One (Earth) year after events in the Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, the four Narnian rulers of old (Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy) are simple children living in our world. They get pulled unexpectedly back into Narnia, where many hundreds (or thousands?) of years have elapsed since the golden age of their rule. The landscape has changed, many animals have become dumb, and the Telmarines have conquered the land. The current ruler, who took the throne by murdering his brother, is looking to kill his nephew (Prince Caspian) to remove all threats to his ill-gotten throne. The young prince hears tales of Narnia's past, though, and looks to find shelter with- and receive help from- the beings of old. Can he prevail?
The book was a nice addition to the Narnia chronicles. We see deterioration of a kingdom over the ages, and the effects it has on the inhabitant animals (turning them from intelligent, speaking beings into dumb animals). We see again how Aslan is necessary to wake and restore all. There's a lot of good here, but it didn't feel quite as strong as two others in the series.
Rating: A-
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