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    Prince Caspian

    Written by C. S. Lewis

    Narrated by Sir Michael Hordern

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    The fourth in the series of the classic fantasy tales – The Chronicles of Narnia. Read by the unforgettable Sir Michael Hordern.

    “Look sharp!” shouted Edmund. “All catch hands and keep together. This is magic – I can tell by the feeling. Quick!”

    Evil King Miraz and his army can only mean trouble for Narnia, and Prince Caspian, his nephew and the rightful heir to the throne, fears for his safety and the future of his country. He blows the Great Horn in desperation, summoning Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy to help with his difficult task – that of saving Narnia before its freedom is lost forever.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateSep 5, 2005
    ISBN9780007222742
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    Prince Caspian
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    C. S. Lewis

    Clive Staples Lewis (1898-1963) was one of the intellectual giants of the twentieth century and arguably one of the most influential writers of his day. He was a Fellow and Tutor in English Literature at Oxford University until 1954, when he was unanimously elected to the Chair of Medieval and Renaissance Literature at Cambridge University, a position he held until his retirement. He wrote more than thirty books, allowing him to reach a vast audience, and his works continue to attract thousands of new readers every year. His most distinguished and popular accomplishments include Out of the Silent Planet, The Great Divorce, The Screwtape Letters, and the universally acknowledged classics The Chronicles of Narnia. To date, the Narnia books have sold over 100 million copies and have been transformed into three major motion pictures. Clive Staples Lewis (1898-1963) fue uno de los intelectuales más importantes del siglo veinte y podría decirse que fue el escritor cristiano más influyente de su tiempo. Fue profesor particular de literatura inglesa y miembro de la junta de gobierno en la Universidad Oxford hasta 1954, cuando fue nombrado profesor de literatura medieval y renacentista en la Universidad Cambridge, cargo que desempeñó hasta que se jubiló. Sus contribuciones a la crítica literaria, literatura infantil, literatura fantástica y teología popular le trajeron fama y aclamación a nivel internacional. C. S. Lewis escribió más de treinta libros, lo cual le permitió alcanzar una enorme audiencia, y sus obras aún atraen a miles de nuevos lectores cada año. Sus más distinguidas y populares obras incluyen Las Crónicas de Narnia, Los Cuatro Amores, Cartas del Diablo a Su Sobrino y Mero Cristianismo.

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    • 4/5
      The Narnia series is a great Fantasy with a different world and all the magic you could ever wish for!
    • 3/5
      Reading more books with eldest child. Finished this one last night.

