©1965 Lloyd Alexander (P)2004 Random House, Inc, Listening Library, a division of Random House, Inc. Don't miss the rest of Lloyd Alexander's. With his faithful friends reassembled, Taran marches off to face great danger with a courageous heart. Taran volunteers to travel to Arawn's stronghold and assist in the destruction of the dreaded cauldron.

If evil is to be defeated, the cauldron must be destroyed. They are born in the Black Cauldron from the stolen bodies of slain soldiers. The diabolical Arawn's army grows every day, and his terrible warriors never die. In proving himself far more capable than he initially appears, Taran is much like Eilonwy, Gurgi, Doli, and Fflewddur Flam, the other four main characters and his close friends throughout the series.Listen to audiobook in full for free on Title: The Black Cauldron Subtitle: The Prydain Chronicles, Book 2 Author: Lloyd Alexander Narrator: James Langton Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 28 mins Language: English Release date: 03-25-04 Publisher: Listening Library Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 324 votes Genres: Kids, Ages 8-10 Publisher's Summary: Peace reigns in Caer Dallben, where Taran works as Assistant Pig-Keeper, but evil threatens the rest of Prydain. In short, he learns how to fight for the people he loves and the world he wants. He learns how to make tough choices, to weigh his alternatives by means of his best judgment, to judge individuals’ characters, to acknowledge his errors, and to persist in the pursuit of his goals even in the face of grave danger. At the start, he is worried that he will never become anyone special, but after setting out to retrieve the escaped pig he is in charge of, and over the course of many adventurous trials that ensue, Taran develops into a heroic young man. The Book of Three introduces the main character of the series: Taran, a young boy nicknamed “assistant pig keeper” for his role on the farm where he lives and works. The series consists of five books: The Book of Three, The Black Cauldron, The Castle of Llyr, Taran Wanderer, and The High King. The Chronicles of Prydain is ideal for young readers from about fourth through sixth grades, or for parents to read aloud to third or fourth graders.

Although the series includes enchanters, invisible dwarfs, and other impossibilities, the protagonists must strive constantly to live up to their highest potential in order to achieve their goals and they must judge other people, who may not be completely good or evil and who may be much better or worse than they initially appear. In his introductory remarks to The Chronicles of Prydain, Lloyd Alexander notes that the story is fantasy, yet not far removed from reality. The Chronicles of Prydain, by Lloyd Alexander.

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