the medieval Mabinogion, mining from its mythic depths precious jewels of human interaction. Her characters are full and true, and she utterly engages our empathy with their tragic fates. That she managed this not just with the heroes, but with the villains as well is a measure of her genius.
The Children of Llyr recounts the story of a family — Bran the Blessed, King of the Island of the Mighty, his wise brother Manawyddan, their beloved sister Branwen, and their twin half brothers Nissyen and Evnissten (as opposite in spirit as they were identical of body). It tells of the tragic fate that destroyed them along with the destruction of two nations.
Walton delved deep into the medieval Mabinogion, mining from its mythic depths precious jewels of human interaction. Her characters are full and true, and she utterly engages our empathy with their tragic fates. That she managed this not just with the heroes, but with the villains as well is a measure of her genius.
May 29, 2011
The second of Evangeline Walton's retellings of the Four Branches of the Mabinogion, The Children of Llyr is heartwrenching. The story of Pwyll, Prince of Annwn -- it's harrowing enough at times, fearing that he's messed everything up, that nothing will be good again... But the story of the children of Llyr is something else again, the destruction of two races, of a whole way of life.
It's better than the first book, to my mind: it got under my skin so much, so that I could hardly bear to keep reading, but I could hardly bear to stop. I fell in love with Manawydan, especially, and ached for Branwen, for Nissyen, and even at the end for Evnissyen. Evangeline Walton really brought the tales to life, here, and made them feel vibrant and urgent and pressing. She had to add less, I think, to make the story interesting, so it's also perhaps more true to the source.
My only complaint is the slight preachiness, near the end, where Bran the Blessed talks about governments and so on. It's an anachronism, which the text acknowledges, and it pulled me out of it.
There's such a sense of inevitability, of doom, of all the bright things going dull... I loved it. Much as I love the stories of the Mabinogion, my heritage, they weren't set on fire for me until reading this.
It's better than the first book, to my mind: it got under my skin so much, so that I could hardly bear to keep reading, but I could hardly bear to stop. I fell in love with Manawydan, especially, and ached for Branwen, for Nissyen, and even at the end for Evnissyen. Evangeline Walton really brought the tales to life, here, and made them feel vibrant and urgent and pressing. She had to add less, I think, to make the story interesting, so it's also perhaps more true to the source.
My only complaint is the slight preachiness, near the end, where Bran the Blessed talks about governments and so on. It's an anachronism, which the text acknowledges, and it pulled me out of it.
There's such a sense of inevitability, of doom, of all the bright things going dull... I loved it. Much as I love the stories of the Mabinogion, my heritage, they weren't set on fire for me until reading this.
December 31, 2022
Change births not single children but mostly twins: good and evil.
December 31, 2022
I am stunned. I just finished this book, after carrying it around for literally TWO decades, always meaning to give it a read.
Turns out I accidentally had the mona lisa rolled up in my duffel bag and just never got around to unrolling it.
This book is as spooky, beautiful, and tightly-wound as a filigree crown. Walton's retelling of the Mabinogion has the grave-mound weightiness of the truly ancient stories, and a scalpel-sharp poignancy that transcends time.
It follows the children of Penardim, the sister of King Beli (of what is now Wales). Three of her children: Bran, Manawyddan, and Branwen are the children of Llyr. Two, Nissyen and Evnissyen, are the children of a rapist.
This family rules the land in a time of change between the old and new ways-- the matriarchal world and the patriarchal one. Druids guide them and warn them, neighboring countries come in war and peace, personal grudges and small greeds balloon into mass destruction and tragedy. Demons and giants, curses and the undead, visions and illusions: the world thrashes in its birthing pains of change.
The writing, these WORDS!! Behold:
11. "Well you know that all lovers are strings of a mighty harp. All that life, man and woman, bird and beast, the fish undersea and the snake that crawls through the deep grasses, all make that music. No woman of the old tribes ever yet has sought a man and conceived his child save when it sang through her being. That music is life's source and love's delight. It is the one chance of man and woman to be as gods and to fashion breathing life."
