The Chronicles of Prydain

by Lloyd Alexander · first published 1964

The Chronicles of Prydain is a five-part series of children's high fantasy coming-of-age novels written by American author Lloyd Alexander and published by Henry Holt and Company. The series includes: The Book of Three (1964), The Black Cauldron (1965), The Castle of Llyr (1966), Taran Wanderer (1967), and The High King (1968). The Black Cauldron earned a 1966 Newbery Honor, and The High King won the 1969 Newbery Medal. The five novels take place in Prydain, a fictional country ruled by a High King who oversees several minor kingdoms.

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Genre:

Fantasy, Children's, Bildungsroman, High fantasy

Original language:

American English

Year page:

1964