      I remember these books as magical but structurally, they are seriously poor. CS Lewis has a fun voice at times but it's such stilted, badly structured YA lol. I'd give it two stars except nostalgia (I loved these once) is strong, and also it's not really fair to judge older books by today's standards. Even if Tolkien, his contemporary, still holds up well.
    • 3/5
      Ihan mukava, mutta ei läheskään yhtä hyvä kuin Velho ja Leijona. Loppu oli pieni pettymys, homma loppui kuin seinään. Tanssivat taruolennot olivat lastenkin mielestä outoja ja tylsiä.
    • 3/5
      A great classic.
    • 4/5
      Prince Caspian has grown up in the palace with his uncle Miraz being King. Miraz has forbidden anyone to speak of the Old Narnia or talking beasts. Caspian's tutor tells him of the Old Narnia and how there are still talking beasts alive in secret. Then Miraz's wife has a baby boy and the tutor wakes Caspian to help him flee for his life because he is the rightful heir to the thrown. In parting, the tutor gives Caspian a horn and tells him to use it in his greatest hour of need. Caspian meets the Old Narian creatures and they declare him the rightful king and are planning an attack when his tutor shows up and says Miraz's army is looking for them. They travel to Aslan's How and begin to battle. After being defeated, Caspian blows the horn which brings back the four Pevensie children. The Pevensie children are on a train station platform when they are brought back to Narnia to the ruins of an old castle. They recognize the castle as their old castle of Cair Paravel. They also save the dwarf, Trumpkin. He shows them the way back to the battle, but they get lost and Aslan shows up to help them find their way. Caspian challenges his uncle Miraz to a duel and Miraz is double-crossed by his own men. He is killed and the Old Narnians defeat the Telmarine army. All is put right and the Pevensie children are sent back to the train station where they will separate to go to school.This tale has action, adventure, good and evil in it. Most children love stories like this. It has many literary elements the students can learn from as well.
    • 3/5
      Missed these when I was younger.
      Catching up on some 'classics' - started with this so I could watch the movie.
      Good reading.
      Read in 2006
    • 5/5
      This book has turned out to one of my favorites of the Narnia series. I couldn't put the book down while reading it. I loved visiting Narnia with Peter, Edmund, Susan and Lucy and seeing Narnia through their eyes. It is a good read.
    • 4/5
      This book was good, as I would expect from Mr. Lewis, but I found it to be much less impressive than the previous three Narnia books. The plot isn't too thrilling or surprising, and the characters are all rather plain, except for Reepicheep, the brave and slightly arrogant mouse. Maybe it was because I was tired when I read this, but this book seemed very much like a typical sequel--an imitation of the original, lacking its luster and fire. But when you imitate a great work, the result is still worth checking out.--J.
    • 3/5
      I watched the film version of this a few weeks ago, which is what prompted me to re-read the whole series, and I think that watching it probably didn't help, as although it wasn't an exact adaptation it meant nothing about the book was new (I can't really remember the other ones apart from TMN and 'Wardrobe' despite reading them loads as a child) but it wasn't as good as the first two books (in suggested reading order!). However I did enjoy it and I’m looking forward to the remaining three adventures in Narnia.
    • 3/5
      Prince Caspian (the character) isn't very interesting—since he is pretty sympathetic in the beginning he never takes the Lewis-ish journey from jerk to king. But there are battles, Old Narnians, bacchanalias, and Aslan turning kids into pigs, and that makes up for Caspian somewhat.
    • 3/5
      Continuation of the Narnia tales. Aslan as Christ. Lewis continues to convey Christian themes to children.
    • 2/5
      I really like Chronicles of Narnia and I've read it several times translated into my native language. Now I've decided to listen to it in English but I was confused several times, because I missed some parts. When I compared it with another versions, I found this edition is about one hour shorter than the others. Although I really liked the voice of Sir Michael Hordern and music, I was really dissapointed that they cut off some parts. It is a shame.
    • 3/5
      Prince Caspian is the second novel in the Chronicles of Narnia series. It brings back many familiar characters from The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe. It's a nice continuation to the previous story, however it relies heavily on previous knowledge. A light, charming read for children who enjoy the freedom of imagination.
    • 5/5
      This time Peter, Susan, Edmond and Lucy are called to Narnia to aid in the succession of the rightful king to the throne. The kind in question is Caspian, who has survived his uncle's attempt to kill him and has found refuge at the Stone Table. Now the four siblings must rush to his side before the last rebels of Narnia are totally destroyed.I loved this book as a child and it holds up quite well many years later.
    • 5/5
      It was great to see the Pevensies back again for Prince Caspian. Caspian is a great character and combining him with Peter was interesting to say the least.
    • 5/5
      This is the third book in the Chronicles of Narnia. In this book the four children from The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe find themselves tugged back into Narnia. A state of civil war has been declared, all the animals, trees and dwarfs have been banished, and Prince Caspian is desperately trying to regain his throne.
    • 4/5
      While the Chronicles of Narnia don't get me going like other works (such as those by his good friend J.R.R. Tolkien), I did like the spirit of Prince Caspian himself. I probably liked it more at the time I read it, given that I was a lot younger.
    • 3/5
      Not quite as good as the Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe, but it was interesting to see what they're working the new movie from.
    • 5/5
      my personal fav of the book series
    • 4/5
      Another re-read, obviously. A bedtime story book for Jefferson. I'd forgotten how excessively pagan this one is. My favorite part was probably re-reading Reepicheep's story -- he's kind of an icon for Smarter Every Day -- appearing at the end of each video -- and I could only just barely remember him.

