The Black Cauldron (novel)
1965 fantasy novel by Lloyd Alexander / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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".[1]
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Author | Lloyd Alexander |
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Cover artist | Evaline Ness |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Series | The Chronicles of Prydain |
Genre | Fantasy |
Published | August 5, 1965 (Holt, Rinehart and Winston) |
Media type | Print (hardcover & paperback) |
Pages | 224 |
ISBN | 0-8050-0992-2 (first edition, hard) |
OCLC | 302887 |
LC Class | PZ7.A3774 B1 |
Preceded by | The Book of Three |
Followed by | The Castle of Llyr |
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The book provided a title and many plot elements for the 1985 Disney animated feature The Black Cauldron.