Fairy Tale Spotlight: Prince Caspian [Book Review]

"Prince Caspian" is the chronologically fourth book in "The Chronicles of Narnia" series written by C. S. Lewis. The book was first published in 1951. It involved the return of the four children who originally entered into Narnia in "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe."

This one doesn't quite feel like the others so far. It is far more relaxing. When the children are called back to Narnia, they are stranded on a island and have to figure out where and when they are in Narnia. This leads to a more relaxing and calm read.

Since time moves differently in Narnia than it does in our world, Narnia has been altered by time itself. This means that nothing is really all that recognizable to the children anymore. They pretty much have to relearn everything again and try and figure out what is and what isn't on their own.

Once they find and rescue a dwarf, the story then goes into a lengthy flashback sequence which also takes up a large percentage of this story. This is then followed by some travel. Once again, a mostly relaxing read.

All this is building up to Prince Caspian which really ought to be King Caspian of Narnia. At some time in the past, Narnia was invaded by some bad people called the Telmarines, and they have been suppressing all of the talking animals and fairy creatures. But one of their own, Prince Caspian, actually wants Narnia to go back to the way it was. He joins forces with the Narnian creatures in order to make this happen.

Although the majority of the story is very slow and simple, it ends with an absolute banger of a battle. Not to mention that this is when Reepicheep the brave mouse and his little mouse knights show up. Yep, they are wonderful. I'm not going to talk too much about this battle, just know that it makes the whole book worth it. The sights and sounds of it all... just awe-inspiring really.

"Prince Caspian" gets a total recommendation from me. Just note that it is a different sort of book than the others that proceeded it. It draws you into a world comfortably and then slams you into a fantastic battle at the end. What more could you ask for in a fantasy story?

This blog was written on July 26, 2023.

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