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In this final part of the chronicles of Prydain, the forces of good and evil meet in an ultimate confrontation, which determines the fate of Taran, the Assistant Pig-Keeper who wanted to be a hero.

In the fourth book of the Prydian Cycle Taran Wanderer sets out on a quest to learn the truth about his parentage from the enchanted Mirror of Llunet and experiences exciting adventures as well as great shame in the course of the journey that takes him from child to man.

Mallory's encounter with the wizard in the tree begins a chain of events that change the lives of the villagers dominated by a suspicious squire.

Eight short stories dealing with events that preceded the birth of Taran, the Assistant Pig-Keeper and key figure in the author's five works on the Kingdom of Prydain.