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Four children help Prince Caspian and his army of Talking Beasts to free Narnia from evil. No library descriptions found.
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...is something no book-lover should be forced to say, but here we are.
And while we are talking about disappointment - what on earth did my younger self like about this book??
Here is the thing : nothing really happens. No, really. The way I see it, skipping to Dawn Treader is the best thing to do. I honestly don't remember if DT has any call-back to this book in a "they put him on the throne" way, but if it's there you aren't missing anything at all.
There is too much of in-your-face Aslan. Nobody here gets much in way of personality and development. And apparently Lion can only come back when children of Adam and Eve are hanging out in Narnia? And the proper use for cordial gets messed up. And Caspian is a plot device with no personality. And nobody gets to actually DO something - because Aslan. Ugh. And I was so hoping they would resolve things without the lion intervention (or not much of it, at least).
All in all, this is quite far from being anything close to my favourite.
I would not recommend it.
FINAL VERDICT : SKIP IT (