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Taran Wanderer by Lloyd Alexander

Taran Wanderer by Lloyd Alexander

      
Taran, Assistant Pig-Keeper, who wants to be a hero, goes questing for his parentage, in the hope that it will prove noble for the sake of Eilbnwy, the princess with the red-gold hair. Accompanied by several loyal friends, Taran begins his search and is sent by three wily enchantresses of the Marshes of Morva to consult the Mirror of Llunej for the answers he is seeking, with the cryptic promise that "the finding takes no more than the looking." In his adventures he meets Craddoc, the shepherd, and the common folk of Prydain, for whom he has great admiration and respect. From them he learns life's hardest lesson -- to accept failure. Taran Wanderer, in a moving climax at the Mirror of Llunet, learns his own identity and the secret of the mirror.

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0440484839
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0805080511
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Paperback

HarperCollins (UK)

ISBN: 0006714986

ISBN13: 9780006714989


Mass Market Paperback

Jun-1980

Laurel Leaf

ISBN: 0440984831

ISBN13: 9780440984832


Paperback

Mar-1984

Yearling

ISBN: 0440484839

ISBN13: 9780440484837


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Jul-1993

Dell

ISBN: 0440900573

ISBN13: 9780440900573


Paperback

Jan-1995

Mammoth

ISBN: 0749717858

ISBN13: 9780749717858


Paperback

May-2006

Henry Holt

ISBN: 0805080511

ISBN13: 9780805080513

Hardcover

Nov-1967

Henry Holt

ISBN: 0805011137

ISBN13: 9780805011135


Hardcover

Jul-1969

Turtleback Books

Library Binding

ISBN: 0606004823

ISBN13: 9780606004824


Hardcover

Jul-1969

Turtleback Books

Library Binding

ISBN: 0881030953

ISBN13: 9780881030952


Hardcover

Jan-1986

William Heinemann (UK)

ISBN: 0434926523

ISBN13: 9780434926527


Hardcover

Jan-1999

Henry Holt

ISBN: 0030897327

ISBN13: 9780030897320


Hardcover

May-1999

Henry Holt

ISBN: 0805061347

ISBN13: 9780805061345


Hardcover

May-2006

Turtleback Books

Library Binding

ISBN: 1417768495

ISBN13: 9781417768493


Hardcover

May-2006

Perfection Learning

Library Binding

ISBN: 0756968151

ISBN13: 9780756968151


Hardcover

May-2006

Turtleback Books

Library Binding

ISBN: 060634926X

ISBN13: 9780606349260


Hardcover

Jan-2008

Oxford University Press (UK)

Library Binding

ISBN: 1439533121

ISBN13: 9781439533123

eBook (Kindle)

May-2006

Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)


eBook

May-2006

Henry Holt

ISBN: 1429961996

ISBN13: 9781429961998

Audio Cassette

Dec-2004

Listening Library

ISBN: 1400085578

ISBN13: 9781400085576


Audio CD

Nov-2007

Listening Library

ISBN: 0739361570

ISBN13: 9780739361573


Audio CD

Feb-2008

Listening Library

ISBN: 0739363565

ISBN13: 9780739363560

 

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published

1967

author series

Pyrdain Chronicles - 4

age level

Kids (12 & Under)

Kids: Middle Grade (8-12)

genres

Speculative Fiction

sub-genres

Fantasy