The Book of Three, 9781474943444
Paperback
Adventure calls an assistant pig-keeper to face legendary evil.

The Book of Three

  • Paperback

    240 pages

  • Release Date

    2 October 2018

Summary

The first book in The Chronicles of Prydain, a classic epic full of breathtaking action, humour, valour and excitement.

Taran is desperate for adventure. Being a lowly Assistant Pig-Keeper just isn’t exciting. That is, until the magical pig, Hen Wen, disappears and Taran embarks on a death-defying quest to save her from the evil Horned King.

His perilous adventures bring Taran many new friends: an irritable dwarf, an impulsive bard, a strange hairy beast and the hot-headed Pri…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781474943444
ISBN-10:1474943446
Author:Lloyd Alexander
Publisher:Usborne Publishing Ltd
Imprint:Usborne Publishing Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:240
Release Date:2 October 2018
Weight:200g
Dimensions:198mm x 128mm x 15mm
Series:Usborne Modern Classics
What They're Saying

Critics Review

A very fine fantasy adventure with … a quite compelling magic of its own. * Times Literary Supplement *I love these books…Long Live Prydain! * Meg Rosoff, Award-winning author of How I Live Now *

About The Author

Lloyd Alexander

Lloyd Alexander was one of America’s most respected and best-loved authors with a huge international following. The Chronicles of Prydain won many awards, including the Newbery Medal for The High King and a Newbery Honor for The Black Cauldron. In 2003 he was awarded a Life Achievement Award by the World Fantasy Convention.

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