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Lloyd Alexander - The Black Cauldron

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Taran, assistant Pig-Keeper of Prydain, faces even more dangers as he seeks the magical Black Cauldron, the chief implement of the evil powers of Arawn, lord of the Land of Death. A Newbery Honor Book. Reissue. PW.
 

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"The Cauldron only cost you a brooch, but it will cost a life to destroy."

Date of Review:  Jul 9, 2001
The Bottom Line: The adventure continues - and what a ride it is! - in this intriguing second chronicle.
Review: Just coming out of The Book of Three, your imagination fired by the adventures of a certain Assistant Pig Keeper? Lloyd Alexander doesn't keep us waiting for the fun to continue - he jumps right into the action with The Black Cauldron, the second...
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A tale of greed and redemption

Date of Review:  Dec 28, 2000
Review: Unfortunately, I don't feel I can discuss this book without giving some serious spoilers. If you want to read the book without knowing of certain events, please read no further.




There is something about a perfect character, I...
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The nature of the hero

Date of Review:  Jan 19, 2000
Review: The realm of high fantasy has rarely produced a book such as this, Which is not only a great product of the imagination but is readable by an 11 year old. Alexander has created a world, based on Wales, with all of it's mythology and magic. The fast...
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Authors Lloyd Alexander
Narrator James Langton
Fiction Genre Juvenile Fiction
Fiction Subgenre Unknown
Awards 1966 Newbery Medal

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  "The reader's involvement is intense as the excitement leads up to the climactic meeting of tragedy and triumph."

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  Format: Hardcover - Prebinding
Publisher: Bt Bound (May 01, 2006)
Measurements: 7.75"(h) x 5.25"(w) x 0.75"(d), 0.6 lbs.
ISBN: 9781417768486

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  Autumn had come too swiftly. In the northernmost realms of Prydain many trees were already leafless, and among the branches clung the ragged shapes of empty nests.
 

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In the land of Prydain, evil is never far away. Arawn, Lord of the Land of Death, has been building an army of dark warriors to take over Prydain, and the only way to stop him is to destroy the Black Cauldron he uses to create his dreaded soldiers.Taran, Assistant Pig-Keeper, and his loyal companions must journey deep into Arawn's domain to destroy the Black Cauldron. For each of them, the quest has special meaning. For Taran, it is a glorious opportunity to use his first sword in battle. But war requires a sacrifice greater than he'd ever imagined...
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