"Every child is a destiny."
79. "She stared at him and could not find him. His face was once again an obstacle, a painted, carved mask hung between him and her."
87. "Summer came; sap flowed like holy blood, quickening the veins of earth. The trees were full of life, green life and singing life, the sky smiled and the starling grew restless."
93. "A red cloud, too fine for any but druid sight, covered Harlech; the airy beings, the elementals that feed on blood, hovered in it, sniffling hopefully at those fumes of dark promise.
100. "Yet war itself, not any race or tribe, is the enemy that shall pull down all that we of the Old Tribes have built."
120. "He did not feel ready to face it. He felt queer and cold and sick inside. He felt empty; hollow where he should have been solid. His whole self was only a crust over hollowness."
145. "He was beautiful, as beautiful as Gwern's new-found mother, and as kind. His beauty seemed to flow out of him and make everything else beautiful, to find itself in all things, and fit all things into their places, and to show that those places were good. His very quietness made music."
206: "She looked, and all her memories came upon her like hail; such fiery hail as volcanic mountains belch forth to blast the fields of men. She was burned from head to foot with memories; they seared her like coals. They were too many and too terrible for one mind to hold, yet like peaks turned to flames by the sunset, the worst rose clear."
214: "Change will always bring forth twins: good and evil. We were born in times of great change, that for my own ends I tried to hurry. And change that comes too fast brings about a triple birth: Hatred and Fear and Strife."
Turns out I accidentally had the mona lisa rolled up in my duffel bag and just never got around to unrolling it.
This book is as spooky, beautiful, and tightly-wound as a filigree crown. Walton's retelling of the Mabinogion has the grave-mound weightiness of the truly ancient stories, and a scalpel-sharp poignancy that transcends time.
It follows the children of Penardim, the sister of King Beli (of what is now Wales). Three of her children: Bran, Manawyddan, and Branwen are the children of Llyr. Two, Nissyen and Evnissyen, are the children of a rapist.
This family rules the land in a time of change between the old and new ways-- the matriarchal world and the patriarchal one. Druids guide them and warn them, neighboring countries come in war and peace, personal grudges and small greeds balloon into mass destruction and tragedy. Demons and giants, curses and the undead, visions and illusions: the world thrashes in its birthing pains of change.
The writing, these WORDS!! Behold:
11. "Well you know that all lovers are strings of a mighty harp. All that life, man and woman, bird and beast, the fish undersea and the snake that crawls through the deep grasses, all make that music. No woman of the old tribes ever yet has sought a man and conceived his child save when it sang through her being. That music is life's source and love's delight. It is the one chance of man and woman to be as gods and to fashion breathing life."
"Every child is a destiny."
79. "She stared at him and could not find him. His face was once again an obstacle, a painted, carved mask hung between him and her."
87. "Summer came; sap flowed like holy blood, quickening the veins of earth. The trees were full of life, green life and singing life, the sky smiled and the starling grew restless."
93. "A red cloud, too fine for any but druid sight, covered Harlech; the airy beings, the elementals that feed on blood, hovered in it, sniffling hopefully at those fumes of dark promise.
100. "Yet war itself, not any race or tribe, is the enemy that shall pull down all that we of the Old Tribes have built."
120. "He did not feel ready to face it. He felt queer and cold and sick inside. He felt empty; hollow where he should have been solid. His whole self was only a crust over hollowness."
145. "He was beautiful, as beautiful as Gwern's new-found mother, and as kind. His beauty seemed to flow out of him and make everything else beautiful, to find itself in all things, and fit all things into their places, and to show that those places were good. His very quietness made music."
206: "She looked, and all her memories came upon her like hail; such fiery hail as volcanic mountains belch forth to blast the fields of men. She was burned from head to foot with memories; they seared her like coals. They were too many and too terrible for one mind to hold, yet like peaks turned to flames by the sunset, the worst rose clear."
214: "Change will always bring forth twins: good and evil. We were born in times of great change, that for my own ends I tried to hurry. And change that comes too fast brings about a triple birth: Hatred and Fear and Strife."
