Prince Caspian (The Chronicles of Narnia #2)
A prince fights for his crown. Narnia... where animals talk... where trees walk... here a battle is about to begin. A prince denied his rightful throne gathers an army in a desperate attempt to rid his land of a false king. But in the end, it is a battle of honor between two men alone that will decide the fate of an entire world.
Paperback, Full-Color Collector's Edition, 223 pages
Published
September 30th 2000
by HarperTrophy
(first published 1951)
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Note: Just finished reading this one with my 5 yr old, and we loved it! I'm enjoying it much better this time around. Maybe because I didn't understand all the implications the first time, or maybe because I'm seeing it through the eyes of my child. Either way, I love C.S. Lewis more each time I read him! And I've decided not to tell my son about the analogy to Christianity. I want him to figure it out for himself. But just the other day he compared God to Aslan and Spiderman all in the same sen...more
November 19, 2008. I've read these books a zillion and one times and surely I shall read them a zillion more. Because every single time, I realize new truths and find more honor in their pages.
Today, I've read a passage that I find disturbing and quite out of character for CS Lewis:
p.72 "Shall we go farther up for you, up to the crags? There's an Ogre or two and a Hag that we could introduce you to, up there." "Certainly not," said Caspian. "I should think not, indeed," said Trufflehunter. "We...more
Today, I've read a passage that I find disturbing and quite out of character for CS Lewis:
p.72 "Shall we go farther up for you, up to the crags? There's an Ogre or two and a Hag that we could introduce you to, up there." "Certainly not," said Caspian. "I should think not, indeed," said Trufflehunter. "We...more
Jan 21, 2012
Nikki
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Prince Caspian was, at one point, my favourite of the books. (The ones that have never enjoyed that status are The Magician's Nephew, The Silver Chair and The Last Battle.) I don't know where it comes now -- there are some gorgeous bits, like the dancing of the trees. There's nothing about Calormen, which is a bonus, and there's plenty of talking animals and touches from classic mythology.
(I know I keep talking about Tolkien and Lewis together, but it really is fascinating to see how they do sim...more
(I know I keep talking about Tolkien and Lewis together, but it really is fascinating to see how they do sim...more
Mar 11, 2012
Cary
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I remember the first time I learned about the chronicles of narnia was when one of my professors back in college asked us, as a bonus question in our exam, to enumerate the seven books of the series. During that time, i've only heard about TLTWTW so instead of feeling happy for the bonus points, i got disappointed for i've only one point for that bonus question.(Actually, the exam was so hard that i have to rely on the bonus questions in order to get a passing score.) Fortunately, i was able to...more
Jan 10, 2012
jzhunagev
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Journey Back to Narnia
(A Book Review of C. S. Lewis’s Prince Caspian)
The holidays are now over for the Pevensie siblings; a year has passed since their magnificent adventure in the magical land of Narnia. On the train station that will take them to a boarding school for the start of the new term a force no doubt with the working of magic yanks Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy suddenly finding themselves whisked on a forested island.
As the Pevensies suspected they are certainly back on the land of N...more
I think I say that every Narnia book is a runner up for my favourite. Actually, that's how I feel: I love them all so much. Prince Caspian introduces my favourite characters of the series: Caspian and Reepicheep. I can't put my finger on exactly why I love it so much. I guess it has aspects of a kind of "King Arthur returns" story -- only, in Narnia, which I love even more. The Pevensies have to do some camping and adventuring, and things aren't easy, and there are references to Greek mythology...more
Another lovely addition to the Narnia series.
