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Lloyd Alexander

Lloyd Alexander (1924-2007) was an American writer known for his fantasy novels aimed at young adults and children. He is most recognized for his Chronicles of Prydain series, as well as the Vesper Holly series and the Westmark Trilogy. In 1969, he received the Newbery Medal for his novel The High King. Alexander aspired to be a writer from the age of 15, achieving this goal in 1955 with his debut novel, And Let the Credit Go, an autobiographical satire reflecting his time as a bank messenger. His last novel, The Golden Dream of Carlo Chuchio, was published in 2007. Below is a list of Lloyd Alexander’s books in the order of their original publication.

Lloyd Alexander became a published novelist in 1955 with the novel And Let the Credit Go. Below is a list of Lloyd Alexander's books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of The Chronicles of Prydain Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
The Book of Three (1964) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Black Cauldron (1965) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Castle of Llyr (1966) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Taran Wanderer (1967) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The High King (1968) Buy on Amazon.com Not available

Publication Order of Westmark Trilogy Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Westmark (1981) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Kestrel (1982) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Beggar Queen (1984) Buy on Amazon.com Not available

Publication Order of Vesper Holly Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
The Illyrian Adventure (1986) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The El Dorado Adventure (1987) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Drackenberg Adventure (1988) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Jedera Adventure (1989) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Philadelphia Adventure (1990) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Xanadu Adventure (2005) Buy on Amazon.com Not available

Publication Order of Standalone Novels Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
And Let the Credit Go (1955) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
My Five Tigers The Cats in My Life (1956) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Time Cat (1963) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Fifty Years in the Doghouse (1964) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Send for Ryan! (1965) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Marvelous Misadventures of Sebastian (1970) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The King's Fountain (1971) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Four Donkeys (1972) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Cat Who Wished to Be a Man (1973) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Wizard in the Tree (1974) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The First Two Lives of Lukas-Kasha (1978) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Remarkable Journey of Prince Jen (1991) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Prydain Chronicles (1991) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Arkadians (1995) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The House Gobbaleen (1995) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Iron Ring (1997) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Gypsy Rizka (1999) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
How the Cat Swallowed Thunder (2000) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Fantastical Adventures of the Invisible Boy / The Gawgon and the Boy (2001) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
A Lloyd Alexander Collection (2001) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Rope Trick (2002) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Dream-of-Jade (2005) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Golden Dream of Carlo Chuchio (2007) Buy on Amazon.com Not available

Publication Order of Short Story Collections Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
The Foundling and Other Tales of Prydain (1973) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Town Cats and Other Tales (1977) Buy on Amazon.com Not available

Publication Order of Picture Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Coll and His White Pig (1965) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Truthful Harp (1967) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Fortune-Tellers (1992) Buy on Amazon.com Not available

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
August Bondi: Border Hawk (1958) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Aaron Lopez: The Flagship Hope (1960) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
My Cats and Me: The Story of an Understanding (A Blank Journal) (1989) Buy on Amazon.com Not available

Publication Order of Anthologies Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Firebirds (2003) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Wand in the Word (2006) Buy on Amazon.com Not available

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