ðɪ ˈɔːθɚ ðˈɛn sˈaɪɾᵻd "mˈɛni ɹˈiːdɚz ʌv ˈɔːl ˈeɪdʒᵻz" ænd ɛksplˈeɪnd ðˈæt "pˈɑːpjʊlɚ dᵻmˈænd mˌeɪks ɐ splˈɛndɪd pɹˈiːtɛkst" fɔːɹ ɹᵻtˈɜːn tə pɹaɪdˈeɪn, bˌʌt ˈɔːl ðə stˈoːɹiz sˈɪks ɛksplˈoːɹ pɹˈiːhɪstɚɹi, "bᵻfˌoːɹ ðə bˈɜːθ ʌv tˈæɹən ɐsˈɪstənt pˈɪɡkˈiːpɚ".
The author then cited "many readers of all ages" and explained that "popular demand makes a splendid pretext" for return to Prydain, but all the stories (six) explore prehistory, "before the birth of Taran Assistant Pig-Keeper".