The Black Cauldron
first publication date: 1965-08-05
part of the series: The Chronicles of Prydain
original title: The Black Cauldron
original language: English
follows: The Book of Three
followed by: The Castle of Llyr
The Black Cauldron (1965) is a high fantasy novel by American writer Lloyd Alexander, the second of five volumes in The Chronicles of Prydain. The story continues the adventures of Taran, the Assistant Pig-Keeper, as he joins in a quest to capture the eponymous Magical Cauldron from Arawn Death-Lord. It was a Newbery Honor book in 1966, runner-up for the year's "most distinguished contribution to American literature for children".The book provided a title and many plot elements for the 1985 Disney animated feature The Black Cauldron. Source: Wikipedia (en)
Editions
3- date of publication: 2006ISBN-13: 978-0-8050-8049-0
- date of publication: 1965ISBN-13: 978-0-8050-6131-4
- date of publication: 1965ISBN-13: 978-0-8050-0992-7
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