The Silver Chair: Unabridged

By: C. S. Lewis

Narrated by: Jeremy Northam

The sixth in the series of the classic fantasy tales – The Chronicles of Narnia. This edition is complete and unabridged.

Drawn back to Narnia, Eustace Scrubb and his new friend Jill Pole are sent to rescue a captive prince. In a world where evil weaves a spell, Giants and Marsh-wiggles can be friend or foe, but the stakes are raised when they reach Underland and come face-to-face with a notorious and terrifying opponent.

©1953 C. S. Lewis

Critic reviews

“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

A lovely version

This is a wonderful series of recordings with Michael Hordern narrating accompanied by beautifully atmospheric music. The story is one of the better in the series with one child from the Voyage of the Dawn Treader and one new child. Its a more exciting adventure than Voyage of the Dawn Treader with both children being likeable. The story has some slightly more serious themes than the previous books, in particular (without giving too much away), the Giants whose diet is less than appealing.
All in all, a lovely story beautifully read.

Great for Kid's as well as adults

I really enjoyed this part of the ongoing saga. I was full laughing with some parts of it. Light hearted, fun with some great morals taught subtlety.

The darker side of Narnia

If you could sum up The Silver Chair: The Chronicles of Narnia, Book 4 in three words, what would they be?

Darker, perilous, fantastic

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

The moment that moves me is when Rilian returns home after been rescued and his father King Caspian sees him one last time before he dies.

Any additional comments?

This is a darker journey in the Narnia series, but it has a beautiful and humorous ending. Well narrated by Jeremy Northam.

acceptable

Jeremy Northam is an excellent narrator, he brought the characters alive. The story was okay, definitely not as good as previous Narnia books though.