It's difficult for me to assign a star-rating to this book. I think because I'm so used to "epic" youth fantasy that I find this lacking. But, I must remember that it is a "children's" book, and I must take it for what it is (which leads me to think that I probably should have given "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" four stars as well instead of three...). Anyway, the book reads a bit more like a beautiful outline. Some things are delved into, b...more
It's difficult for me to assign a star-rating to this book. I think because I'm so used to "epic" youth fantasy that I find this lacking. But, I must remember that it is a "children's" book, and I must take it for what it is (which leads me to think that I probably should have given "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" four stars as well instead of three...). Anyway, the book reads a bit more like a beautiful outline. Some things are delved into, b...more
I think I preferred the movie version, it was much better plotted than the book, eschewing the book's flashback structure and sitting around for a parallel stories that ran together with a lot more action and excitement. The characters – the Penvensies (who I cannot stand in the books) and Caspian (who is little more than a cypher) – had some facets in the film where as in the book they are totally one dimensional. I don't particularly like the insidious black-and-white morality that pervades ev...more
Aug 11, 2008
Holly (2 Kids and Tired)
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I can't believe I'm admitting this, but I've never read the Chronicles of Narnia before. How did that happen? I have an English degree! I've always meant to correct this literary deficit, but never have managed to do so.
After we saw the Prince Caspian movie, my son was insistent on us reading the book. He wanted me to read it first, because he knew I would read it faster than he would. So, I did.
I enjoyed it, although it was somewhat anti-climactic for me. I love the Pevensie children. I love th...more
After we saw the Prince Caspian movie, my son was insistent on us reading the book. He wanted me to read it first, because he knew I would read it faster than he would. So, I did.
I enjoyed it, although it was somewhat anti-climactic for me. I love the Pevensie children. I love th...more
After reading Prince Caspian, my only thought was that when I was younger, I must have read them out of order. I remember reading what I believe to be the Silver Chair second, and then moving on to the Voyage of the Dawn Treader-- which if I remember correctly I never made it through and so never read the rest of the books. I have no memory of the story or any of the characters from Prince Caspian.
Caspian as the second book brings more logic to the books than I ever recall them having, and as I...more
Caspian as the second book brings more logic to the books than I ever recall them having, and as I...more
Read this in 2 hours the day I went to see the movie. I had forgotten pretty much everything about this book. Re-reading it, I can see why I didn't remember anything (and why this is my least favorite Narnia book) -- it's because nothing happens. Most of the actual drama (how Caspian's uncle took the throne; Caspian's education and eventual escape) takes place in flashback. What we do get is a lot of faith, or lack of faith, in Aslan coming to save the day. Wah wah wah. The final conflict is ant...more
I read this, and all the Narnia books, as a child, but I'm now rereading them (May 2008).
I was extremely surprised by how little Prince Caspian does in the book. Almost everything he does do is told to our actual protagonists by Trumpkin, which takes away some from the immediacy of the action, despite Lewis' writing that chapter almost as if it is what is currently occurring.
Other notes:
- Aslan is very annoying in this book. He's blatantly testing the other characters for no reason (as I read it...more
I was extremely surprised by how little Prince Caspian does in the book. Almost everything he does do is told to our actual protagonists by Trumpkin, which takes away some from the immediacy of the action, despite Lewis' writing that chapter almost as if it is what is currently occurring.
Other notes:
- Aslan is very annoying in this book. He's blatantly testing the other characters for no reason (as I read it...more
May 06, 2008
Phayvanh
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2 of 5 stars
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Recommends it for:
readers of the series (kids)
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anticipating the movie
Anticipating this summer's movie version, I decided last week that I was going to read this before seeing the film. So my boyfriend bought me a $2 used copy at the local bookstore.
And though I stayed up well through the night reading the entire book in one gulp, it was not because of the usual seductive traps: lyricism ( Ahab's Wife), dramatic passions ( Jane Eyre) or gripping plotlines ( The Golden Compass). Why? I wonder myself why I didn't put it down and get a full night's rest.
Here's the th...more
And though I stayed up well through the night reading the entire book in one gulp, it was not because of the usual seductive traps: lyricism ( Ahab's Wife), dramatic passions ( Jane Eyre) or gripping plotlines ( The Golden Compass). Why? I wonder myself why I didn't put it down and get a full night's rest.
Here's the th...more
Lewis' sequal to the first Narnia book. Some of the best lines in the series are written for the Chief Mouse, Reepicheep. For anyone who tired of Lewis' allegorical material in the first bookm, I would say this one is more original as far as the conflicts go.
