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Title: The Horse and His Boy by C. S. Lewis, Pauline Baynes ISBN: 0-06-447106-3 Publisher: HarperCollins Pub. Date: August, 1994 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.48 (66 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Horse and His Boy
Comment: This book is about a boy named Shasta who discovers he is not the son of Arsheesh, a calormene fishermen. He decides to run away with Bree a talking Narnia horse. as they are running away they meet up with Arvis and Hwin another talking Narnia horse. Who are also running away to Narnia so they go together. But in Tashbaan they get separated and Shasta finds out about a surprise attack. This is the 3rd exiting Narnia book and I recommend you read it.
Rating: 4
Summary: A wonderful story, but not the best of the series
Comment: "The Horse and His Boy" is set in the time of Narnia when our heroes from "The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe" are ruling Narnia. However, they are somewhat peripheral characters though, of course, Aslan is an ever-present force flowing through the world. This tale is set purely in the imaginary world - we have no journey from our world, no references back to it ... except that the lands we travel in are remarkably familiar.
The tale follows Shasta, a young boy living in the land of Calormene who overhears his "father" selling him into slavery and decides to run away. He discovers a talking horse Bree and escapes, only to run into some lions who force him together with a young girl, Aravis, who is also escaping - from an arranged marriage on another talking horse, Hwin. In classic CS Lewis moralizing, Aravis is the proud one who needs to be brought down a peg or two while Shasta is the down-trodden servant who seems destined for greater things.
The beginning of this book felt pretty slow to me. I also felt that the world Lewis was drawing upon for Calormene was too close to India / Persia for the rather obvious 'this is a worse place than Narnia which has Aslan a.k.a Christ'. Slavery, forced marriages, etc. all existed at one point around the world but the obvious parallels make it a little hard to stomach in today's world.
After a while, though, the story drags us in and such feelings disappear. Shavis is taken by a party from Narnia who mistake him for their missing prince (we obviously know what to expect as a resolution there!) while Aravis overhears a terrible plot by the Calormene's to invade Narnia and a neighboring country in revenge for a snub by Queen Susan on one of the princes (by not marrying him).
They escape and attempt to stave off the attack, finding a mysterious hermit along the way to help and, once again, being attacked by a lion.
It goes without saying that everything is resolved beautifully; those who need to be put in their place are, those who should be rewarded are and the world of Narnia lives for another wonderful tale. If you are going to read all of the Narnia chronicles (and if not, why not?!) then this one is well worth while. But if you only read a few of them, there are better ones out there.
Rating: 5
Summary: Much Better Then I Remembered
Comment: Shasta is about to be sold into slavery when he meets Bree, a talking horse. Together, the two set out for Narnia. But their journey is filled with danger as they are chased by lions. Meeting up with two more travelers, they must get through the town of Tashbaan undetected. That's where they learn of a plot against the rulers of Narnia, Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy. Will they be able to get there in time to sound the alarm?
I can remember being disappointed with this book as a kid, mainly because it doesn't involve a magical trip from our world to Narnia and we hardly see the four from the first book. When I sat down to reread it, I found that I had forgotten much of the story, so I was captured anew by these adventures. I found myself reading "just one more chapter" to find out what would happen next. And Aslan's scenes especially moved me as well.
If you start this book aware that this isn't your typical Narnia adventure, you're sure to find plenty to enjoy.
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Title: Prince Caspian (rack) : The Return to Narnia by C. S. Lewis, Pauline Baynes ISBN: 0064471055 Publisher: HarperCollins Pub. Date: August, 1994 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: The Magician's Nephew (rack) by C. S. Lewis, Pauline Baynes ISBN: 0064471101 Publisher: HarperCollins Pub. Date: 05 March, 2002 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: The Silver Chair (rack) by C. S. Lewis, Pauline Baynes ISBN: 0064471098 Publisher: HarperCollins Pub. Date: August, 1994 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Full-Color Collector's Edition) by C. S. Lewis, Pauline Baynes ISBN: 0064409422 Publisher: Harpercollins Juvenile Books Pub. Date: September, 2000 List Price(USD): $8.99 |
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Title: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (rack) by C. S. Lewis, Pauline Baynes ISBN: 0064471071 Publisher: HarperCollins Pub. Date: August, 1994 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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