Category: Lloyd Alexander

  • This book is a return to a previous world as The Castle of Llyr is the third book in The Prydain Chronicles by Lloyd Alexander. It opens on young Taran being told that his friend Eilonwy must go away to learn how to be a proper princess, something that she is unable to do at…

  • It is time to return to a world based around Welsh mythology and folklore with The Black Cauldron, the second book in The Chronicles of Prydain by Lloyd Alexander. In in we get to see the continuing adventures of Taran, the assistant pig-keeper, and his loyal group of friends. The story opens with a council…

  • As you may have noticed, I have a bit of a fondness for children’s literature. Today’s book is an excellent piece of children’s literature but it is also a bit of a classic in the genre. I am talking about The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander. Now I am not sure how many of…