A companion book to The Chronicles of Prydain, this collection of
short stories revisits beloved characters and reveals more about
the history of the magical land of Prydain.
Here, readers will find Dallben, destined to be an enchanter; Angharad, a princess of the House of Llyr; Kadwyr, the rascal crow; and Medwyn, the mystical protector of all animals.
Here, readers will find Dallben, destined to be an enchanter; Angharad, a princess of the House of Llyr; Kadwyr, the rascal crow; and Medwyn, the mystical protector of all animals.
The Chronicles of Prydain, Books 1 & 2.
Book 1. The Book of Three.
Taran, The Assistant Pig-Keeper, longs to be a hero.
He begins his journey with a strange assortment of companions on a dangerous mission to save his beloved land, Prydain.
Book 1. The Book of Three.
Taran, The Assistant Pig-Keeper, longs to be a hero.
He begins his journey with a strange assortment of companions on a dangerous mission to save his beloved land, Prydain.
When he begins dealing with humanity, Lionel the cat begins to understand why his wizard master was reluctant to change him into a man.
Lucian, a young man of ancient Greece's Arkadia, embarks on a classical quest of danger, daring, and romance and encounters a remarkable cast of heroes, poets, seamen, horsemen, wise women, kings, and peasants.
The Sword of Dyrnwyn, the most powerful weapon in the kingdom of
Prydain, has fallen into the hands of Arawn-Death-Lord. Now Taran,
Assistant Pig-Keeper, and Price Gwydion lead an army against the
powerful lord. After a winter expedition filled with danger,
Taran's forces arrive at Mount Dragon, evil's stronghold.
Taran, the assistant pig-keeper who wants to be a hero, goes
questing for knowledge of his parentage, hoping that his journey
will ennoble him in the eyes of Eilonwy, the princess with the
red-gold hair. Accompanied by several loyal friends, Taran begins
his search when three wily enchantresses of the Marshes of Morva
send him to consult the Mirror of Llunet for the answers he is
seeking, cryptically promising that "the finding takes no more than
the looking.
In the imaginary kingdom of Prydain, Princess Eilonwy must leave
her friends to go to the Isle of Mona for training as a proper
princess. Because Eilonwy has magical powers, she is sought by
Achren, the most evil enchantress in the land. Shortly after her
arrival on the Isle of Mona, something sinister and secret befalls
her.
Taran dreams of adventure, but nothing exciting ever happens to an
Assistant Pig-Keeper--until his pig runs away. A chase through the
woods leads Taran far from home and into great danger, for evil
prowls the land of Prydain. With a collection of strange and
wonderful friends whom he meets on his journey, Taran finds himself
fighting so that good may triumph over evil--and so that his
beloved home will not fall to a diabolical fiend.
Peace reigns in Caer Dallben, where Taran works as Assistant
Pig-Keeper, but evil threatens the rest of Prydain. The diabolical
Arawn's army grows every day, and his terrible warriors never die.
They are born in the Black Cauldron from the stolen bodies of slain
soldiers.
