Announcing . . . The Prydain Guide!

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Hello, everyone--both those familiar with Prydain, and those who have 
yet to discover it!

Luke here. You may recall that, back in message 8950, I tabled my 
intention to start up a new discussion group dedicated to Lloyd 
Alexander's Prydain Chronicles when one of the existing Prydain 
discussion groups that had previously been defunct for quite some 
time finally came back into activity.

Well, since then, I have also banded together with two colleagues 
from that group and created a reference website that is for The 
Prydain Chronicles what Steve Vander Ark's HP Lexicon is for Harry 
Potter, at least in most respects. We have been working on this site 
for quite a while now, and finally feel it is filled with a 
sufficient amount of starter material to warrant public consumption. 
It will, of course, never be "completed": We intend it to be in a 
perpetual state of improvement, as we strive to make it the 
definitive resource on the Internet for all things Prydain-related.

This site has been carefully designed to be of use to both existing 
fans of the Chronicles and potential fans for the future. To this 
end, we have made all spoiler information about the books separately 
clickable, so that no one has to browse in fear of ruining any 
significant surprises. There is also some introductory material 
about the books, for people who have not heard of them before and/or 
want to learn more. This Introduction page is probably the best 
place to start if you like to go into books knowing as little as 
possible, but still want to get a feel for whether the Chronicles are 
something you might be interested in reading. In short, if you've 
heard people mention The Prydain Chronicles in the past, this is your 
chance to get in on the secret of just what the heck they are! And 
if you already know and love this series of books, we especially 
intend The Prydain Guide to serve as a valuable resource for you, as 
well.

And so, we are happy to invite you to come peruse The Guide at
http://www.enkwiri.com/prydain/ and see what we have to offer!

Of course, at the end of the day, this site is even more for you than 
for us . . . so we need your feedback! We already have ideas in mind 
about what further directions to take the site in once the 
encyclopedic entries are more complete in their current form, but we 
also want to know what ideas you have in mind for the site, too. So, 
if (or rather, when) you visit the site, please drop us a quick note 
to let us know what you think, using the "Contact Us" link on the 
left menu bar. We'll need the opinions of as many people as possible 
if we are going to make this the best site it can be.

And, above all else, enjoy!

-Luke (along with Ben and Bree)
The Prydain Guide