18 books like The Black Cauldron

Cover of The Book Of Three
The Book Of Three Lloyd Alexander · 1964 · ★ 4.0 · 190p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Taran is bored with his Assistant Pig-Keeper duties, even though his charge is none other than Hen Wen, Prydain's only oracular pig. He'd rather be doing something more heroic, like making swords and learning to use them. When Hen Wen escapes and Taran goes after her, he finds himself farther from home than he's ever been. Soon he begins to realize that heroism is no easy task. With the dreaded… Shares Prydain, Pigs, Swine, Heroes
Cover of The Castle of Llyr
The Castle of Llyr Lloyd Alexander · 1966 · ★ 4.4 · 210p · ≈ 7h · Moderate When Princess Eilonwy is sent to the Isle of Mona for training, she is bewitched by the evil enchantress Achren, so Taran and other friends must try to rescue her. Shares Taran, Prydain, Courage, Good and evil
Cover of The High King
The High King Lloyd Alexander · 1968 · ★ 4.3 · 269p · ≈ 8h · Moderate In this final part of the chronicle 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. Shares Taran, Prydain, Good and evil, Fairy Tales
Cover of The Spiderwick Chronicles
The Spiderwick Chronicles Tony DiTerlizzi · 2004 · ★ 4.0 · 160p · ≈ 5h · Moderate **German-language description** Jared und seine Geschwister Simon und Mallory haben in dem alten Haus, in dem sie seit kurzem wohnen, eine geheimnisvolle Entdeckung gemacht: Arthur Spiderwicks Handbuch der magischen Geschöpfe! Plötzlich eröffnet sich den Kindern eine Welt voller Magie und Zauberwesen – doch nicht alle sind ihnen freundlich gesonnnen. Urplötzlich heiklen Situationen und… Shares Fairy Tales, Adventure, Fantasy
Cover of The Burning Bridge
The Burning Bridge John Flanagan · 2005 · ★ 4.3 · 278p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Bracing for a final clash with the evil warlord Morgarath, the Rangers rally the kingdom's allies, and Will is chosen, along with his friend Horace, as special envoys to nearby Celtica. But the simple mission soon takes an unsettling turn - the Celticans have disappeared, their town abandoned. The scheming hand of Morgarath, it seems, has been far from idle. He has found a way to bring his… Shares Heroes, Fairy Tales, Adventure, Fantasy
Cover of Taran Wanderer
Taran Wanderer Lloyd Alexander · 1900 · ★ 4.4 · 271p · ≈ 9h · Moderate 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. Shares Taran, Prydain, Good and evil, Fairy Tales
Cover of The Patchwork Girl of Oz
The Patchwork Girl of Oz L. Frank Baum · 1913 · ★ 3.9 · 134p · ≈ 4h · Moderate "Where's the butter, Unc Nunkie?" asked Ojo. Shares Fairy Tales, Adventure, Fantasy
Cover of A Spell for Chameleon
A Spell for Chameleon Piers Anthony · 1977 · ★ 4.5 · 344p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Xanth was the enchanted land where magic ruled - where every citizen had a special spell only he could cast. It was a land of centaurs, dragons and basiliks.But poor Bink alone had no magic. And unless he got some - and fast - he would be exiled. The Good Magician Humfrey was convined that Bink did indeed have magic, magic as powerful as any possessed by the King or Good Magician Humfrey… Shares Magic, Fantasy
Cover of The Pig Scrolls
The Pig Scrolls Paul Shipton · 2001 · 274p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Presents the translation of an ancient Greek manuscript written by Gryllus, a talking pig who was once a man, describing the many adventures that he and his companions--a junior prophetess named Sybil and a bumbling goatherd--experience while traveling to Delphi to try to prevent the universe from coming to an end. Shares Pigs, Swine, Courage
Cover of Fool's Fate
