C. S. Lewis - Prince Caspian: The Return to Narnia

Pros: Very accessible for young children...
Cons: ... as_an_adult, I enjoyed it a_lot_less than some of the _others in the series

Prince Caspian is the fourth (some would say second as it was actually written second) book of the Chronicles of Narnia series by C.S.Lewis. The order I’ve read them in is 1/ ...

Pros: first half of the book is lushly detailed, well written, message laden, and interesting
Cons: second half of the book skips almost everything but the action

Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy Pevensie are on their way to boarding school when they're suddenly pulled from a train station onto a deserted island. Unsure precisely where they are or exactly what happened, the four begin to explore their surroundings ...

Pros: The growth in the four main characters; second half
Cons: Slow first half, few returning characters

The Chronicles of Narnia are a series of seven novels written for kids of all ages. On the surface, they are fantasy stories about children from our world who are magically transported to another realm with talking animals and mythological creatures. ...

Pros: great contrasting worlds, emphasis on characters and themes
Cons: slower to evolve, not as enthralling as the other Narnia books

Every time I revisit C.S. Lewis’s The Chronicles of Narnia series, a wave of nostalgia and homecoming rushes over me – these were the first “real books” that I cut my teeth on, half listening and half following along as they were ...

Pros: Decent story. Well written.
Cons: Talks down to readers a bit.

It seems there is a maxim in the publishing industry, something like "every good (or even average) book deserves a sequel (preferably many of them). "Prince Caspian is the second volume in C.S. Lewis's Chronicles if Narnia series which eventually would ...

Pros: Catchy introduction, good for children and Narnia fans
Cons: thin plot, not well developed characters, lack of drama.

During my first year in college, an insanely brain-blowing time, i stumbled across this book. Actually it was given to me by a friend, who insisted to me that it was definitely worth reading. Although having never read the book "The Lion the Witch ...

Pros: Pros? Well, it's prose. It would certainly be worse as a poem.
Cons: All plot and not very interesting plot at that.

C. S. Lewis's Prince Caspian is the second in the Narnia series, in order of publish date. So I read it second, after The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. If you'd like to read it by internal chronology, then save it to be read fourth. ...

Pros: continues the stories
Cons: Peter and Susan aren't allowed to come back

Such was the case when Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy Pevensie returned to their temporary residence in Professor Kirke's country home to discover that only moments had passed in their own world while they had been ruling Narnia for years. Unfortunately, ...

Pros: Reunited with beloved characters, great story, new sides of characters revealed
Cons: Changed Narnia from LWW, flashback is a bit long;

Lewis's 2nd book in "The Chronicles of Narnia", "Prince Caspian", is a wonderful story of Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy's return to Narnia after their adventures in...

Pros: It's another Narnia adventure!!!
Cons: Could be more exciting

This Narnia book is a bit more of a fantasy epic than its predecessor - giving the rightful king his throne, reclaiming the land for righteousness... you get the idea. This is probably my least favorite book in the series, but that's not saying much,...

Pros: Action-packed story; exciting plot.
Cons: May be too scary/complex for children under five.

Back to Narnia We Go

This is the fourth book in the Chronicles of Narnia (although it was the second published). At the beginning, Peter, Susan, Edmond, and Lucy are sitting at the train station, dreading their impending separation. Then...

Pros: It's back to Narnia, what else can I say?
Cons: A little more tedious than the first book.

It's the return to Narnia for the High King and his siblings; known in our world as Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy. They were just ordinary children from England that took a magical trip through a wardrobe in the land of Narnia where they became Kings...