by Lloyd Alexander · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788427011793
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Taran, the Pig-Keeper Apprentice, welcomes with great joy the long-awaited opportunity to go in search of adventure and heroism. But both he and his faithful companions are involved in a life-or-death struggle against the evil King Arawn and his immortal warriors, who threaten to dominate the land of Prydain. Taran must snatch the magic cauldron from them, which is what gives the Lord of Death his evil strength. Will the Pig-Keeper Apprentice manage to defeat the three witches, determined to turn him into a toad? Taran had not foreseen the terrible price he would have to pay to defend Prydain...
Lloyd Chudley Alexander was an American author of more than 40 books, primarily fantasy novels for children and young adults. Over his seven-decade career, Alexander wrote 48 books, and his work has been translated into 20 languages. His most famous work is The Chronicles of Prydain, a series of five high fantasy novels whose conclusion, The High King, was awarded the 1969 Newbery Medal for excellence in American children's literature. He won U.S. National Book Awards in 1971 and 1982.
