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The retelling of the epic Welsh myth that is "certainly among the top 5 fantasy series of the twentieth century" (sfsite.com).

The Mabinogion is to Welsh mythology what the tales of Zeus, Hera, and Apollo are to Greek myth. These tales constitute a powerful work of the imagination, ranking with Tokien's Lord of the Rings novels and T.H. White's The Once and Future King. Evangeline Walton's compelling rendition of these classic, thrilling stories of magic, betrayal, lost love, and bitter retribution include the encounter between Prince Pwyll and Arawn, the God of Death, which Pwyll survives by agreeing to kill the one man that Death cannot fell, and the tale of bran the blessed and his family's epic struggle for the throne.

The Mabinogion is internationally recognized as the world's finest arc of Celtic mythology; Walton's vivid retelling introduces an ancient world of gods and monsters, heroes, kings and quests, making accessible one of the greatest fantasy sagas of all time.

A retelling of "The Mabinogion" in novel form. Manawydon finally unites with Rhiannon - an aspect of the Goddess - but his happiness is shaken by the appearance of the Gray Man, who seeks vengeance against the living and especially against one who would claim the Goddess.

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."

For three hundred years the de Quincy clan had lived in the old house on the lonely New England island. People in the small town nearby stayed clear of the place; they knew that the de Quincys were trouble.

Now Elizabeth Ann Quincy Stone had stirred up the ancient menace. First she'd gone and married outside the family, to a well-meaning but weak-willed man who couldn't withstand the evil of Elizabeth's powerful brother, Joseph. Then she'd borne a child, and dared to try to raise her away from the ancestral manse.

But after her husband mysteriously died, the inheritance brought her back. And now her little girl was the next victim of the tortures refined over centuries by the obsessed, evil people who called themselves family. What hope could two innocents and a skeptical psychiatrist have against the heirs to the mantle of the mad, sadistic founder of...Witch House.