May 17, 2015
I had almost forgotten what true storytelling was. The sheer power of an original story, unencumbered by the trappings of modern writing and style and all the conventions required by an impatient and inelegant generation. "Children of Llyr" is a retelling, and a masterful one. It is not a dramatization or an interpretation, or a modern novel bearing only the names and places of ancient Wales. It is true to the original, and more than that, true to the intent. Anyone interested in Celtic mythology but daunted by the original Gaelic texts need wonder no more where to learn the legend and folklore that predate even those of King Arthur himself.
"Children of Llyr" is a powerful, emotional story of love and revenge, war and wisdom. It isn't cheap or tawdry, or contrived. It rings with an honesty that only a legend that's been handed down lovingly for thousands of years ever can. It is as complex and intense as a fantasy masterpiece, but so much closer to home than any fictional world ever could be. Evangline Walton has, in true bardic fashion, captured our hearts and imaginations with plain language. In this simple telling there is more pain and truth to be found than in any flashier, more conceited work. In it we are not only entertained, but we are instructed--instructed to look deep into ourselves, for if these choices could be made by our ancestors, why could they not be made by us as well?
"Children of Llyr" is a powerful, emotional story of love and revenge, war and wisdom. It isn't cheap or tawdry, or contrived. It rings with an honesty that only a legend that's been handed down lovingly for thousands of years ever can. It is as complex and intense as a fantasy masterpiece, but so much closer to home than any fictional world ever could be. Evangline Walton has, in true bardic fashion, captured our hearts and imaginations with plain language. In this simple telling there is more pain and truth to be found than in any flashier, more conceited work. In it we are not only entertained, but we are instructed--instructed to look deep into ourselves, for if these choices could be made by our ancestors, why could they not be made by us as well?
September 24, 2017
A continuation of the story in the next generation, switching over to a different kingdom from Pwyll's, where there are five siblings, two of whom are twin offspring of their mother's sort-of rape. Walton sets one of the two half-brother twins as unusually good, and the other as a bad seed who corrupts and ruins all he touches, never once admitting his own fault in any of his misfortune.
Those characters (much like Mordred in Arthurian Legends) are known and can easily get tiresome, since they are so unlikable. However, Walton keeps him fresh and believable, and one weeps to see things come to their tragic, completely destructive end. It's all the more wrenching because the other siblings keep treating the bad seed as well as possible because he's their brother, when the destruction could have been mitigated if he'd been treated the way they knew he probably deserved.
This is the story that has a giant king, Bran, whose girth is only exceeded by his wisdom, whose head is preserved talking long after he dies in order for it to continue sharing its wisdom. It is also the story with a cauldron of a certain color made more famous by Lloyd Alexander's series The Black Cauldron.
Those characters (much like Mordred in Arthurian Legends) are known and can easily get tiresome, since they are so unlikable. However, Walton keeps him fresh and believable, and one weeps to see things come to their tragic, completely destructive end. It's all the more wrenching because the other siblings keep treating the bad seed as well as possible because he's their brother, when the destruction could have been mitigated if he'd been treated the way they knew he probably deserved.
This is the story that has a giant king, Bran, whose girth is only exceeded by his wisdom, whose head is preserved talking long after he dies in order for it to continue sharing its wisdom. It is also the story with a cauldron of a certain color made more famous by Lloyd Alexander's series The Black Cauldron.
March 24, 2025
Thoroughly entertaining retelling of the second branch of The Mabinogion (and presumably faithful, my memory is fuzzy of the Welsh original). To me, this definitely improved upon Walton’s retelling of the first branch, Prince of Annwn. Some of it is in the subject matter itself—perhaps Walton tackled the first branch last (in the order she wrote them) because it just isn’t quite as interesting or as entertaining as the other three. At any rate, this one is quite good from start to finish with less of the new age spirituality proselytizing found in the first. Every now and again the writing could have been clarified a bit, but this is a good fantasy for fans of fantasy—grounded in an old source which gives it more substance than most books released in the genre of late.
