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".
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".