The Black Cauldron
core novel 1965 The Chronicles of Prydain
Record
| First published | 1965 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.12 (67,622 ratings, collected 2026-08-06) |
| Page count | 182 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780805080490 |
| Internal chronology | 2 |
Where it sits
- Universe: The Chronicles of Prydain
- Series: The Chronicles of Prydain core; position 2 of 5 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Lloyd Alexander
Awards (verified)
- Newbery Medal, 1966: honor; Honor Book, not the Medal winner; that year's winner was I, Juan de Pareja (Elizabeth Borton de Trevino). Explicitly distinguished per the official ALA winners/honors list.
Notes
- From the series record (The Chronicles of Prydain): First-edition publisher Holt, Rinehart and Winston (New York) for all 5 novels.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.
- Reading order, within the series The Chronicles of Prydain: position 2 of 5: previous The Book of Three (1964) · next The Castle of Llyr (1966)
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chronicles_of_Prydain
- https://openlibrary.org
- American Library Association, Newbery Medal records
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