Order of Chronicles Of Prydain Books
The Chronicles of Prydain is a series of children’s high fantasy novels by American author Lloyd Alexander. The series follows Taran from a young age as he grows up throughout the novels. Taran starts out as Assistant Pig-Keeper, but has dreams of becoming a hero. The series draws strongly from Welsh mythology.
Lloyd Alexander began his Chronicles of Prydain series in 1964 with the novel The Book of Three. The final novel in the series was The High King, which was published in 1968. Also included in the series are two picture books and a collection of short stories. Below is a list of Lloyd Alexander’s Chronicles of Prydain books in order of when they were first published (which is also their chronological order):
Publication Order of The Chronicles of Prydain Books
The Book of Three | (1964) | |
The Black Cauldron | (1965) | |
The Castle of Llyr | (1966) | |
Taran Wanderer | (1967) | |
The High King | (1968) |