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The Horse and His Boy

The Chronicles of Narnia, Book 3

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The Horse and His Boy

By: C. S. Lewis
Narrated by: Alex Jennings
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Following on from The Magician’s Nephew and The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, this is a classic fantasy adventure from The Chronicles of Narnia.

Desperate to escape a harsh and narrow regime, two runaways unwittingly flee headlong into the centre of a terrible battle. This first sequel to The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe includes all the hallmarks of its famous predecessor, though this time the fate of Narnia is wound up in the lives of its own children – and a talking horse!

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A very memorable book indeed. Huge thanks to C S Lewis, and also Alex Jennings. I am changed by it!

Superbly read!

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Find myself agreeing with other reviewers . It is Alex Jennings masterly reading that makes this story so satisfying. Had I read this as a much younger person I would have loved it. For me it was too predictable and lacked the passion of The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe . For all that I did enjoy it and appreciate the way that Lewis addressed his readership.

Probably enjoyed more by its target audience

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Not the best book in the series, but certainly a good read even for an old duffer like me. I read the whole series when I was barely in my teens, multiple times. So this is a trip down memory lane for me.
The story is well read and started off very strong. It’s lasted to tail off a bit once it got to the latter stages of the book, but it is still a good read if you like this kind of thing.
I have bought all seven books in the series and look forward to reading them all .

A decent read in the series of seven

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What made the experience of listening to The Horse and His Boy: The Chronicles of Narnia, Book 5 the most enjoyable?

Alex Jennings just takes you through it so naturally and his narration is excellent

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Horse and His Boy: The Chronicles of Narnia, Book 5?

The council in the Tisroc's house and the council between the Narnians which Shasta overheard.

Have you listened to any of Alex Jennings’s other performances? How does this one compare?

No

Any additional comments?

I remember a teacher reading this book to us when I was nearly thirteen and I found it rather dull, perhaps because of the way the Calormenes speak. However, when I was twenty, I tried it again, persevered and enjoyed it.

This story is different to the others, in that no children get into Narnia from our own world, but it has an excellent storyline. Besides the story, Lewis throws in ettiquette for children, such as its being wrong to listen behind doors, and that a boy ought to love his father.

From Slavery to Freedom

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loved it loved listening to this book with my son he enjoyed it too

great book

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So we'll narrated with straightforward clear speech. So much like reading the book for the first time all those years ago as a wee bit. I always felt this book tended to get overlooked but is definitely still a part of the Chronicles of Narnia.

a real pleasure to listen to such a great story.

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AS always great story and adventure of Narnian tales. All are standalone stories or can be read in conjunction with the rest in the series. Very easy read. I prefer the audio books as I usually listen whilst travelling and cannot read and travel whatever vehicle I travel in, usually by train.

Horse and his Boy My favourite CS Lewis book

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The pros and cons were more balanced in comparison to the previous novels, which were very pro-weighted. This novel is good, an easy yet engaging read, with a very likeable main character in Sashta/Cor, and great pacing. Overall it was a really nice read.
However, the majority of the story happens outside of Narnia, which is fine, but it definitely felt a little flat, Aravis and Bree are somewhat unlikeable for at least the first 2/3s of the story, and much like with TLTWATW, the lack of prose throughout the battle was a little disappointing. I'd have rather experienced the last battle from Edmund, Sashta and Corin's perspective as opposed to the Hermit and Aravis.

Shasta deserved so much better

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One of our favourite Narnia books, we never tire of endless repetition! Entertainment for all the family! We highly recommend :-)

Love it!

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I loved this storyas a child and to be able to sit and listen to it with my Granddaughter is a pleasure

Wonderful storyh

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