Prince Caspian
core novel 1951 The Chronicles of Narnia
Record
| First published | 1951 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.98 (499,896 ratings, collected 2026-09-13) |
| Page count | 240 |
| First-edition ISBN | 0064405001 |
| First-edition publisher | Geoffrey Bles |
| First-edition country | UK |
| Internal chronology | 4 |
Synopsis
Prince Caspian, the second published Chronicles of Narnia book, brings the four Pevensie children back to Narnia after they are unexpectedly pulled from a train station into the magical land once more. They discover that centuries have passed there since their last visit, and that Narnia is now ruled unjustly by the Telmarines, who have suppressed the old Narnia of talking beasts and magic. The children learn that the rightful young heir, Prince Caspian, has fled into hiding after his uncle Miraz usurped the throne and now seeks to eliminate him, and they set out to help Caspian reclaim his birthright and restore the old Narnia.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Chronicles of Narnia
- Series: The Chronicles of Narnia core; position 2 of 7 in the series' recorded order
- Author: C.S. Lewis
Notes
- From the series record (The Chronicles of Narnia): Dual ordering: publication (1950-56) vs internal chronology (HarperCollins renumbering, 1994); scholars generally prefer publication order.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Publication order, within the series The Chronicles of Narnia: position 2 of 7: previous The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1950) · next The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (1952)
- Internal chronology, within The Chronicles of Narnia: position 4 of 7: previous The Horse and His Boy (1954) · next The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (1952)
Sources
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