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Prince Caspian

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The Pevensies return to a conquered Narnia to help a prince on the run

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Watch it: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian →Watch it: Prince Caspian and The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (BBC, 1989) →

Do you need to read it?

Yes. It's part of the chronological order leading up to the end of the saga.

Where it falls in the order

  • Chronological4 of 7
  • Publication2 of 7
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Quick recap

A year later, the Pevensies are pulled from a train station back to Narnia, where centuries have passed. The Telmarines rule and have silenced the talking beasts. The dwarf Trumpkin tells them about Caspian, nephew of King Miraz, who fled once his uncle had a son of his own and wanted him dead. Caspian joined the Old Narnians and blew Susan's horn for help. Lucy sees Aslan, but the others are slow to believe her. The dwarf Nikabrik tries to bring back the Witch and is killed. Peter challenges Miraz to single combat; Miraz falls and is murdered by his own lords. Aslan wakes the trees, and the Telmarines flee. Caspian becomes king. Aslan tells them Peter and Susan won't return to Narnia.

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What changed on screen

  1. ChangeThe Pevensies from the start

    In the book, the dwarf Trumpkin tells Caspian's story around a campfire, and the Pevensies vanish for half the novel. The film weaves both threads together from the start.

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  2. ChangeThe castle raid

    Peter and Caspian's night raid on Miraz's castle isn't in the book. It grew out of a line where Reepicheep says he'd like to storm the castle.

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  3. ChangeRivalry and romance

    In the film, Peter clashes with Caspian over who leads, and Susan falls for Caspian. Neither is in the book. Susan also fights in the battles, which she barely does on the page.

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  4. ChangeCaspian grew up

    In the book, Caspian is a 13-year-old boy. In the film, Ben Barnes plays a young-man prince, and the Telmarines got Spanish accents.

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