The time has come for Eilonwy, Princess of the Royal House of Llyr, to become a lady, although she would much rather be seeking adventures with assistant pig-keeper Taran. Will Taran lose Eilonwy to the arms of the feeble Prince Rhun or worse still to the clutches of the evil enchantress Achren? Along with his faithful companions, Taran must negotiate the lair of the giant cat Llyan and the cavern of the King of Stones in his quest to win her back.

 

This is book 3 in Chronicles Of Prydain .

There are 224 pages in this book. This book was published 2005 by Usborne Publishing Ltd .

Lloyd Alexander is one of America's most distinguished authors. He has won the Newbery medal and has received a Lifetime Achievement Award for Children's Literature from Parents' Choice and another from the World Fantasy Convention.

This book has the following chapters: Introduction: Beyond Stereotypes; France at Mid-Century; The Shock of the New; Around the Eiffel Tower: Modernization, Technology, and the People; Around 1900; WW1 and Beyond; The 1930's and WW2; The Post-War Years; (De)colonization; Culture in the 1960's; May 1968 and Beyond; The Socialist Years; Postcolonial and Postmodern France