      Hardest part of reading aloud was definitely trying to differentiate the voices of the dwarves and the badger, who were all described to have deep, earthy voices. Otherwise, this series continues to be delightful for reading out loud.
    • 3/5
      This story is about the return of the Pevensies and Aslan to Narnia after an extended absence by each and, well, that's pretty much what you get. While filled with the careful descriptions and lovely characters that all the Narnia books have, there isn't very much story to be found in Prince Caspian.Perhaps it would be improved if there were fewer scenes of people sitting around talking to each other. There is a lot of that going on. Yet when things do happen, there are fascinating glimpses into the Narnian world. I wish that Lewis had given more attention to the towns such as Beruna, where we briefly see a girls' school in session, and also to the origin of the Telmarines, who apparently are descended from pirates who came from Earth!Due to the long absence of our heroes (somewhere between "hundreds and a thousand years"), the people of Narnia - who are technically Telmarines - doubt that they were ever anything more than stories. There is no belief in Aslan, the Pevensies, or Talking Animals by the humans who now live in Narnia, and so things are Bad. Knowing that Aslan is meant to be a Christ-analog, it's only too easy to equate these dark times in Narnia with our own post-Christ world, which Lewis doesn't seem to be terribly optimistic about.There are, as in the other books, many moral lessons to be found here. I was struck by how it is Lucy, the youngest of the Pevensie children, who sees Aslan first and most easily. Isn't there a proverb about following children because they're the ones who know God best, or something like that? At another point, Lucy and Susan take part in a bacchanalia (quite literally - Bacchus and Silenus are both there), complete with what would probably be orgies if it weren't a children's book. We are told by Lucy that it's only because they are with Aslan that they make it through the party all right. I understood this to be a commentary on pagan rituals and the magical protection of Jesus against those evils.Overall, I'm rather apathetic towards this book. As a child, I felt that I had to read it because it was important to read each book before moving to the next, but I didn't like it overly much. I feel quite the same way now - it's not a particularly good or bad book, but simply one that must be read to get through the series.
    • 4/5
      Probably the first sequel I ever read. I remember the excitement of reading about characters of whom I thought I'd never hear again. The christian allegory is not present here (to my knowledge) and it was nice that so much changed after the first book. Good stuff.
    • 5/5
      If one were to imagine C. S. Lewis’ seven Chronicles of Narnia as a large, rather dysfunctional group of relatives, I think Prince Caspian would be that difficult middle cousin nobody likes talking to—the black sheep of the family, if you will. Many fans consider it the worst of the series, while a sympathetic, defensive minority claims it as their favorite. Until the spring of 2008 I belonged to the former camp, but when I reread it during the excitement surrounding the release of the movie last year (a disappointment that I will try to gloss over) I realized what an incredibly powerful story it is. Now, reading it aloud to my younger sister, I find the magic is still there. Moreover, I cannot believe that I have read it and loved it for two years in a row!At this point I should like to remind everyone that the book’s full title is actually Prince Caspian: The Return of Narnia. Why do I do this? Because I think it very important. The subtitle makes it clear that this is not only the story of a young Telmarine’s fight to overthrow his usurper uncle, but also of the Pevensies’ return to their former kingdom after thousands of years have passed in that world, but only one in their own. This duality is central to the tale, and gives the book its structure. Lewis interweaves his two plotlines, which eventually conjoin, in a series of blocks. First he devotes three chapters to the Pevensies as they try to discover together where they are after being called out of their world, then we get four chapters of Caspian’s story; after that there another three to four chapters showing the children’s journey to reach Caspian; finally, several more depict the simultaneous battle and romp by which Narnia is freed.I have found that in discussing this book with other Narnia fans this indirect, non-linear