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."
Mabinogion Tetralógia Séria
Táto sága, inšpirovaná starovekými waleskými mýtmi, rozpráva o osudoch mocných hrdinov a ich boji proti temným silám. Ponorte sa do sveta plného mágie, zrady a epických bitiek, kde sa stretávajú ľudské ambície s nadprirodzenými silami. Príbehy skúmajú témy osudu, odvahy a hľadania identity v nebezpečnom svete. Je to cesta do srdca keltskej legendy, ktorá uchváti každého milovníka fantasy.
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