Friday, December 16, 2011

The Last Battle

This book was kind of sad since the shallow Narnia (you'll see what I mean) ended and because I wouldn't get to read another Narnian adventure.
The Last Battle, by C.S. Lewis, 184 (times 2) pages


              A lion, the creator of a world, destroys his own world in The Last Battle by C.S. Lewis.  Shift, an ape, forced Puzzle, a donkey, to put on a lion skin and pretend to be Aslan, but Puzzle wouldn't speak; Shift would speak for him (Shift was afraid that Puzzle might say foolish words).  Colormenes arrived and Narnians were convinced that Aslan really was here and that he was telling them to do bad things (Shift made these up of course).  Few Narnians, Eustace, and Jill fought the rest of the Narnians and Caloremenes, but the good Narnians lost and were thrown into a stable which lead to the deep Narnia where only good things from the past and present are there.  Then the real Aslan showed up, killed the bad Narnians, and destroyed the shallow Narnia.  In this book, Narinia changes from a peaceful place to a battle scene so intense that Narnia itself is destroyed.  I would be terrified if I were Digory (he reappears in this book) to see the world that I saw being created being destroyed before my eyes.

The Silver Chair

I had a lot of fun and excitement while reading this Narnian adventure!
The Silver Chair, by C.S. Lewis, 172 (times 2) pages


               Imagine being in a horrible place way below the ground to find a lost prince.  Jill and Eustace are in this situation in C.S. Lewis's The Sliver Chair.  Aslan needs the help of Earthen children to trace and rescue Prince Rilian, King Caspian's son, who is believed to be in the power of a green serpent lady.  Jill, Eustace, and a Marsh - Wiggle named Puddlegum go through many adventures before they reach the the underworld, which is where Prince Rilian is according to Aslan's signs.  After rescuing Prince Rilian who was under an enchantment of an evil witch using a silver chair, the group barely get out of the underworld in time to not be killed.  When Prince Rilian was released from his enchantment, he became a kind and thoughtful person.  I can't imagine how Prince Rilian could have been in the underworld for over ten years, but never even remember about his Narnian life.

Friday, December 9, 2011

The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

This book was full of adventure and excellent!
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, by C.S. Lewis, 172 (times 2) pages

               Eustace, Edmund and Lucy's cousin, had just turned into a dragon by sleeping in a dead dragon's cave!  That is one scene from C.S. Lewis's The Voyage of the Dawn Treader where  Edmund, Lucy, and Eustace are drawn to Prince Caspian's Narnian ship called the Dawn Treader.  The Dawn Treader and its crew are searching for seven lords that Caspian's evil uncle sent away while he was ruling Narnia. They are also trying to find Aslan's country, which is in the direction they are sailing.  The group go through many weird and dangerous events while rescuing the seven lords that they are seeking.  In the beginning of this adventure Eustace was a selfish bully, but at the end, he becomes a helping and nice boy.  If I were Eustace when he turned into a dragon, I would be very scared.