The final book in The Chronicles of Prydain won the Newberry Medal. It is a good book, and he deserved that award for the Prydain series was exceptional children's literature. Still, I think it's the weakest in the series.
Taran Wanderer and
The Black Cauldron were more magical and involving. However,
The High King did its purpose of wrapping the series up. It's sad it took me until my late 30's to finally get around to this series. I know I would have liked it as a kid, but I enjoyed it immensely as an adult. How many adults can say that about children's literature?
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