The Silver Chair (1953)

by C. S. Lewis

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Series: Chronicles of Narnia (6)

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Two English children undergo hair-raising adventures as they go on a search and rescue mission for the missing Prince Rilian, who is held captive in the underground kingdom of the Emerald Witch.

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If Prince Caspian is Hamlet in Narnia and The Voyage of the Dawn Treader is the Odyssey in Narnia, let's call this one Gulliver in Narnia.

I remembered the (not so) "Gentle Giants" and the underground world. Fun, but somewhat repetitive. My 10 y.o. rated it 4 stars, so we'll go with that. (

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ccampbell77 | Jan 10, 2025 |

Through an ordinary doorway, Eustace Scrubb and Jill Pole stumble upon Narnia. But it is not their own wishes that bring them to the enchanted land; it is the will of the mighty Aslan.

PlumfieldCH | Dec 17, 2024 |

I missed having Lucy in this book. I did live the addition of a new character. (

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tinabuchanan | Nov 13, 2024 |

I found although it was decent I was upset by the change in characters and that overall cause my rating of the book to be lower (

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duskvamp | Oct 29, 2024 |

I found although it was decent I was upset by the change in characters and that overall cause my rating of the book to be lower (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
C. S. Lewis	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Baynes, Pauline	Illustrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Baynes, Pauline	Cover artist	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Dillon, Diane	Cover artist	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Dillon, Leo	Cover artist	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Georg, Thomas	Illustrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Hammar, Birgitta	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Hane, Roger	Cover artist	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Helakisa, Kaarina	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Lavis, Stephen	Cover artist	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Neckenauer, Ulla	Übersetzer	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Nielsen, Cliff	Cover artist	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Northam, Jeremy	Narrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Van Allsburg, Chris	Cover artist	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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Chronicles of Narnia (6)

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The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis

The Silver Chair / The Last Battle by C. S. Lewis

The Voyage of the Dawn Treader ; The Silver Chair by C. S. Lewis

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The Silver Chair (Radio Theatre) by C. S. Lewis

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Silver Chair [1990 BBC TV series] by Alex Kirby

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The Chronicles of Narnia: Music from the BBC Series by Geoffrey Burgon

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C.S. Lewis's The Chronicles of Narnia (Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations) by Harold Bloom

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Awards

Audie Award (Winner – Achievement in Production – 2003)

Audie Award (Finalist – Audio Drama – 2003)

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Canonical title

The Silver Chair

Original title

The silver chair

Alternative titles

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The chronicles of Narnia : the silver chair

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Related movies

The Silver Chair (1990 | IMDb)

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Silver Chair (2011 | IMDb)

Epigraph

Dedication

To Nicholas Hardie

First words

It was a dull autumn day and Jill Pole was crying behind the gym.

Quotations

"Suppose we have only dreamed, or made up, all these things—trees and grass and sun and moon and stars and Aslan himself. Suppose we have. Then all I can say is that, in that case, the made up things seem a great deal more important than the real ones. Suppose this black pit of a kingdom of yours is the only world. Well, it strikes me as a pretty poor one. And that’s a funny thing, when you come to think of it. We’re just babies making up a game, if you’re right. But four babies making up a game can make a play-world which licks your real world hollow. That’s why I’m going to stick with the play world."

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Unabridged. Please do NOT combine with any abridged editions.

Please do NOT combine "The Silver Chair" with "The Chronicles of Narnia"

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Original language

English

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823.087661

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Two English children undergo hair-raising adventures as they go on a search and rescue mission for the missing Prince Rilian, who is held captive in the underground kingdom of the Emerald Witch.

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Jill and Eustace must rescue the Prince from the evil Witch.

NARNIA...where owls are wise, where some of the giants like to snack on humans, where a prince is put under an evil spell...and where the adventure begins.

Eustace and Jill escape from the bullies at school through a strange door in the wall, which, for once, is unlocked. It leads to the open moor...or does it? Once again Aslan has a task for the children, and Narnia needs them. Through dangers untold and caverns deep and dark, they pursue the quest that brings them face and face with the evil Witch. She must be defeated if Prince Rillian is to be saved.

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