The Book of Three (Chronicles of Prydain, #1)

by Lloyd Alexander

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The first book in The Chronicles of Prydain, a classic epic full of breathtaking action, humour, valour and excitement.

Taran is desperate for adventure. Being a lowly Assistant Pig-Keeper just isn't exciting. That is, until the magical pig, Hen Wen, disappears and Taran embarks on a death-defying quest to save her from the evil Horned King.

His perilous adventures bring Taran many new friends: an irritable dwarf, an impulsive bard, a strange hairy beast and the hot-headed Princess Eilonwy. Together, they must face the deathless Cauldron-Born warriors, dragons, witches and the terrifying Horned King himself. Taran learns much about his identity, but the mysterious Book of Three is yet to reveal his true identity.

  • ISBN10 1474943446
  • ISBN13 9781474943444
  • Publish Date 9 August 2018 (first published January 1973)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Out of Print 16 August 2023
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Usborne Publishing Ltd
  • Edition New edition
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 240
  • Language English