Chronicles of Prydain

5 primary works • 7 total works Complete

The Book of Three

by Lloyd Alexander

Published January 1973

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.

The Black Cauldron

by Lloyd Alexander

Published January 1973

The warriors of Prydain set out to find and destroy the great cauldron where the stolen bodies of the slain are born to deathless combat.

The Castle of Llyr

by Lloyd Alexander

Published 1 May 1966

When Princess Eilonwy is sent to the Isle of Mona for training, she is bewitched by the evil enchantress Achren, so Taran and other friends must try to rescue her.

Taran Wanderer

by Lloyd Alexander

Published 15 July 1969

The fourth book of the Prydain cycle tells of the adventures that befell Taran when he went in search of his birthright and the truth about himself.

The High King

by Lloyd Alexander

Published 1 March 1968

In this fifth and final chronicle of Prydain the forces of good and evil meet in ultimate confrontation.

The Chronicles of Prydain

by Lloyd Alexander

Published 12 October 1989

The Foundling

by Lloyd Alexander

Published 1 February 1996

Eight short stories dealing with events that preceded the birth of Taran, the Assistant Pig-Keeper and key figure in the author's five works on the Kingdom of Prydain.