Mabinogion Tetralogy Series by Evangeline Walton

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  • Prince of Annwn (Mabinogion Tetralogy #1)
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    Prince of Annwn (Mabinogion Tetralogy #1)

    Evangeline Walton

    Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings · published 1974

    From the back cover:Evangeline Walton is the author 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 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."

  • The Children of Llyr (Mabinogion Tetralogy #2)
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    The Children of Llyr (Mabinogion Tetralogy #2)

    Evangeline Walton

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings · published 1971

    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.

  • The Song of Rhiannon (Mabinogion Tetralogy #3)
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    The Song of Rhiannon (Mabinogion Tetralogy #3)

    Evangeline Walton

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings · published 1972

    A retelling of The Mabinogion in novel form. Manawydon finally unites with Rhiannon - an aspect of the Goddess - but his happiness is shaken by the appearance of the Gray Man, who seeks vengeance against the living and especially against one who would claim the Goddess.

  • Island of the Mighty (Mabinogion Tetralogy #4)
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    Island of the Mighty (Mabinogion Tetralogy #4)

    Evangeline Walton

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 1936

    Tricked into giving birth to him, the sorceress Arianhod swore that the child should be nameless until she named him...that he should not bear arms until she herself bestowed them...and that he should never love a woman of the human race.But her brother and lover Gwydion tricked her into bestowing a name, Liew...and Gwydion's wiles brought her to arm him...and then Gwydion called upon his craft to produce a woman who was supremely lovely and ardent in her passion for Liew..yet not human.

  • The Mabinogion Tetralogy (Mabinogion Tetralogy #1-4)
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    The Mabinogion Tetralogy (Mabinogion Tetralogy #1-4)

    Evangeline Walton

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings · published 2002

    The retelling of the epic Welsh myth that is "certainly among the top 5 fantasy series of the twentieth century" (sfsite.com).The Mabinogion is to Welsh mythology what the tales of Zeus, Hera, and Apollo are to Greek myth. these tales constitute a powerful work of the imagination, ranking with Tokien's Lord of the Rings novels and T.H. White's The Once and Future King... more

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