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His Welsh accent is lovely and helps to keep younger readers or more difficult to engage readers engrossed in this incredible series. I also recommend the audio books as you read along, narrated by James Langton. Fortunately, there is a pronunciation guide in the back of each book. The five novels by Lloyd Alexander, based on Welsh mythology, were published annually from 1964 to 1968 and followed the protagonist Taran from youth to maturity. And Welsh may be even more notorious than French in the realms of spelling versus saying. Disney has acquired movie rights to the fantasy series The Chronicles of Prydain and is in early development on the project, Variety has learned. As it is based on Welsh mythology, there are Welsh names.

The High King brings us to the battle for all Prydain.

Taran Wanderer follows Taran's journey to self-discovery.

The Castle of Llyr takes us to the isle of Mona and the bumbling Prince Rhun.

The Black Cauldron seeks to destroy the power of Arwn to create the deathless warriors, the Cauldron Born.

The Book of Three introduces the threat of the Horned King, a servant of Arwn, to the peace of the Prydain, and we meet Taran and the companions for the first time.

There are five books in the series, and each builds upon the adventures in the last.

“The book has the philosophical depth and overtones of great fantasy.How can you improve on "the standard of excellence in fantasy literature for children"? This series has everything you could want: comedy, courage, wisdom, foolishness, power, tragedy, and friendship. “All of the color and adventure one expects in the land of fantasy.” - Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books on Taran Wanderer “Character and dialogue is handled humorously and dextrously, which sets this classic-in-the-making apart from other folklore-based fantasies.” - Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review) on The Castle of Llyr

“A wise and wondrous tale.” - Booklist on The Black Cauldron Yoto says: A beloved childrens classic Follow Taran the Pig-Keeper, Eilonwy and more in an epic struggle between good and evil. leavens with high good humor the high fantasy.” - Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review) on The Book of Three The writing is sophisticated.” - Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books on The Book of Three

It is not the trappings that make the prince, nor, indeed, the sword that makes the warrior. “Once-in-a-lifetime reading that will assure Prydain a permanent place in geographies of fictional territories.” - Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review) on The Black Cauldron The Chronicles of Prydain (19641968) edit Book I: The Book of Three (1964) edit Once you have courage to look upon evil, seeing it for what it is and naming it by its true name, it is powerless against you, and you can destroy it. “An exciting, highly imaginative, and sometimes profound fantasy of humor and heroism.” - The New York Times on The Castle of Llyr