Book Review: The Book of Three

I'm still not sure why Lloyd Alexander chose this title for Book 1 of The Chronicles of Prydain. It refers to a tome within the story, but that tome barely plays a part yet; the Wikipedia synopsis makes no mention of it. Besides, I needed to consult the Prydain wiki afterward to understand even why the tome was called that, and the explanation is pretty weak. In short, don't bother puzzling over it. I kinda wish Alexander had gone with his earlier choice, The Battle of the Trees, even if it's a little on the nose for harking back to Welsh mythology.

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It's been a while since my last book with a female author, so I've picked up The Ship Who Searched. In fact, it has two female authors: Anne McCaffrey got help from Mercedes Lackey this time. So far it's looking better than the weaker efforts of either of them.