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Fae & Fairy FictionAdventureClassic Fantasy

Taran Wanderer

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  • 1900 first published
  • 256 pages
  • ★ 4.0 (21 ratings)
  • 35 editions
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Lloyd Alexander's Taran Wanderer (1900) is a fae fiction and adventure fiction novel. It deals with fairy tales, birthparents, good and evil and Identification.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.0 out of 5 from 21 ratings, and 37 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 35 editions.

At about 256 pages, most readers finish it in 4–5 hours.

About Taran Wanderer

The fourth book of the Prydain cycle tells of the adventures that befell Taran when he went in search of his birthright and the truth about himself.
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Opening line

“It was full springtime, with promise of the richest summer the farm had ever seen.”

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • Prydain, Imaginary place
  • Fairy tales
  • Identity, Psychology
  • Adventure and adventurers
  • Fantasy fiction
  • Children's fiction
  • Fantasy
  • Birthparents
  • Good and evil
  • Identification
  • Mirrors
  • Adventure stories
  • Taran, Fictitious character : Alexander
  • Children's stories
  • Princesses
  • Love

Quick answers

Who wrote Taran Wanderer?

Taran Wanderer was written by Lloyd Alexander and first published in 1900.

What genre is Taran Wanderer?

It is usually shelved as Fae & Fairy Fiction, Adventure, Classic Fantasy and Fairy Tales & Folklore.

How long is Taran Wanderer?

The median edition has 256 pages, about 4–5 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Taran Wanderer?

Readers who like it often enjoy Alice's Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking Glass, The Story of the Treasure Seekers and The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

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