One my favorite themes, continued in this work, is what I call Good Dreams. Frequently, Lewis points out things about Lucy, Caspian, Peter, and other characters which reveal desires that later will be fulfilled. I like that. For example, in...more
One my favorite themes, continued in this work, is what I call Good Dreams. Frequently, Lewis points out things about Lucy, Caspian, Peter, and other characters which reveal desires that later will be fulfilled. I like that. For example, in...more
I read The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe when I was in 5th or 6th grade, but for some reason, never chose to finish the series. With The Chronicles of Narnia finally being made into movies, I decided it was time to rectify that situation, since I have always had a preference for reading the book before seeing the movie. Though I didn't find it to be quite as compelling a story as The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Prince Caspian was still a very good follow-up. It was a little like visitin...more
Prince Caspian
By C.S. Lewis
The four children, Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy, are waiting on the railroad when all of a sudden magic pulls them in to Narnia. The magic is from a distress call that Prince Caspian blew from Susan’s magic horn. More than a thousand years have passed since they have been gone. Now it’s up to them to save Narnia. As you can see, the genre of this book is fiction. The setting is in Narnia and time goes by more quickly than in our world. As I told you before Peter, Su...more
By C.S. Lewis
The four children, Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy, are waiting on the railroad when all of a sudden magic pulls them in to Narnia. The magic is from a distress call that Prince Caspian blew from Susan’s magic horn. More than a thousand years have passed since they have been gone. Now it’s up to them to save Narnia. As you can see, the genre of this book is fiction. The setting is in Narnia and time goes by more quickly than in our world. As I told you before Peter, Su...more
I grew up on the Narnia books, and -- somewhat amazingly, considering the level of theological discourse in my house -- had no idea about the religious subtext. The books are better when read without the subtext (though, is it possible to do so now that the subtext has become mainstream knowledge?)-- to me, they were marvellous adventure stories.
I'm a firm advocate of reading them in published order rather than in "chronological" order. Douglas Gresham be damned, there is no need to be hand-led...more
I'm a firm advocate of reading them in published order rather than in "chronological" order. Douglas Gresham be damned, there is no need to be hand-led...more
I breezed through this one in a day and a half. Nowhere near as mesmerizing and magical as the first. Is that just because it’s not the first? Hmmm…. While reading the first book, I found myself savouring every word, every paragraph, every visual, but this one I found far too simplistic, too predictable, and nothing in the book dragged me in. Oh well. They can’t all be winners. I don’t think I’ll bother with the rest of the series….not at the moment, anyways. And I can’t see this one having anyw...more
Jan 02, 2010
Jonathan
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I’m enjoying my excursion into Narnia a lot more than I did my first time around, when I was a child. This is a sweet book. I’m electing to read these books in the order in which they were written, rather than the chronological order in which they take place. Wikipedia has an interesting discussion on this issue, though relatively mute. I’m sure there are much more heated discussions in other corners of the Internet. In my opinion, this book does not live up to The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardr...more

Synopsis from Google Books:
Narnia is in trouble! All the magical creatures and Talking Animals have been forced into hiding by an evil king. Fortunately, young Prince Caspian escapes in time to lead the Old Narnians in the fight for their freedom.
But when the battle goes badly, Caspian blows an enchanted horn. Suddenly Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy Pevensie are pulled back into Narnia from England, where they had returned after defeating the evil White Witch. In a race against time and with the...more
Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis was another great book. You think books may bore you throughout a point/middle, but all you got in return was more and more foreshadowing on what may happen next.
The same characters were stated in the book: Edmund, Lucy, Susan, and Peter. It all started with a blow of the magic horn that belongs to Susan. Prince Caspian one of the new characters added to the series blew it. The magical horn was a signal/cry for help from Narnia. They have been gone for a long time no...more
The same characters were stated in the book: Edmund, Lucy, Susan, and Peter. It all started with a blow of the magic horn that belongs to Susan. Prince Caspian one of the new characters added to the series blew it. The magical horn was a signal/cry for help from Narnia. They have been gone for a long time no...more
I love/hate this cover. It's so ridiculous, it's great (except for it being racist). Anyway... I reread this book since it's one of the Chronicles that I've read the least, but one of the favorites of both my sister and my brother. After watching the movie multiple times with them over Christmas, I thought it was time I gave it another try. I don't recall enjoying it in the past as much as I did this time. There's interesting allusions to George MacDonald's idea of devolution (which I love), and...more
Mar 24, 2013
Von Fritz
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Prince Caspian is the third Narnia book I read. Bought a copy at Booksale for 44 Php because the film is coming this May. I remember readin The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe the day before I watched the film in the theater. I read The Magician's Nephew via PDF.
