Taran Wanderer Author:Lloyd Alexander Taran, asst pigkeeper, who wants to be a hero, goes questing for his parentage, in the hope that it will prove noble for the sake of Eilony, the princess with red-gold hair. Accompanied by several loyal friends,Taran begins his search and is sent by 3 wily enchantresses of the Marshes of Morva to consult the Mirror of Llunet for the answers he i... more »s seeking, with the cryptic promise that "the finding takes no more than looking". In his adventures he meets Craddoc, the shepherd, and the common folk of Prydain, for whom he learns life's hardest lesson--how to accept failure.« less