construction is one of their primary complaints. It does not bother me much now, but I believe it was indeed one of the reasons that this Chronicle did not catch my imagination when I was younger. Another was the fact that there is relatively little action up until the “Sword and Sorcery” chapter about three-quarters of the way through. But this missing action frees up space for some simply superb character development. In this book one really begins to know the Pevensies as human beings. One sees Peter entering adulthood, Susan trying rather too hard to be an adult (isn’t it just like her, when they are all looking for food, to say that “it was a pity they had eaten the sandwiches so soon”?), Edmund beginning to atone for past wrongs, and Lucy growing in her relationship with Aslan. Indeed, her fan-named Walk of Faith is one of the book’s most beautiful and important passages, when she decides to follow Aslan through the forest even when the others cannot see them. Belief in times when doubt reigns supreme seems to be one of the book’s major themes, and one which differentiates it substantially from its predecessor The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, which otherwise shares the same Narnia-saved-from-evil-rulers-by-Pevensies-and-Aslan formula. In a superstitious but atheistic society it is left to such simple creatures as the Prince’s nurse, a half-dwarf doctor, and a hideaway badger to stay true, hope, and remember.My five-year-old sister says this is her favorite of the Narnia books that we’ve read so far (we just finished Voyage); maybe it’s my newfound enthusiasm pouring over. Though it is still not my favorite, I recommend giving it another try. You might see it with new eyes.
    • 3/5
      Not as overtly Christian or misogynistic as it's predecessor. Though women are still portrayed as the weakest links...
    • 3/5
      The really fun bits, down to Edmund suddenly realizing he left his flashlight in Narnia, mix uneasily with the awkward and nauseating bits. It's suspicious how the girls are always segregated from the boys in some special Aslan interaction in which they don't actually do much. And, as usual, Aslan presents the same problem an omnipotent god presents: why doesn't he do something if he's so powerful? Also, the special importance given to human beings when there are plenty of perfectly good Badgers and Beavers around makes no sense.Although it is only a year after the children were evacuated to the country there is no mention of the war at all.The High King's challenge to Miraz is well-written.
    • 5/5
      Prince Caspian was a wonderful book, I had read The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe as a child and never realized that there were more adventures of Lucy, Susan, Peter, and Edmund until this book. It is defiantly one of my favorite in the series.
    • 4/5
      Sometimes subtitled "The return to Narnia" this 2nd in the series tells of Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy's summoning to Narnia where a great deal has changed since they ruled and they have to help set a country to rights... Don't watch the film version, it's a travesty...
    • 4/5
      I read the first book in the Narnia Chronicles when I was in 4th grade. I didn't see much in the story then, but I liked it. I've had the seven books to the chronicle for years, but I just had to read the second one before the movie comes out. It was quite full of religious symbolism as in the first book, and a bit more down to earth as you can get in Narnia. All in all, it was a good and quick read.
    • 4/5
      Just don't remember this one very much. But then, I don't particularly like power struggles and questions of lineage. Still, of course one can't skip it, or even rate it differently, imo.
    • 3/5
      I was glad the story brought back Lucy and co. Prince Caspian was mildly interesting I suppose, if only because he rediscovered the magical creatures of Narnia. He was so flat though, like most of the characters in the series so far. His personality seemed to be "kind" and "innocent". The dwarves were more interesting, and some of the animals, though it was hard to hear their names listening to the audio. I found myself annoyed whenever the narrator was talking about Minkycheeps or whatever the sword-fighting mouse was called. There's something about this series that is just too simple for me. I often enjoy middle-grade, but I'm thinking I would have liked these books more if I'd read them when I was around 12 or so. They feel sort of like old fairy-tales: bare-bones characters and a simple plot, with many of enriching details left out.