Horror's Greatest Hits
Lloyd Alexander

Lloyd Alexander’s Followers (2,091)

member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo

Lloyd Alexander


Born
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, The United States
January 30, 1924

Died
May 17, 2007

Website

Genre
Children's, Science Fiction, Fantasy


Lloyd Chudley Alexander was an influential American author of more than forty books, mostly fantasy novels for children and adolescents, as well as several adult books. His most famous contribution to the field of children's literature is the fantasy series The Chronicles of Prydain. The concluding book of the series, The High King , was awarded the Newbery Medal in 1969. Alexander's other books have also won the National Book Award and the American Book Award. He was also one of the creators of Cricket Magazine. ...more

Combine Editions

Average rating: 4.05 · 472,222 ratings · 20,531 reviews · 132 distinct works • Similar authors
The Book of Three (The Chro...
3.98 avg rating — 82,581 ratings — published 1964
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
The Black Cauldron (The Chr...
4.12 avg rating — 66,512 ratings — published 1965 — 132 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
The High King (The Chronicl...
4.25 avg rating — 56,119 ratings — published 1968 — 107 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Taran Wanderer (The Chronic...
4.14 avg rating — 43,172 ratings — published 1967 — 104 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
The Castle of Llyr (The Chr...
4.07 avg rating — 39,491 ratings — published 1966 — 113 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
The Chronicles of Prydain
4.43 avg rating — 7,717 ratings — published 1989 — 30 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Time Cat
3.78 avg rating — 7,391 ratings — published 1963 — 45 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
The Foundling and Other Tal...
3.96 avg rating — 5,156 ratings — published 1973 — 28 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Westmark (Westmark, #1)
3.93 avg rating — 4,847 ratings — published 1981 — 24 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
The Iron Ring
3.83 avg rating — 4,842 ratings — published 1997 — 18 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
More books by Lloyd Alexander…

Series by Lloyd Alexander

The Book of Three The Black Cauldron The Castle of Llyr Taran Wanderer The High King Kroniky Prydainu II
(6 books)
by
4.11 avg rating — 301,925 ratings

Westmark The Kestrel The Beggar Queen
(3 books)
by
3.96 avg rating — 10,909 ratings

The Illyrian Adventure The El Dorado Adventure The Drackenberg Adventure The Jedera Adventure The Philadelphia Adventure The Xanadu Adventure
(6 books)
by
3.81 avg rating — 5,531 ratings

Quotes by Lloyd Alexander  (?)
Quotes are added by the Goodreads community and are not verified by Goodreads. (Learn more)

“Fantasy is hardly an escape from reality. It's a way of understanding it.”
― Lloyd Alexander
7810 likes
Like

“Child, child, do you not see? For each of us comes a time when we must be more than what we are.”
― Lloyd Alexander, The Black Cauldron
2149 likes
Like

“Keep reading. It's one of the most marvelous adventures that anyone can have.”
― Lloyd Alexander
tags: adventure, reading
687 likes
Like

Polls

In Lloyd Alexander's Prydain Chronicles, who do you relate to?The Book of ThreeLloyd Alexander

Eilonwy- good at talking, annoying people, and being altogether enchanting
 
  23 votes, 31.5%

Taran- sometimes a bit lost, but a hero at heart
 
  21 votes, 28.8%

Fflewder- what's life without a little color, a story's only as good as you make it up to be
 
  11 votes, 15.1%

Gurgi- the only thing more important than supplying your rumbling-grumbling stomach with delicious crunchings and munchings is helping your friends
 
  9 votes, 12.3%

Dolli- grumpy and terse exterior, pathetically soft-hearted interior
 
  9 votes, 12.3%

73 total votes
More...

Topics Mentioning This Author

topics posts views last activity  
Goodreads Librari...: Please Correct Page Information on 0805080481 3 144 Dec 27, 2008 08:40AM  
Fantasy Book Club: This topic has been closed to new comments. Fantasy novel nominations listing - Now defunct 3 402 Jan 12, 2009 07:06PM  
Fantasy Book Club: This topic has been closed to new comments. Defunct - Book readings - post your nominations here 41 214 Jan 29, 2009 09:08PM  
Building a SciFi/...: Help a fella on the hunt for some Fantasy? 58 483 Aug 28, 2009 09:29PM  
What's the Name o...: SOLVED. Short Story / Pig who's really a wizard called 'Mythanks' [s] 11 121 Jan 30, 2010 12:54PM  
The Seasonal Read...: This topic has been closed to new comments. * Spring Challenge 2010 Tasks 6 1241 Feb 26, 2010 07:44PM  
The Next Best Boo...: Do you re-read? 146 506 Mar 06, 2010 08:07PM  
Who's Your Author?: 15 Books 27 231 Apr 02, 2010 10:49AM