July 21, 2010

The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis

Freedom is at hand


Narnia...where horses talk and hermits like company, where evil men turn into donkeys, where young, runaway boys go into the places where the adventure begins.

During the Golden Age of Narnia, when Peter is High King, a boy named Shasta discovers he is not the son of Arsheesh, and therefore does not belong in the cruel land of Calormen, he joins forces with Bree, a talking horse and flees north towards Narnia, where freedom reigns.


And so begins their hazardous journey, fraught with mystery and danger. Calormen's capital city of Tashbaan must be crossed, a harsh desert endured, the high mountains of Archenland climbed, their enemies overcome. For the young Shasta it is an adventure beyond his wildest dreams and one destined to change his life forever.

This acclaimed BBC Radio dramatization perfectly captures C.S. Lewis' magical world, inviting us to "breathe" the sweet air of Narnia once again and to join the mighty Aslan and his people in defending its most precious borders.

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