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

From C. S. Lewis’ The Chronicles of Narnia: The Silver Chair.

Ever since returning from Narnia, Eustace has been a kinder, better human, even though his dreadful school has been wearing on him.  When Eustace finds his classmate, Jill, hiding from her bullies, the boy tries to cheer her up by sharing his experiences in the magical Narnia.  When Eustace and Jill ask for Aslan the Lion’s help while running from the pursuing bullies, they find themselves transformed to the magical world.  Aslan greets the children and tasks them with finding King Caspian’s missing son, Rilian, and tells Jill four signs that will help guide them on their journey.  While Eustace was only back in his world for one year, Caspian and the rest of Narnia has lived through seventy years during his absence.  The first sign Jill was supposed to follow was greeting Caspian, but the children missed it because Eustace did not recognize the elderly king before he sailed off to retrace the voyage the Dawn Treader took decades earlier.  Jill and Eustace are connected with a guide, a Marsh-wiggle named Puddleglum, and sent off to retrace the steps of the missing prince, who vanished during the search for the green serpent that killed his mother.  As the trio continues on their journey, they search desperately for Aslan’s signs, but trickery, dark magic, and danger threatens to keep them from completing their quest and saving Narnia.

The sixth book in Lewis’ famed Chronicles of Narnia series is full of fantasy, wonder, and adventure.  Despite the original publication date, this series is still captivating and unique for today’s readers, as is evidenced by its many screen adaptations.  Not to be missed, The Silver Chair sets interesting characters on a new adventure that will keep fans of the series engaged from start to finish.