Summary
In this second title in The Prydain Chronicles, Taran joins Prince Gwydion as he leads the quest to destroy the Black Cauldron, the source of the evil powers of the Lord of the Land of Death. Other titles in this quintet are "Book of Three", "Castle of Llyr", "Taran Wanderer", and "The High King", winner of the Newbery Medal.
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"The reader's involvement is intense as the excitement leads up to the climactic meeting of tragedy and triumph."
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Henry Holt & Co
Published date: 1999
Size: 6.5 x 9.75 inches
Weight: 0.9 pounds
Ages: 4 to 6
Pages: 224
Synopses
Taran, Assistant Pig-Keeper of Prydain, faces even more dangers as he seeks the magical Black Cauldron, the chief implement of the evil powers of Arawn, lord of the Land of Death.
Publisher's Notes
Taran, assistant Pig-Keeper of Prydain, faces even more dangers as he seeks the magical Black Cauldron, the chief implement of the evil powers of Arawn, lord of the Land of Death. A Newbery Honor Book. Reissue. PW.
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