num_pages: 253
description: In this magnificent finale to the Chronicles of Prydain, the whole land is the stage for the ultimate clash between the forces of good and evil.The last and greatest quest of Taran and his companions begins when the sword Dyrnwyn, the most powerful weapon in the kingdom, falls into the hands of Arawn Death-Lord, threatening Prydain with annihilation. Taran and Prince Gwydion raise an army to march against Arawn's terrible cohorts, human and inhuman, in a decisive struggle that may be their last. After a winter march filled with danger, love and sorrow, the challenge of battle and the tragedy of defeat, Taran and his army finally arrive at the very portal of Annuvin, Arawn's stronghold and, ultimately, at a decision for Taran that is the most crucial of his life. In the highest tradition of heroic fantasy, The High King fittingly concludes the Prydain epic, Lloyd Alexander's masterpiece.
language: English
title: The High King
titlecomplete: The High King (The Chronicles of Prydain, #5)
characters: Gurgi, Princess Eilonwy, Taran, Fflewddur Fflam
genres: Juvenile, Fiction, Classics, Science Fiction Fantasy, Young Adult, Childrens, Adventure, Fantasy, Middle Grade, High Fantasy
ratings_count: 54130
series: The Chronicles of Prydain
awards: awardedAt: -31507200000
name: Newbery Medal, name: جایزه ی نیوبری, awardedAt: 347184000000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Children's Book (1969) & Fiction (Paperback)
publisher: Henry Holt and Company