Rating: 4 stars
Cover synopsis: 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 to face with the evil Witch. She must be defeated if Prince Rilian is to be saved.
I've awarded 5 stars to most of the books in the Narnia series. This one I docked a star. Not because it was any less good -- it was as chock-full of adventure, magical creatures and good story-telling as any of the others. Rather, I docked it because the schtick is getting a little old. It's the same formula. Kids magically appear in Narnia, must save the world (which is, of course, in peril from an evil witch) and straigten out other pesky royalty issues.
I read the book in two sittings, so I liked it well enough. But I'd really like Lewis to shake up the formula a bit. There's one book left in the series...does he have the guts to try something new?
