At the start of the book, we are with the four Pevensie children, Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy, who are waiting for connecting
trains at a railway station in the course of their journey back to their respective boarding schools when they feel the pull of the magic and are drawn into Narnia and find that more than a thousand years have passed since they reigned there as kings and queens. In this book there are some new characters: Prince Caspian is the true king of Narnia, whose evil uncle, King Miraz, has snatched the throne. Caspian gathers an army of the Old Narnians and fights for his crown. Miraz is also a Telmarine like Caspian but is cruel and harsh. He tolerates Caspian as the next king but when his wife gives birth to a son, he
wants to kill Caspian so his son can be the future ruler. Doctor Cornelius is Caspian''s tutor. He tells Caspian in secret that the stories of old Narnia are true and that he is half-Dwarf. He helps Caspian to escape the castle and later returns to his aid in the forest to help the creatures of Narnia
defeat Miraz. Trumpkin is a red-Dwarf who helps Caspian defeat Miraz. When he is captured by Miraz''s soldiers and taken to Cair Paravel in exile, he meets the Pevensie children and leads them to Caspian. Nikabrik is a black-Dwarf in Caspian''s army. He wants to fight Miraz by calling up the White Witch, with the black magic of a hag and a werewolf. However, he, the hag and the werewolf are killed. Trufflehunter is a badger who aids Caspian in his struggle. He helps Caspian and saves him from the storm in the forest by taking him in to his den. Rating: 4/ 10.