The Children of Llyr
core novel 1971 The Mabinogion Tetralogy
Record
| First published | 1971 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.16 (527 ratings, collected 2026-08-26) |
| Page count | 221 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780345023322 |
| Internal chronology | 3 |
Where it sits
- Universe: The Mabinogion Tetralogy
- Series: The Mabinogion Tetralogy core; position 2 of 4 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Evangeline Walton
Notes
- From the series record (The Mabinogion Tetralogy): A four-novel prose retelling of the medieval Welsh mythological cycle known as the Mabinogi, written out of internal-chronology order; the author's first volume (by writing date, 1936, reissued 1970) tells the latest story in-world.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Publication order, within the series The Mabinogion Tetralogy: position 2 of 4: previous The Island of the Mighty (1970) · next The Song of Rhiannon (1972)
- Internal chronology, within The Mabinogion Tetralogy: position 3 of 4: previous The Song of Rhiannon (1972) · next The Island of the Mighty (1970)
Sources
- The Mabinogion Tetralogy bibliography (specialised series-tracking site)
- Evangeline Walton biographical entry (encyclopedic reference)
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