books by Evangeline Walton (formerly virgin mighty)

books by Evangeline Walton

books:

11 reviews
Evangeline Walton, Betty Ballantine

Overlook TP, 2003

I loved it!
I was very impressed with this book. Walton does a wonderful job of reworking the original Welsh legends into four stories. Naturally, she allows herself certain artistic freedoms, such as interpreting disputed aspects of the legends in a way that seems most plausible to her. However, her skill and her imagination make me gladly accept her interpretation. The writing is probably the most ...

The Island of The Mighty (formerly The Virgin and the Swine) (Welsh Mabinogion, Fourth Branch)
Evangeline Walton

Ballantine Books, 1975

Previous books of the Welsh Mabinogion: Prince of Annwn, The Children of Llyr, The Song Of Rhiannon.

The Island of the Mighty: The Fourth Branch of the Mabinogi (Former title: "The Virgin and The Swine")

1 review
Evangeline Walton

Ballantine Books, 1970

no title
This ranks with Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings" as one of the best fantasies ever written, I think. As that was, this too is a great work of fiction. It is an actual retelling the diverse legends of the Mabinogion (Welsh myth) in novel form. Walton, like all great writers, deals with the larger issues of Good, Evil, Love, all the while unraveling one terrific yarn . Written in 1936, she was ...

The Sword Is Forged

1 review
Evangeline Walton

Pocket, 1984

Poignant account of alternative female life
I got this book out of a pile of old second-hand paperbacks on sale as one of my resources on an Amazon novel. On this part, Walton has a wealth of detail to illustrate Amazon life. On the story, though, it's quite sad. Being about the story of Theseus abduction of the Amazon Queen Antiope, Walton also describes how the Amazons encounter hardships at the hands of ruthless men. It's almost like ...