So far, in the series, I missed one book. The Horse and His Boy precedes Prince Caspian in chronological order. But Prince Caspian was published first...and I dunno if Walt Disney will be producing Narnia movies according the publicati...more
So far, in the series, I missed one book. The Horse and His Boy precedes Prince Caspian in chronological order. But Prince Caspian was published first...and I dunno if Walt Disney will be producing Narnia movies according the publicati...more
There are a thousand stories in the land of Narnia, and the first is about to be told in an extraordinary motion picture, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, from Walt Disney Pictures and Walden Media. In the never-ending war between good and evil, The Chronicles of Narnia set the stage for battles of epic proportions. Some take place in vast fields, where the forces of light and darkness clash. But other battles occur within the small chambers of the heart and are eq
...more
"'Come on,' said Peter suddenly to Edmund and Lucy. 'Our time's up.'
'What do you mean?' said Edmund.
'This way,' said Susan, who seemed to know all about it. 'Back into the trees. We've got to change.'
'Change what?' asked Lucy.
"Our clothes, of course,' said Susan. 'Nice fools we'd look on the platform of an English station in these.'
'But our other things are at Caspian's castle,' said Edmund.
'No, they're not,' said Peter, still leading the way into the thickest wood. 'They're all here. They wer...more
'What do you mean?' said Edmund.
'This way,' said Susan, who seemed to know all about it. 'Back into the trees. We've got to change.'
'Change what?' asked Lucy.
"Our clothes, of course,' said Susan. 'Nice fools we'd look on the platform of an English station in these.'
'But our other things are at Caspian's castle,' said Edmund.
'No, they're not,' said Peter, still leading the way into the thickest wood. 'They're all here. They wer...more
A couple of favorite passages:
"Wouldn't it be dreadful if some day in our own world, at home, men started going wild inside, like the animals here, and still looked like men, so that you'd never know which were which?" - Ch. 9
"But for the movement of his tail he might have been a stone lion, but Lucy never thought of that. She never stopped to think whether he was a friendly lion or not. She rushed to him. She felt her heart would burst if she lost a moment. And the next thing she knew was that...more
"Wouldn't it be dreadful if some day in our own world, at home, men started going wild inside, like the animals here, and still looked like men, so that you'd never know which were which?" - Ch. 9
"But for the movement of his tail he might have been a stone lion, but Lucy never thought of that. She never stopped to think whether he was a friendly lion or not. She rushed to him. She felt her heart would burst if she lost a moment. And the next thing she knew was that...more
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My copy of this edition is not in very good condition--it has pages falling out. I must remember to get a better copy sometime.
I can't say that I know what 'movie' edition people are referring to. All of the Narnia books have been made into movies many times. So I can't comment on the particular version people are referring to as 'the' movie. Given that much of the charm of Lewis's works is in the language, it'd be hard to make a better movie version than the books themselves (but see my comment...more
I can't say that I know what 'movie' edition people are referring to. All of the Narnia books have been made into movies many times. So I can't comment on the particular version people are referring to as 'the' movie. Given that much of the charm of Lewis's works is in the language, it'd be hard to make a better movie version than the books themselves (but see my comment...more
In spite of some pacing issues, Lewis hits his stride much better in the second book of the Narnia series. The scenes play out better, the characters have more spark (Trumpkin in particular plays out wonderfully), and the whole plot seems more thought out.
I really like how things are a bit more ambiguous after the moral blacks and whites in the first book. Miraz is still a pretty stock villain character (still, he makes more sense than the White Witch). But no one seems clear about what happened...more
I really like how things are a bit more ambiguous after the moral blacks and whites in the first book. Miraz is still a pretty stock villain character (still, he makes more sense than the White Witch). But no one seems clear about what happened...more
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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 th...more
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