The Prydain Chronicles (Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: Lloyd Alexander
- Type of Work: Novels and stories
- Type of Plot: Fantasy—heroic fantasy
- Time of Work: Various periods in the history of Prydain
- Setting: The land of Prydain
- Genres: Long fiction, Short fiction, Bildungsroman, Fantasy
- Subjects: Maturation or coming of age, Self-discovery, Voyages, Magic or magicians, Other worlds, Friendship, Self-confidence, Good and evil, Kings, queens, or royalty, Ethics, Adventure, Heroes or heroism, Middle Ages, Battles
- Locales: Prydain (mythic)
The Plot
The Prydain Chronicles primarily are a history of the adventures of Taran, a young orphan in the care of the wizard Dallben and the old warrior Coll. In a series of heroic quests, Taran, given the title of Assistant Pig-Keeper, finds the excitement he craves along with his share of despair and heartache as he grows up to become the High King of Prydain.
Taran’s adventures begin in The Book of Three, when Hen Wen, the oracular pig who is Taran’s charge, runs away to escape capture by the Horned King, champion of the evil King Arawn, Death-Lord....
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