Taran Wanderer is the story of the title character, Taran, who journeys across the fantasy land of Prydain in search of his origins. Taran longs to find the family that abandoned him and left him a foundling in the care of Dallben, an enigmatic wizard who professes to know little of Taran's past. Taran departs from his friends to seek his identity, but in the end he is unable to discover his heritage, instead coming to terms with himself as an individual.
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