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The Chronicles of Prydain Reading Order
The Chronicles of Prydain by Lloyd Alexander has 5 main books (1964–1968). Start with The Book of Three (1964) and read the numbered books in order.
The Chronicles of Prydain books in order
Your reading speed
- 3 h 48 min
- 3 h 55 min
- 3 h 36 min
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- 4 h 29 min
- 4 h 59 min
Main books together: 1,188 pages, about 20 h 47 min at 238 words per minute.
Page counts: median across editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
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The Chronicles of Prydain: common questions
- How many books are in the The Chronicles of Prydain series?
- There are 5 main books in The Chronicles of Prydain. The most recent main book listed here is The High King (1968).
- What order should I read The Chronicles of Prydain in?
- Read The Chronicles of Prydain in its numbered order: The Book of Three, The Black Cauldron, The Castle of Llyr, Taran Wanderer, and so on.
- What is the first The Chronicles of Prydain book?
- The first book is The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander, published in 1964.
- How long does it take to read the whole The Chronicles of Prydain series?
- The 5 main books add up to about 1,188 pages (median edition lengths). At 238 words per minute that is about 21 hours of reading, or about 42 days at 30 minutes a day.