March 14, 2021
Extraordinary re-telling/imagining of branch 2 of the Mabinogion - the one with all the big action of the war with the Irish, the magic cauldron(!), the head of Bran etc. Sympathetic style incorporating dialogue, motivations, descriptions of natural world and wonderful melancholic "end of an epoch" feel. Now need to read the other three, plus re-read the Mabinogion itself..!
July 16, 2025
5.0 - That was so good! The TRAGEDY...I can't 😭
October 27, 2016
Walton's writing is as stunning in this as in its predecessor. She is amazingly adept at expanding the original text, adding a modern concern with psychology, while never giving the feeling that she is doing violence to the feel of the ancient text.
Her neo-pagan and anti-Christian intrusions are annoying at time (does it simply never occur to her that my Celtic pagan ancestors gave up their old gods so easily and willingly for a reason?), but that annoyance is easily forgiven for the sake of the beauty of her writing and the majesterial authority of her vision. (Yes, I just wrote "the majesterial authority of her vision" and I mean it.) Her insights into the inner thoughts and feelings of the people she writes about make me willing to cut her some slack for her comment about the old gods' supposed "charity." "Charity" is precisely the last word that would come to mind for me.
I love Walton's retelling of the Mabinogion and recommend it for anybody who loves old stories, human psychology, the real ancient Celts as well as the misty and mystical "Celtic twilight," beauty, the Matter of Britain, or a haunting and engaging tale.
Her neo-pagan and anti-Christian intrusions are annoying at time (does it simply never occur to her that my Celtic pagan ancestors gave up their old gods so easily and willingly for a reason?), but that annoyance is easily forgiven for the sake of the beauty of her writing and the majesterial authority of her vision. (Yes, I just wrote "the majesterial authority of her vision" and I mean it.) Her insights into the inner thoughts and feelings of the people she writes about make me willing to cut her some slack for her comment about the old gods' supposed "charity." "Charity" is precisely the last word that would come to mind for me.
I love Walton's retelling of the Mabinogion and recommend it for anybody who loves old stories, human psychology, the real ancient Celts as well as the misty and mystical "Celtic twilight," beauty, the Matter of Britain, or a haunting and engaging tale.
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February 16, 2016"Change that comes too fast brings about a triple birth," says Bran when he has learned his lesson, "Hatred and Fear and Strife." (p.214) This is no longer the pleasant fairytale world of The Prince of Annwn, but high tragedy in the manner of the Greeks. The conflict between Old Tribes and New Tribes, Isle of the Mighty and Ireland, old ways and new ways exposes the darkness of the heart. There is no God here working out his plan to reconcile all things to himself. Only the gods "that never condemn [even man's abuse of woman or violent death], never bade or forbade...; Gods who left man to burn himself until his eyes were clear enough to behold the wonder and peace of their gardens; to do what only oneself can do, and break his own bonds." (p 209) The worldview is a cycle of life and death and rebirth.
We are still in a mythical world of giants and Druids and magic spells. The telling is masterful.
We are still in a mythical world of giants and Druids and magic spells. The telling is masterful.
September 7, 2012
Of the four novels Evangeline Walton drew from Welsh mythology, The Children of Llyr is the masterpiece -- the tale of a war between the patriarchal New Tribes (Ireland) and the matrilineal Welsh kingdom that resists all attempts at peace and eventually leaves both sides devastated. Walton's feminist take roots the disaster in crimes against women: Penarddun, who endures rape to save the life of her husband, Llyr; and Branwen, Llyr's daughter, whose marriage to the spineless king of the New Tribes becomes a nightmare. Walton's artistry illuminates heroes and villains alike, and she makes Evnissyen -- prickly, spiteful, doomed to endless self-loathing that sparks horrifyingly violent acts -- into one of the greatest antiheroes in literature. Evangeline Walton
June 9, 2016
It's an odd experience reading a book when you're frustrated by so many of the characters. I read this, largely enjoying it, but all the time, at the back of my mind, I was thinking "Just kill the bad seed already before he screws it up for all of you!" Do they? No, but everyone else seems to be fair game for violent death. Does it all turn to custard? Yes, of course! A little bit of good judgement could have saved everyone a lot of trouble, is all I'm saying. I mean honestly - did none of them see it coming? Yeah, I know it's a story based on a mythology and so the author's somewhat limited in where she can go, but even so.
