num_pages: 224
description: Peace reigns in Caer Dallben, where Taran works as Assistant Pig-Keeper, but evil threatens the rest of Prydain. The diabolical Arawn's army grows every day, and his terrible warriors never die. They are born in the Black Cauldron from the stolen bodies of slain soldiers. If evil is to be defeated, the cauldron must be destroyed. Taran volunteers to travel to Arawn's stronghold and assist in the destruction of the dreaded cauldron. With his faithful friends reassembled, Taran marches off to face great danger with a courageous heart.
language: English
title: The Black Cauldron
titlecomplete: The Black Cauldron (The Chronicles of Prydain #2)
characters: Taran, Fflewddur Fflam, Princess Eilonwy, Gurgi
genres: Fiction, Magic, Adventure, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Science Fiction Fantasy, Classics, High Fantasy, Childrens, Fantasy
ratings_count: 63814
series: The Chronicles of Prydain
awards: awardedAt: -126201600000
name: Newbery Medal
publisher: Usborne Publishing