The Chronicles of Prydain

A few months ago I re-watched Disney's Black Cauldron movie and did a little research into the books that it was based off of. I decided to go ahead and give these young adult novels a shot. I read through the entire 5 volume series plus the bonus novel titled "The Foundling" which are just short tales within the world of Prydain.

Overall the books weren't bad. Very enjoyable. It was easy to see Lloyd Alexander was heavily influenced by Tolkien while reading through the books because it felt like a mini-version of Lord of the Rings.

If you have kids, I think it'd be worth their time. Adults? Go back and read Tolkien again. You can't get any better than that!