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Series: Prydain Chronicles
Volume: 1
Genre: Fantasy
ISBN: 0805080481
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. BYR Paperbacks
Price: $5.99
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The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander

Description: Taran dreams of Adventure, but nothing exciting ever happens to an Assistant Pig-Keeper - until his pigs run away. A chase through the woods leads Taran far from home and into great danger, for evil prowls the land of Prydain. With a collection of strange and wonderful friends whom he meets on his journey, such as Prince Gwydion, heir to the throne of Prydain, a hapless bard, and a pretty but feisty Princess Eilonwy, Taran finds himself fighting so that good may triumph over evil - and so taht his beloved home will not fall to a horrific enemy.