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The Book of Three

Lloyd Alexander

Age: 10+

RRP  £6.99

Series: Usborne Modern Classics

The Book of Three

By: Lloyd Alexander

Series : Usborne Modern Classics

Age 10+

RRP  £6.99

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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 Princess Eilonwy. Together, they must face the deathless Cauldron-Born warriors, dragons, witches and the terrifying Horned King himself. Taran learns much about his identity, but the mysterious Book of Three is yet to reveal his true identity.

Extent:
240 pages
Dimensions:
198 x 128mm
Paperback ISBN:
9781474943444
Accelerated Reader Book Level:
5.3
Accelerated Reader Interest Level:
Middle years (MY)
Book Band:
Dark Blue
Key Stage:
KS2, KS3
Publication Date:
August 2018
Work Reference:
00312
Lloyd Alexander
Lloyd Alexander (1924-2007) is one of the most respected and best-loved of American authors, with a huge following worldwide. The Chronicles of Prydain have won many awards, including the highly prestigious Newbery Medal for The High King, as well as the Newbery Honour for The Black Cauldron and the ALA Notable Book for The Book of Three. He is best known for his tales of high fantasy and adventure, and in 2003 he was awarded a Life Achievement Award by the World Fantasy Convention.

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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

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