The Prydain Chronicles Book One: The Book of Three (The Chronicles of Prydain)

About the Author LLOYD ALEXANDER has been writing professionally for ten years and his books have garnered numerous awards, including a Newbery Honor for The Black Cauldron and the Newbery Medal for The High King. Lloyd Alexander lives with his wife in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania. Product Description Taran dreams of adventure, but nothing exciting ever happens to an Assistant Pig-Keeper--until his pig runs 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, Taran finds himself fighting so that good may triumph over evil--and so that his beloved home will not fall to a diabolical fiend. From the Inside Flap Taran dreams of adventure, but nothing exciting ever happens to an Assistant Pig-Keeper--until his pig runs 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, Taran finds himself fighting so that good may triumph over evil--and so that his beloved home will not fall to a diabolical fiend. From AudioFile A fine book deserves a fine presentation. Such is true of Lloyd Alexander's THE BOOK OF THREE, the first novel of the Prydain Chronicles. The author himself provides opening remarks to set the scene. As Taran the Assistant Pig Keeper quests after his escaped charge, the mates who join his entourage expand Taran's horizons both literally and figuratively as he comes to see his home, Caer Dathyl, his future, and himself in new light. James Langton enables the listener to enter this fantastical world. Langton's presentation of each character has a depth that brings heightened compassion. Would it be possible for cocky, naive Taran to long to return to the muck and mire of his farm or yearn for the knowledge and serenity that Gwydion and Medwyn possess? Could grumbly, prickly Gurgi show the strength of friendship? Might plucky Eilowny know more than she lets on? Langton cares deeply about each character, and so will the listener! A.R. Winner of AUDIOFILE Earphones Award © AudioFile 2004, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine