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

"The magic of C.S. Lewis?s parallel universe never fades."

Narnia...the land between the lamp-post and the castle of Cair Paravel, where animals talk, where magical things happen...and where the adventure begins. Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy are returning to boarding school when they are summoned from the dreary train station (by Susan's own magic horn) to return to the land of Narnia - the land where they had ruled as kings and queens and where their help is desperately needed.

A PRINCE FIGHTS FOR HIS CROWN.

NARNIA... where animals talk... where trees walk... where a battle is about to begin. A prince denied of 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 honour between two men alone that will decide the fate of an entire world.

Clive Staples Lewis, born in 1898, wrote many books for adults, though the science fiction Cosmic Trilogy and the Narnia septet were his only works of fiction. The final title, The Last Battle, published in 1956, won the Carnegie Award, the highest mark of excellence in children?s literature.

2008-08-05 An exciting tale with some lovely magical moments

I have been reading the Narnia books to my son, now aged eight, and "Prince Caspian" was a book we both enjoyed very much. For my son, the return of the four children, the exciting story and the humour of some of the new characters, particularly Reepicheep, the courageous mouse, were the high points. I do have to say, however, that there were some aspects of the storyline (particularly those related or explained by one of the characters) that he didn't quite comprehend on first reading, so we had to go through those again! It was also disappointing for him that Peter and Susan would not be returning to Narnia as they were too "grown up".

As usual, I found the writing splendid, with some beautifully evocative passages where you can sense the magic of Narnia, such as the description of the woodland spirits emerging in Lucy's presence, or the description of the long-forgotten Cair Paravel.

My one criticism is that some passages seemed slightly contrived, as if to "tie up loose ends" - such as Aslan's explanation of how the Telmarines came to be in Narnia. And, nothing to do with the book, but I think it's a shame that the film is violent enough to warrant a 12 certificate - so we won't be going to see it just yet.