This enthralling adaptation of one of C. S. Lewis's Chronicles of Narnia blends drama, fantasy and humour. To escape the clutches of the evil warlord Rabadash, the horse, Bree and the boy, Shasta, run away together from the cruel land of Calormen. When they discover that Rabadash has plans to invade Narnia and neighbouring Archenland, they race ahead to warn the people of Narnia. The play can be very simply staged.
As I mentioned above, this story does not directly tell the story of any of the Pevensie kids. I rather enjoyed having things mixed up a bit as this book allows you to find out more about the native people instead. This book is actually one of my favourites as the plot is rather different from the rest. It feels like an oriental fairy-tale and is really an interesting read.
It's nice that for a change the main characters seem to have a real purpose for doing things instead of simply stumbling in by chance, as the Pevensie kid's do in the other books.
All in all this novel seems more thought through than several of Lewis' other books. The story is a bit more intricate and I have to say this may be my favourite book in The Chronicles of Narnia.
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