Lloyd Alexander
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| Original Title: | The Book of Three |
| ISBN: | 0805080481 (ISBN13: 9780805080483) |
| Edition Language: | English URL http://us.macmillan.com/thebookofthree/LloydAlexander |
| Series: | The Chronicles of Prydain #1 |
| Characters: | Taran, Fflewddur Fflam, Princess Eilonwy, Gurgi |
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Taran wanted to be a hero, and looking after a pig wasn't exactly heroic, even though Hen Wen was an oracular pig. But the day that Hen Wen vanished, Taran was led into an enchanting and perilous world. With his band of followers, he confronted the Horned King and his terrible Cauldron-Born. These were the forces of evil, and only Hen Wen knew the secret of keeping the kingdom of Prydain safe from them. But who would find her first?List Regarding Books The Book of Three (The Chronicles of Prydain #1)
| Title | : | The Book of Three (The Chronicles of Prydain #1) |
| Author | : | Lloyd Alexander |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 190 pages |
| Published | : | May 16th 2006 by Square Fish (first published March 12th 1964) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Young Adult. Fiction. Childrens. Middle Grade |
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Ratings: 3.99 From 68227 Users | 3078 ReviewsJudgment Regarding Books The Book of Three (The Chronicles of Prydain #1)
I stumbled across THE BOOK OF THREE in the local bookstore right after I had finished THE LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy, and I had nary a clue I was about to fall under a deep spell woven by the masterly Lloyd Alexander. I literally could not read these books fast enough. I couldn't stop thinking about the Assistant Pig Keeper named Taran and his dear friends and companions, Eilonwy, Fflewddurr, Gwydion, and poor mistreated Gurgi.Truth to tell, if forced to choose between Tolkien's Middle Earth and
The Book of Three is not the most impressive book on first reading, even despite there being some things that set it apart, first and foremost its Welsh-inspired settings and characters of myth and legend. Mostly, it seemed a bit like a Tolkien clone with a plot barely even trying to be anything more: Collecting the group of adventurers. The beyond evil bad guy. Swords and sorcery, kings and princesses and princes. Wizards who commune with animals.Right away The Book of Three did demonstrate a
I really liked this book but I liked it even more because I got to read it with my dad.
For some reason, I've had a hankering to reread these books for a few months. A yen I gave in to this weekend when I checked out a Science Fiction Book Club omnibus edition of all 5 novels and a collection of short stories (the latter of which, I haven't read).Having read The Book of Three, I can see where my moral compass may have begun to form. I first read these books in sixth grade as an extracurricular project, and then made a filmstrip of the final book, The High King (yes, a "filmstrip" -
This is really where it all began for me. Over three decades ago this book set me on the path to a lifelong love of, and later career, in fantasy fiction. Between the ages of ten and thirteen I must have read this book six times or more, along with all the others in the series. Alexander's blend of Welsh legend and modern fantasy tropes is both enchanting and compelling and the adventures of Taran, orphan and assistant pig-keeper, are a truly classic example of the hero's journey from boy to
A good classic. I first read this book when I was about 8 years old, and I remember loving it back then. It was fun to revisit it now, and thankfully, it aged surprisingly well!There are a lot of subtle layers here underneath what is an otherwise Tolkien-inspired book for kids.The assistant pig keeper Taran starts out surprisingly unlikable, but whenever he does something kind, the world responds in turn. His quest is a bit generic, but there are a lot of funny flashes that make things great.
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