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| Author | Lloyd Alexander |
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| Cover artist | Evaline Ness |
| Language | English |
| Series | The Chronicles of Prydain |
| Genre | Fantasy |
| Published | August 5, 1965 (Holt, Rinehart and Winston) |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover & paperback) |
| Pages | 224 |
| ISBN | 0-8050-0992-2 (first edition, hard) |
| OCLC | 302887 |
| LC Class | PZ7.A3774 B1 |
| Preceded by | The Book of Three |
| Followed by | The Castle of Llyr |
The Black Cauldron (1965) is a high fantasy novel by American writer Lloyd Alexander, the second of five volumes in The Chronicles of Prydain. The story continues the adventures of Taran, the Assistant Pig-Keeper, as he joins in a quest to capture the eponymous Magical Cauldron from Arawn Death-Lord. It was a Newbery Honor book in 1966, runner-up for the year's "most distinguished contribution to American literature for children".[1]
The book provided a title and many plot elements for the 1985 Disney animated feature The Black Cauldron.
- ^ "Newbery Medal and Honor Books, 1922-Present". Association for Library Service to Children. Retrieved 2011-01-11.