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Fantasy · 1998 · G

The Silver Chair

by Clive Staples Lewis

Jill and Eustace are sent to Narnia with a task: find the lost prince.

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.

ForAll agesGenreFantasyLength243 pagesRead time~6 hoursCommunity ratings0

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Violence

Barely any

Giants who eat humans (presented as horror); some battle action; a snake transformation

Language

None

No profanity

Sexual Content

None

No sexual content

Substance Use

None

No substance use

Emotional Intensity

Barely any

The underground realm creates genuine claustrophobic unease; the giants are scary

What this book is about

Eustace and his school friend Jill Pole are called to Narnia and given a quest by Aslan: find the lost Prince Rilian. Their journey takes them through the Marshes of Ettinsmoor, to the giants' Harfang, and deep underground to the realm of the Lady of the Green Kirtle. One of Narnia's most atmospheric and genuinely frightening installments.

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Giants who eat humans treated as genuine threat

Disturbing underground sequences

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