The First Chronicles Of Prydain

One of my most beloved fantasy series and, akin to C.S. Lewis's “Chronicles of Narnia”, age should be no factor in the enjoyment of Lloyd Alexander's sharply-written, expertly charactered series. This book introduced me to some of my favorite fictional characters (Fflewddur Fflam especially) and is a delightful, spirited first act for this high adventure saga. “The Book of Three” is fast-paced without losing sense of story or scope; it is fanciful without losing sight of character development; and, most importantly, the book leaves the reader's appetite completely whetted for the following four stories. When you chuckle at Hen Wen's final “hwoinch”, you'll be glad The Book of Three isn't The Book of One.