Prince Caspian by C. S. Lewis

Prince Caspian (c)1951 by C. S. Lewis

Prince Caspian has a pretty good, albeit austere life, living with his uncle, Miraz, who is the king of Narnia. But not all is as well as it appears, as he starts to learn under his tutor, Doctor Cornelius. His troubles start the night his cousin is born, and Doctor Cornelius hustles Prince Caspian away to save him. A wise move, since, as Prince Caspian learns, his uncle Miraz is a murderer. He's killed before to get the throne and to keep his enemies quiet, and now that he has a son of his own, he's no longer content with turning over the throne to Caspian in due time.

This begins an adventure that includes characters the reader has met before, if the reader has read The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe. Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy, the kings and queens of ancient Narnia, now children again, are drawn back to Narnia to help Caspian in his adventures.

There are new characters we meet, including Trumpkin the Dwarf and Reepicheep the talking mouse who would have stern words for anyone who dared called him cute!

Prince Caspian by C. S. Lewis, first published in 1951 is a great book with a great message, and I highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys a good fantasy/adventure story!