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Horse and His Boy, The: Unabridged (Chronicles of Narnia (HarperCollins Audio)) | 
 enlarge | Author: C. S. Lewis
Publisher: Zondervan
Category: Book
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Rating:  22 reviews
Media: Audio CD
Edition: Adult e.
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
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Dimensions (in): 5.7 x 5 x 0.6
ISBN: 0060793309
EAN: 9780060793302
ASIN: 0060793309
Publication Date: June 1, 2005
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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
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A good old-fashioned yarn June 1, 2008
"The Horse and his boy" has everything that a good old-fashioned story should have: thrills and spills, magic, humour and beautiful descriptive writing.
The tale itself, although part of the Narnia Saga, could easily be read with no knowledge of the preceding books. It has a mythic feel about it and some wonderfully evocative writing. Some passages are rather difficult due to the archaic language and it is probably better read aloud to younger children. The characters are well-drawn and very believable: Aravis in particular is a super role-model for girls and unusual in a book from the 1950s.
As to the criticisms of "racism", I would take these with a pinch of salt. If you are particularly anti-Christian for whatever reason, or extremely PC, then stay away from C.S Lewis's work.
 The Horse and His Boy April 7, 2008
Fifth book printed, third book chronologically.
I began re-reading the Narnia series after coming across a beautiful boxed set of all seven novels. Mainly this was out of nostalgia, as these were favourites when I was young, and I was interested to see how they held up as adults. I found them all to be written very clearly with provocative descriptive prose, and narrative that often draws the reader immediately into the story.
"The Horse and His Boy" stands out from the rest of the series, having little or nothing to do with any of the other characters. The great Aslan makes a few appearances, and his scarcity accentuates the presence that Lewis no doubt felt strongly in his heart. As a total atheist and condemner of religious analogies, even I felt a touch of wonder at each of his appearance!
The story is sound despite being removed from the over-arcing story of the Chronicles. The main character and his companion horse are well drawn and interesting. The features of the countries outside Narnia are bright and interesting, particularly if you've read the other books in the series. The book manages to carry its own weight, which some of the sequels to "The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe" fail to do. An achievement, and worth picking up!
3rd book! January 13, 2008
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
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).
Another Underachievement May 1, 2006
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
C.S. Lewis was born in Belfast in 1898. He was Professor of Medieval and Renaissance Literature at Cambridge, where he counted J.R.R. Tolkien among his friends. "The Horse and his Boy", the third book of the Chronicles of Narnia, was first published in 1954.
Although the series is known as the "Chronicles of Narnia", much of the action takes place in the neighbouring countries of Calormen and Archenland. Shasta, the boy mentioned in the book's title, is introduced first - he's been brought up in Calormen by a fisherman called Arsheesh. One evening, a local prince stops with the pair and demands hospitality. Later, when Shasta overhears the prince and his father bartering for Shasta himself, he decides to run away. Luckily for Shasta, the prince's horse is a captured Narnian horse called Bree - and, as a Narnian, Bree can talk. Bree has also set his heart on escaping and returning home and agrees to take Shasta with him - recognising the boy as either a fellow Narnian or an Archenlander, rather than being native to Calormen. The pair make off together that night and, before long, they are joined on the road by another fleeing pair : Aravis and Hwin. Aravis is a Calormen princess being forced to marry against her will while Hwin, like Bree, is a captured Narnian horse. The four escapees must make their way through Calormen's capital, Tashbaan, and then across the northern desert to safety.
It's possible I'm seeing more in this book than was intended, and I know it's supposed to be a kid's book - but I'd have to describe the portrayal of Calormen's people as not only the book's big flaw but also very questionable. Physically, they're described as having dark faces and wear turbans, while their favoured weapon is the scimitar. As individuals, only Aravis is portrayed in anything vaguely resembling a positive light. Arsheesh, Shasta's foster-father, had no qualms about selling him into slavery, while Aravis' father was apparently happy to arrange her man to the Grand Vizier - someone old enough to be her grandfather. Meanwhile, the Tisroc - Calormen's ruler - is the sort of cheap and easy villain others have tried to fabricate again more recently : he actually sneers at the concept of freedom. Narnia's King Edmund and Queen Susan also appear briefly - Queen Lucy's appearance is barely even fleeting. Edmund, who didn't exactly cover himself in glory in "The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe", maintains his low standards when his refers to Prince Rabadash as Susan's "dark faced lover". He isn't long in adding that Rabadash is "proud, bloody, luxurious, cruel and a self-pleasing tyrant". (From only a slightly different perspective, of course, the very same thing could be said about Peter - Narnia's High King and Edmund's brother). All of which is a great pity, as the bones of this story are much stronger than those of "The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe".
 The Horse And His Boy March 12, 2006
1 out of 6 found this review helpful
Its an interesting book but there are some boring bits in it.
But its a brlliant book but to understand the book you have to read the boring bits
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