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Prince Caspian (rack): The Return to Narnia Rezensionen: Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy are mysteriously transported back to Narnia where they discover that it has been hundred's of years since their reign as Kings and Queens of the land ended. Cair Paravel, the castle where they lived, is in ruins and the evil King Miraz has taken charge. Along with their old friend Prince Caspian they race to overthrow the King, calling on the help of Aslan and his trusty follower, Reepicheep the mouse.
Once again we are taken back to the magical lands of Narnia in the clever, ironic and fantastical Prince Caspian, the fourth book in the Chronicles of Narnia. This edition, published in celebration of the centenary of CS Lewis, is a highly collectible addition to any treasured Narnia library. With hand-coloured illustrations by Pauline Baynes exquisitely capturing the pure essence of Narnia, this edition of Prince Caspian will live long in the memory and on the bookshelf. --Susan Harrison
Is it me or is this book very anti-climatic? After the high of "Lion, Witch & Wardrobe" and then a quite good "Horse & His Boy", I next turned to Prince Caspian. But I was a little disappointed with this story as it ends just as it is starting to take off.
The four children end up back in Narnia, unexpectedly and suddenly. They wonder why they have been brought back at all until they realise they are in a Narnia they have never seen. They eventually work out that this is Narnia several hundred years after their reign in "Lion, Witch, Wardrobe" and "Horse and His Boy".
The current King of Narnia, Miraz, is an evil man who took power by force. When his wife gives birth to a baby son, a new heir suddenly comes into the picture and his adopted son, Caspian (who was going to be the new King) is suddenly a threat. With the help of his tutor, Caspian escapes and eventually discovers "Old Narnia" - the animals and plants that we know so well from previous stories. Miraz realises there is a rebellion in the making here so he dispatches his army to crush Caspian and the "Old Narnians". Caspian blows on the magic horn for help - and this summons the four children back into Narnia.
But just as things are getting interesting, the story is suddenly over and you kind of feel deflated and perhaps a little cheated. There is also a little bit of a "dark side" to this story and maybe not all of it is suitable for children (murdering your enemy by stabbing him in the back with a sword?). I can easily see though why the next Narnia movie will be Prince Caspian as the potential is there for a lot of CGI-animated battle scenes!
A good enough story to continue the series and the standard of the writing IS very high. I just didn't get into this one as much as the previous ones, that's all.
Frustrated. This is the fourth (chronologically) Chronicle of Narnia (after The Magician's Nephew; The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe; The Horse and His Boy, and before The Voyage of the Dawn Treader; The Silver Chair; The Last Battle).
In this volume we meet again with the four heroes from The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe: Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy. A year after coming back to England, they're waiting on the station platform for the trains that will take them back to boarding school after the summer holidays, when suddenly, they're transported into another world.
It is soon apparent that they've landed on an island. Driven by hunger, and not knowing when they might go back to their world, they start exploring the place. All they can find is apples from trees that have overgrown an ancient castle ruin. But as they explore these old stones, they realize they're none other than those of Cair Paravel, the palace where they used to dwell when they were Kings and Queens of Narnia. Why is it in such a poorly state?
Later, they will save a Dwarf who will tell them how and why they were summoned back to Narnia, and help the young prince Caspian escape from his tyrannic uncle Miraz, the usurper of the throne.
This booked started out well. I was excited at the prospect of exploring the old ruins of Cair Paravel, looking for treasures hidden under centuries of vines and ivy. But then the story's tone changed, and it became very similar to the previous volumes. I'm not against consistency, but I was beginning to build magical images of haunted castles and suddenly they all collapsed and faded, and I felt a little frustrated.
Perhaps the least engaging of the Chronicles of Narnia After a work of such renown as the Lion, the Witch and theWardrobe, perhaps it is just too much for the next in the series tocompare. Of all the Chronicles, I found this to be the least engaging. I found it a small let-down to find myself in Narnia again so far in time from the Pevensies' reigns as Kings and Queens. The plot did not move me along as well as any of the other books in the Chronicles.
This is the last book in the Chronicles in which all four of the children are back, and in that way, it provides for a nostalgic return to the Narnia of The Lion... The most interesting aspect was of how the conquering people had come to fear the trees and magic of the land, illustrating how conquerers and empires often despise and oppress what makes a people individual.
Bottom Line: This one isn't bad enough to skip over, but it's a bit of a let down after the stellar first volume.
Starts where Lion, Witch, & Wardrobe left off.............. This story is again about the Pevensies. They return to Narnia to find themselves in a land of war and unrest. King Miraz has taken the throne and persecutes anyone who follows the old Narnian ways. Prince Caspain is getting together an army of old Narnians to fight the evil Miraz. Read this book to find out more.
Originally there weren't men in Narnia.... But now there are! King Miraz, brother of Caspian the IX andUncle to Caspian the X has taken control of Narnia. Returning Lion,Witch and Wardrobe characters, the Four Pevensies (Peter, Susan, Edmund, Lucy) are returned to Narnia once more when Prince Caspian (X) is in trouble. Cair Paravel is in ruins and wild woodlands have grown all over Narnia. Talking animals and magical creatures are in hiding and an evil king rules the land. This book continues the adventure begun in the first book, The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe. Set in a darker era of Narnian time, this book chronicles the events of the returning kings and queens of Narnia (the pevensies) and Prince Caspian's struggle against his unclie Miraz. I must-read for someone who has already read Lion, Witch, and Wardrobe.
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