The Castle of Llyr
core novel 1966 The Chronicles of Prydain
Record
| First published | 1966 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.07 (40,539 ratings, collected 2026-09-13) |
| Page count | 174 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780805080506 |
| Internal chronology | 3 |
Synopsis
The Castle of Llyr takes place about eighteen months after the previous novel, when Princess Eilonwy is sent away from Caer Dallben to the royal court on the Isle of Mona to receive a proper education befitting her station. Before she can settle in, she is kidnapped, and Taran, together with the well-meaning but accident-prone Prince Rhun and their usual companions, sets out to find and rescue her. The search draws them into older mysteries tied to Eilonwy's own ancestry and the magical heritage she carries, forcing Taran to reckon with how much about his friend, and about Prydain's deeper history, remains unknown to him.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Chronicles of Prydain
- Series: The Chronicles of Prydain core; position 3 of 5 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Lloyd Alexander
Notes
- From the series record (The Chronicles of Prydain): First-edition publisher Holt, Rinehart and Winston (New York) for all 5 novels.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.
- Reading order, within the series The Chronicles of Prydain: position 3 of 5: previous The Black Cauldron (1965) · next Taran Wanderer (1967)
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chronicles_of_Prydain
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Castle_of_Llyr
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