Christina reviewed The Black Cauldron by Lloyd Alexander (Chronicles of Prydain -- 2)
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4 stars
more enjoyable than the first, thanks to plotted character development

Lloyd Alexander: The Black Cauldron (Chronicles of Prydain Ser.) (Paperback, 1985, Bantam Doubleday Dell Books for Young Readers)
Paperback, 157 pages
Published Nov. 9, 1985 by Bantam Doubleday Dell Books for Young Readers.
Taran, Assistant Pig-Keeper of Prydain, faces even more dangers as he seeks the magical Black Cauldron, the chief implement of the evil powers of Arawn, lord of the Land of Death.
more enjoyable than the first, thanks to plotted character development
Much more solid novel than its predecessor.