The Foundling and Other Tales of Prydain
The Foundling and Other Tales of Prydain is a collection of short high fantasy stories. All are prequels to The Chronicles of Prydain, Alexander's award-winning series of five novels published 1964 to 1968. The 1973 first edition of this book includes six stories; the 1999 edition, includes eight stories.
The stories include: The Foundling, The Stone, The True Enchanter, The Rascal Crow, The Sword, The Smith, the Weaver, and the Harper, Coll and His White Pig, and The Truthful Harp.
About the Chronicles of Prydain Series
Books in series order
- 1.The Book of Three(1964)
- 2.The Black Cauldron(1965)
- 3.The Castle of Llyr(1966)
- 4.Taran Wanderer(1967)
- 5.The High King(1968)
- +The Foundling and Other Tales of Prydain(1973)
Reading age: 8+ years
This series should be read in order.
Blending rich elements of Welsh legend, universal mythology and imagination, Lloyd Alexander created Prydain, a land of fantasy, good and evil, and heroes rooted in reality and truth. This series follows the adventures of Taran, the Assistant Pig-Keeper, and his quest to become a hero. Taran is joined by an engaging cast of characters that includes Eilonwy, the strong-willed and sharp-tongued princess; Fflewddur Fflam, the exaggeration-prone bard; the ever-faithful Gurgi; and the irritable Doli - all of whom become involved in the epic struggle between good and evil that shapes the fate of the legendary land of Prydain.