A review by kaisermatthias
The Children of Llyr by Evangeline Walton
5.0
In a time long past, a time that perhaps was actually just some weeks ago, the history of the world was collected as stories. These stories were entrusted to the Bards, who would tell everyone the great origin stories of the people, and weave in elements of warning about what may come to pass if wisdom is abandoned.
Evangeline Walton is a Bard, and while it is centuries too late to use this tale as a warning for the culture, she has masterfully woven in the knowing of how the ancient Welsh society would eventually give way first to Vikings, and then to Christianity. All while telling a great origin story with all the flourish of an oral telling.
Evangeline Walton is a Bard, and while it is centuries too late to use this tale as a warning for the culture, she has masterfully woven in the knowing of how the ancient Welsh society would eventually give way first to Vikings, and then to Christianity. All while telling a great origin story with all the flourish of an oral telling.