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The Horse and His Boy (Chronicles of Narnia) [Abridged] [Audiobook] (Audio Cassette)

by C. S. Lewis (Author), Sir Michael Hordern (Reader)
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  • Audio Cassette
  • Publisher: Collins Audio; Abridged edition edition (1 Jan 1900)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0001016180
  • ISBN-13: 978-0001016187
  • Product Dimensions: 13.4 x 10.6 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,037,886 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Amazon.co.uk Review

The Horse and his Boy is a stirring and dramatic fantasy story that finds a young boy named Shasta on the run from his homeland with the talking horse, Bree. When the pair discover a deadly plot by the Calormen people to conquer the land of Narnia, the race is on to warn the inhabitants of the impending danger and to rescue them all from certain death.

None of the sheer magic of the Horse and His Boy has faded since it first delighted a generation of children in the 1950s, and anyone who has ever savoured the peculiar delights of Narnia will love this special edition, published in celebration of the centenary of CS Lewis. With its stylish, larger format featuring fine, hand-coloured illustrations by Pauline Baynes, all the magic of the originals can be found in this delectable tale which will continue to enchant hosts of new readers long into the future. --Susan Harrison --This text refers to the Paperback edition.



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"The magic of C.S. Lewis's parallel universe never fades." The Times "When I was ten, I read fairy tales in secret. Now that I am fifty I read them openly. When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness." C S Lewis --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars 3rd book!, 13 Jan 2008
By Mehajabeen Farid "Mej_da_reviewer" (Coventry) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Horse and His Boy (Chronicles of Narnia) (Paperback)
This is the third book of the Chronicles of Narnia series and is about a boy, called Shasta, who was looked after by Arsheesh, a Calormene fisherman. After many years, Shasta was going to be sold as a slave to a rich noble man so he decided to run away with, Bree, a talking horse belonging to the noble man, to Narnia. On there travels, Shasta and Bree meet Aravis, and her talking horse, Hwin. Together they travel to Narnia but the four have to travel through Tashbaan, the bustling capital city of Calormen. There Shasta is mistaken for Corin, the prince of this city who is actually his twin but that is not known by him. At the end, Corin's father realises that they are twins and Aravis lives at the palace with them later on getting married to Cor (Shasta's real name).
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars I love this book!, 21 Feb 2003
By Kurt A. Johnson (Marseilles, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Horse and His Boy (Chronicles of Narnia) (Paperback)
Young Shasta grew up in Calormen, but always felt a drawing towards the north. When a nobleman rides up one day, and begins negotiating with Shasta's father to buy him, he learns that he is really a foundling from Narnia. Shasta wants to escape, and opportunity presents itself, when the nobleman's horse begins to talk to him! It seems that Bree was also stolen away from Narnia, so the two form an alliance and head north. But there are many adventures and surprises along the way. Plus, it seems that somebody has their eye on Shasta!

I love this book! I gather that there is some disagreement as to the order in which you should read the Chronicles of Narnia, but this one is well placed at #3, falling as it does during the later stages of the High-Kingship of Peter. This book has a wonderful Arabian Nights feel to most of it, and it is filled with adventure and suspense. I enjoyed reading this book to my children, and they enjoyed hearing it. We all recommend this book to you!

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Better for the older Narnia reader, 2 Dec 2004
By Ms. E. Blankson "emma_vampire" (london) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Horse and His Boy (Chronicles of Narnia) (Paperback)
I remember this book being the worst book of all the Narina books when I read them at the age of twelve but re reading it makes all the difference. The book was both interesting and the characters were very captivating I think that its one definitely for the older reader rather than the younger readers because the magic of Narnia is captured in a different and unique way which it is not in the others book. I would question the portrayals from the book a little bit but it's not racist rather it has a subtle dig at some non - Christians but it does not in anyway flood the book with them. It is all in all a good book which I would highly recommend it.
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