While perhaps best known for his award-winning YA fantasy series, The Chronicles of Prydain, American author Lloyd Alexander wrote many other books, among them an obscure but no less enthralling series called The Westmark Trilogy. (I know my set doesn't match---yet) The first book, Westmark, introduces us to a young man named Theo in a … Continue reading Book Review: The Westmark Trilogy by Lloyd Alexander
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2023: A Year of Turnips and Horseshoes
(Never mind it took me this long to finish my reflections on last year. Just pretend you're reading this post at the end of 2023 or in early January of 2024.) The blacksmith at the Rock Ledge Ranch in CO Springs Dreams of the Past “Taran wanted to make a sword; but Coll, charged with … Continue reading 2023: A Year of Turnips and Horseshoes
Book Review: The Chronicles of Prydain by Lloyd Alexander
Some books are good the way pizza is good, offering a nice (or shocking or spicy) experience that pleases the senses. Some books are good the way a narrator is good, displaying a high level of skill that appeals to the intelligent mind. And some books are good the way Scripture is good, portraying a … Continue reading Book Review: The Chronicles of Prydain by Lloyd Alexander
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