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5 unusual facts about Lloyd Alexander


Angharad

One recent Angharad is the mother of Princess Eilonwy in Lloyd Alexander's fictional land of Prydain, inspired by Wales and Welsh mythology.

Deryni Rising

The other finalists were Lloyd Alexander's The Marvelous Misadventures of Sebastian and Roger Zelazny's Nine Princes in Amber.

The Beggar Queen

The Beggar Queen (1984) is a fantasy novel by Lloyd Alexander, the concluding book of a series often called the Westmark trilogy.

The Bishop's Heir

In 1985, The Bishop's Heir was ranked 26th in an annual poll of fantasy novels by Locus magazine readers, placing it between T. E. D. Klein's The Ceremonies and Lloyd Alexander's The Beggar Queen.

Vesper Holly

Vesper Holly is the protagonist in a series of novels by Lloyd Alexander.


Charlotte Zolotow

She contributed a story (called Enemies, illustrated by Ben Shecter) to The Big Book for Peace where she appears alongside other well-known authors and illustrators including Lloyd Alexander, Steven Kellogg and Trina Schart Hyman.

Firebird Books

"Firebirds", the first anthology, consists of short sci-fi/fantasy stories by the likes of Lloyd Alexander, Emma Bull, Charles Vess, Michael Cadnum, Kara Dalkney, Nancy Farmer, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Diana Wynne Jones, Patricia A. McKillip, Garth Nix, Meridith Ann Pierce, Delia Sherman, Sherwood Smith, Nancy Springer, Megan Whalen Turner, Elizabeth E. Wein, and Laurel Winter (not in the correct order).

Gwythaints

Gwythaints are fictional characters in Lloyd Alexander's fantasy series The Chronicles of Prydain.

Llyan

Llyan is a fictional character introduced in book three of Lloyd Alexander's The Prydain Chronicles, The Castle of Llyr.

Mirror of Llunet

The Mirror of Llunet is an oracular pool of water and the object of a quest in Lloyd Alexander's fantasy series The Chronicles of Prydain.


see also

Glew

Glew, a fictional character in Lloyd Alexander's children's series The Chronicles of Prydain.