num_pages: 174
description: Princess Eilonwy hates to leave her friend Taran, Assistant Pig-Keeper, and her beloved home, Caer Dallben. Why does she have to go to the Isle of Mona to train as a proper lady when she's already a princess? But Eilonwy soon faces much more than the ordeal of becoming a dignified young maiden, for she possesses magical powers sought by the evil enchantress Queen Achren. When Eilonwy is put under a deep spell, Taran and his companions set out on a dangerous quest to rescue her. Yet how can a lowly Assistant Pig-Keeper hope to stand against the most evil enchantress in all of Prydain?
language: English
title: The Castle of Llyr
titlecomplete: The Castle of Llyr (The Chronicles of Prydain, #3)
characters: Gurgi, Princess Eilonwy, Taran, Fflewddur Fflam
genres: Juvenile, Fiction, Classics, Science Fiction Fantasy, Young Adult, Childrens, Adventure, Fantasy, Middle Grade, High Fantasy
ratings_count: 37243
series: The Chronicles of Prydain
publisher: Henry Holt and Company