Author | Lloyd Alexander |
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Cover artist | Evaline Ness |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Series | The Chronicles of Prydain |
Genre | Fantasy |
Published | August 5, 1965 (Holt, Rinehart and Winston) |
Media type | Print (hardcover & paperback) |
Pages | 224 |
ISBN | 0-8050-0992-2 (first edition, hard) |
OCLC | 302887 |
LC Class | PZ7.A3774 B1 |
Preceded by | The Book of Three |
Followed by | The Castle of Llyr |
The Black Cauldron is a fantasy novel written by Lloyd Alexander.[1] It was published in 1965 as the second book in The Chronicles of Prydain series.[1] The Black Cauldron was awarded a Newbery Medal.[2] The Black Cauldron centers around Taran, an Assistant Pig-Keeper who lives in the fantasy land of Prydain.