![]() ![]() Two powerful figures are introduced here, Adaon, a perfect, gentle knight and Ellidyr, driven by searing pride and ambition. Separated from the battalion raised at Dallben, Taran's companions-at-arms are: the young Princess Eilonwy the grandiloquent bard Fflewddur Gurgi, the "thing" on his way to becoming human, and Doli, the trollish refugee from the Fair Folk- all unforgettable to readers of the first book. Taran's quest is for the Cauldron in which the evil King Arawn manufactures a pre-medieval sort of zombie warrior. The same characteristics that made the first book so rich are again present-a fine flow of words an inticate, active plot an admirable balance between the forces of black and white magic. ![]() The Black Cauldron continues the story of Taran, Assistant Pig-Keeper to the wizard Dallben in the fully realized imaginary Kingdom of Prydain. ![]() 818, J-262) has just received the invaluable boost that comes with selection as one of ALA's Notable Children's Books. ![]()
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