Fool's Fate Robin Hobb · 2003 · ★ 4.5 · 805p · ≈ 26h · Moderate A heralded writer of epic fantasy, Robin Hobb has given readers worlds within worlds in her heroic Farseer and Liveship Traders trilogies. Now she takes the final step in the breathtaking trilogy of the Tawny Man, as the tale of FitzChivalry Farseer comes to an epic end. Rife with boundless adventure and unforgettable characters, Fool's Fate is destined to become a classic of the genre.Assassin,… Shares Quests, Magic, Fantasy
Cover of Svinedrengen
Svinedrengen Hans Christian Andersen · 1920 · 25p · ≈ 50m · Moderate A prince disguises himself as a swineherd and learns the true character of the princess he desires. Shares Pigs, Fairy Tales
Cover of Wyrmeweald Bloodhoney
Wyrmeweald Bloodhoney Paul Stewart · 2012 · ★ 4.0 · 351p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Micah finds that winter is a dangerous time in the wyrmeweald. In addition to the intense cold, Micah and his friends Eli and Thrace are being hunted by an assassin intent on vengeance. Shares Quests, Good and evil, Adventure, Fantasy
Cover of The Magical Monarch of Mo
The Magical Monarch of Mo L. Frank Baum · 1903 · 91p · ≈ 3h · Moderate Fourteen tales about the magical land of Mo and the people and animals who live there. Shares Fairy Tales, Magic, Adventure, Fantasy
Cover of Towers of Midnight
Towers of Midnight Robert Jordan · 2010 · ★ 4.5 · 976p · ≈ 32h · Moderate As the seals on the Dark One's prison crumble and the armies of the Shadow boil out of the Blight, Perrin Aybara, hunted by specters from his past, must seek answers in "Tel'aran'rhiod" and find a way to master the wolf within him--or lose himself to it forever. Meanwhile, Matrim Cauthon prepares for the most difficult challenge of his life ... as The Tower of Ghenjei awaits. Shares Heroes, Good and evil, Magic, Adventure
Cover of The True Story of the Three Little Pigs
The True Story of the Three Little Pigs Jon Scieszka · 1989 · ★ 4.0 · 32p · ≈ 1h · Moderate Goodreads Review: **You thought you knew the story of the “The Three Little Pigs”… You thought wrong.** In this **hysterical and clever fracture fairy tale picture book that twists point** of view and perspective, young readers will finally hear the other side of the story of “The Three Little Pigs.” “**In this humorous story, Alexander T. Wolf tells his own outlandish version** of what… Shares Pigs, Swine, Fairy Tales
Cover of The Great Hunt (The Wheel of Time Book 2)
The Great Hunt (The Wheel of Time Book 2) Robert Jordan · 1990 · ★ 4.3 · 576p · ≈ 19h · Moderate Now in development for TV! Since its debut in 1990, The Wheel of Time® by Robert Jordan has captivated millions of readers around the globe with its scope, originality, and compelling characters. The Wheel of Time turns and Ages come and go, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the Age that gave it birth returns again. In the Third… Shares Heroes, Good and evil, Magic, Adventure
Cover of The dark is rising
The dark is rising Susan Cooper · 1972 · ★ 4.0 · 244p · ≈ 8h · Moderate On his eleventh birthday Will Stanton discovers that he is the last of the Old Ones, destined to seek the six magical Signs that will enable the Old Ones to triumph over the evil forces of the Dark. Shares Newbery Honor, Good and evil, Magic, Fantasy
Cover of Pawn of Prophecy
Pawn of Prophecy David Eddings · 1982 · ★ 4.2 · 272p · ≈ 9h · Moderate The first book of the Belgariad.A magnificent epic set against a history of seven thousand years of the struggles of Gods and Kings and men - of strange lands and events - of fate and a prophecy that must be fulfilled!THE BELGARIADLong ago, so the Storyteller claimed, the evil God Torak sought dominion and drove men and Gods to war. But Belgarath the Sorcerer led men to reclaim the Orb that… Shares Heroes, Good and evil, Magic

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