I can see the book's very competently written, but it didn't grab me enough to rush out and find the rest of the series, though I'm sure I'll get to them eventually.
I can see the book's very competently written, but it didn't grab me enough to rush out and find the rest of the series, though I'm sure I'll get to them eventually.
November 1, 2022
Magnificently dark and haunting, though some of Walton's inventions strain suspension of disbelief - not because they are too fantastic (this is a world where fantastic things happen all the time), but because it requires entire cultures to be utter fools who can't figure out cause and effect. It is on firmer ground when it is dealing with the existing source material as a result. Full review: https://fakegeekboy.wordpress.com/202...
October 26, 2014
A brilliant rendition of the second branch of the Mabinogi. Now onto the third branch!
February 13, 2021
This is a retelling of the second book of the Mabinogi, and if you read the Prydain Chronicles as a child and really loved it, but got to The High King and were bewildered to find that the story suddenly was HURTING you, and thought, what happened to this story?? this is the beating heart from which that pale imitation was drawn.
Honestly, it's lovely, lovely. But it's the equivalent of being jostled in a crowd and suddenly realizing that you've been stabbed, with a blade so sharp it doesn't hurt at first, but hurts quite a lot after. The sort of story you find yourself telling people about, because you want to talk about it, and figure out what you're actually feeling, why it's so beautiful, and why the tragedy is so necessary to the beauty.
Like Beowulf, Camelot, even Robin Hood, if you read the entire saga, this is a story that goes down through death and destruction to a defeat and an ending. But - it is such an end!
Honestly, it's lovely, lovely. But it's the equivalent of being jostled in a crowd and suddenly realizing that you've been stabbed, with a blade so sharp it doesn't hurt at first, but hurts quite a lot after. The sort of story you find yourself telling people about, because you want to talk about it, and figure out what you're actually feeling, why it's so beautiful, and why the tragedy is so necessary to the beauty.
Like Beowulf, Camelot, even Robin Hood, if you read the entire saga, this is a story that goes down through death and destruction to a defeat and an ending. But - it is such an end!
March 11, 2022
Interestingly, this second book (or branch) of the Mabinogion was published first. The first book, The Prince of Annwn, was published third. But I’m reading them in order of the branches, not published order. This book was much more enjoyable than Annwn. It’s a darker story, a tragedy that ends terribly. It reminded me of Shakespeare’s “Titus Andronicus” for the heaviness of the tragedy. It read better than Annwn as well. My feeling is that it was told better and much more happens. This book was nominated for the 1972 Mythopoeic Award.
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January 10, 2026
Wow. Great second book in the tetralogy. It would have been helpful to have had a family tree diagram of sorts (for all book honestly) to keep track of the family relations. I like how Walton's program to insert psychological motivation to the original stories is really paying off here, but not in a manner that is dragging. I finished this one the fastest of the bunch, because I found many characters so compelling: Branwen's suffering, Evnissyen's jealousy and scheming, the setup of Mannawyddan and Pryderi for the next book. All cool stuff.
January 12, 2020
As powerful as it is unexpected. I read this book more than thirty years ago (maybe forty) so I remembered very little of it before I began to reread. While the cover is a bit lame the book itself pulls no punches. The life, the joys, the pain and sufferring of each character can hit you like a blow. I did not feel it when I was younger. But now in my late fifties I begin to understand it more and more.
March 27, 2019
One of the best books I’ve read, if not one of the strangest. Be sure to read Prince of Annwn first. Walton’s metaphors and similes are second to none and the tale itself will stick with you forever.
December 23, 2019
A retelling of the Second Branch of the Mabinogion, Branwen Ferch Llŷr (Branwen, Daughter of Llŷr).
January 23, 2022
This one's imagery wouldnt leave my head.
