The Book of Three is the first of Lloyd Alexander's five-part novel series The Chronicles of Prydain (first published 1964). Inspired by Welsh mythology, it follows the adventures of Taran, a boy in the care of the enchanter Dallben, as he enters manhood while fighting the forces of the evil Arawn Death-Lord.
Taran, a young man who lives at Caer Dallben with his guardians, the elderly scholar Dallben and the middle aged farmer Coll, is dissatisfi...
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The Book of Three is the first of Lloyd Alexander's five-part novel series The Chronicles of Prydain (first published 1964). Inspired by Welsh mythology, it follows the adventures of Taran, a boy in the care of the enchanter Dallben, as he enters manhood while fighting the forces of the evil Arawn Death-Lord.
Taran, a young man who lives at Caer Dallben with his guardians, the elderly scholar Dallben and the middle aged farmer Coll, is dissatisfied with his life, which consists largely of farm labor and study. He longs to become a great hero like the ones Dallben has read to him about from a mysterious tome called The Book of Three. Dallben discourages Taran's daydreaming, warning him of Arawn, the Death-Lord, and Arawn's dread new war leader, the Horned King. Dallben even goes so far as to forbid Taran from leaving the farm, for his own protection. When Taran complains about his lot in life to Coll, the latter humorously bestows upon Taran the accolade of Assistant Pig-Keeper, in...
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