January 16, 2018
Infinitely better than Prince of Annwn
February 12, 2013
A re-telling of the second branch of the Mabinogion this is also the second in Walton's series and tells the story of the giant king Bran and his siblings Branwen and Manawyddan and half-siblings Nissyen and Evnissyen. Branwen marries the Irish king Matholuch much to Evnissyen's annoyance, who then endeavours to ruin their marriage while Bran tries to keep the peace although things don't go entirely to plan. Walton brings this tale of the Mabinogion to life with vivid prose and well developed characters, making the story a bit more accessible without losing the essence of the original. The ending did turn into a bit a sermon of sorts, which I don't remember the original tale being, but this didn't detract from the story too much, particularly since the events of the story were done and dusted (as it were). Overall a very good adaptation.
August 9, 2007
This is book two in a series that is a truly beautiful and tragic retelling of a part of the Welsh epic, The Mabinogian. The language is lyrical and the tale touching, disturbing and even heart-rending. Walton is able to capture the epic mood and the spirit of the orginal in a compelling narrative style. Any changes or additions read as if they have always been a part of the tale. One of the only instances of which I can think where an author manages to improve on the original mythological material.
The rest of this series is impessive as well. I recommend reading the entire series, but if you are unsure, try Children of Llyr which is wonderful as a work in its own right.
The rest of this series is impessive as well. I recommend reading the entire series, but if you are unsure, try Children of Llyr which is wonderful as a work in its own right.
May 29, 2012
A charming retelling of the second branch of the Mabinogion. More reviewing when I am awake. Well time has gone by and it is now nearly midnight, so I had better wake up and smell the coffee (well I am not allowed to drink it so I may as well).
I am dithering because I don't know what to say about this book. I read it fast, and I really enjoyed it, but the heat has got to me over the last few days, plus not sleeping more than a couple of hours - out working by 6 am, or earlier, doing the things too hot to do later, so my brain is totally fried right now.
How about you just read it for yourself and tell me what you thought of it?
I am dithering because I don't know what to say about this book. I read it fast, and I really enjoyed it, but the heat has got to me over the last few days, plus not sleeping more than a couple of hours - out working by 6 am, or earlier, doing the things too hot to do later, so my brain is totally fried right now.
How about you just read it for yourself and tell me what you thought of it?
May 1, 2016
Bran, King of Britain, gives his sister Branwen in marriage to the king of Ireland. The couple are in love, but Matholuch turns out to be a weak man who soon betrays her. And the warriors of Britain will have revenge ... This came out more than 30 years after Walton's Island of the Mighty, and I think her writing improved tremendously. Not that I didn't like the first book, but this is incredibly better, investing both the gutless Matholuch and the bitter strife-bringer Evnissyen with depth and believability. It helps that Walton has such a dark legend to work with, of course, but there's no question she does a magnificent job.
September 16, 2016
In a time long past, a time that perhaps was actually just some weeks ago, the history of the world was collected as stories. These stories were entrusted to the Bards, who would tell everyone the great origin stories of the people, and weave in elements of warning about what may come to pass if wisdom is abandoned.
Evangeline Walton is a Bard, and while it is centuries too late to use this tale as a warning for the culture, she has masterfully woven in the knowing of how the ancient Welsh society would eventually give way first to Vikings, and then to Christianity. All while telling a great origin story with all the flourish of an oral telling.
Evangeline Walton is a Bard, and while it is centuries too late to use this tale as a warning for the culture, she has masterfully woven in the knowing of how the ancient Welsh society would eventually give way first to Vikings, and then to Christianity. All while telling a great origin story with all the flourish of an oral telling.
March 1, 2011
I'm getting more used to Walton's writing style, which is more like Tolkien than say Robert Jordan or George R.R. Martin. So I enjoyed this one more. What I am not getting used to is all the mistakes I'm finding in the text. This is seriously a huge embarrassment for anyone who worked on this edition at Overlook Press. On the inside flap of the dust jacket, the current title was "The Children of Llyre" and everywhere else, "The Children of Llyr." That is only one of MANY examples. Ouch.
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