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The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

Written by C. S. Lewis

Narrated by Derek Jacobi

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The fifth in the series of the classic fantasy tales – The Chronicles of Narnia. A complete and unabridged edition of this enduringly popular Children’s book.

“Stop it!” cried Eustace. “It’s some silly trick you are playing! Ow!” A great cold salt splash had broken right out of the frame and they were breathless from the smack of it, as well as being wet through.

Lucy and Edmund, stuck with their awful cousin Eustace, suddenly find themselves in a picture of a sailing ship – the Dawn Treader – and realise they have been drawn back into the land of Narnia. They are reunited with old friends, the young King Caspian and Reepicheep the mouse on a voyage of discovery to the End of the World…

On 9 December 2005, Andrew (Shrek) Adamson’s live-action film adaptation of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe will be released by Disney, and it is already being hailed as the biggest film franchise of all time, guaranteed to appeal to adults and children across the globe. The second film is already in development.

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The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
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C. S. Lewis

Clive Staples Lewis (1898-1963) was one of the intellectual giants of the twentieth century and arguably one of the most influential writers of his day. He was a Fellow and Tutor in English Literature at Oxford University until 1954, when he was unanimously elected to the Chair of Medieval and Renaissance Literature at Cambridge University, a position he held until his retirement. He wrote more than thirty books, allowing him to reach a vast audience, and his works continue to attract thousands of new readers every year. His most distinguished and popular accomplishments include Out of the Silent Planet, The Great Divorce, The Screwtape Letters, and the universally acknowledged classics The Chronicles of Narnia. To date, the Narnia books have sold over 100 million copies and have been transformed into three major motion pictures. Clive Staples Lewis (1898-1963) fue uno de los intelectuales más importantes del siglo veinte y podría decirse que fue el escritor cristiano más influyente de su tiempo. Fue profesor particular de literatura inglesa y miembro de la junta de gobierno en la Universidad Oxford hasta 1954, cuando fue nombrado profesor de literatura medieval y renacentista en la Universidad Cambridge, cargo que desempeñó hasta que se jubiló. Sus contribuciones a la crítica literaria, literatura infantil, literatura fantástica y teología popular le trajeron fama y aclamación a nivel internacional. C. S. Lewis escribió más de treinta libros, lo cual le permitió alcanzar una enorme audiencia, y sus obras aún atraen a miles de nuevos lectores cada año. Sus más distinguidas y populares obras incluyen Las Crónicas de Narnia, Los Cuatro Amores, Cartas del Diablo a Su Sobrino y Mero Cristianismo.

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  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    The Voyage of the Dawn Treader was my favorite of the Narnia books when I was a kid for two reasons: it's a seafaring adventure (however nominally), and it's, well, actually an adventure, with exploration of unknown worlds. I read it when I was about eleven or twelve years old, not long after being introduced to Homer's Odyssey thanks to the Wishbone program on PBS (I think - might've been a prose version that I read in school), and one of the big things about both books that I enjoyed was the strange and enchanting and maybe even dangerous places that the heroes came across.But as much as I liked the Odyssey parts of the book, and I really really liked them, I didn't care much for the characters themselves. I always felt that everyone treated Eustace horridly and that he had every right to be distrustful of Caspian and the others, and every right to be homesick. One of the big problems I had with the Narnia series when I was eleven persists in bugging me now, fourteen years later: everyone who has been to Narnia expects everyone else to automatically know and respect that Narnia is real and Aslan is real (and wonderful) even though there's absolutely no reason for these others to believe. If Eustace has been told all his life by his mother (one of the authority figures in his life whom he trusts) that the Pevensies are strange children and to be avoided, and if Eustace has never had reason to believe otherwise, why on earth shouldn't he believe that they're just playing a grand game of make believe when they talk about Narnia? I don't know but from the outset of Dawn Treader, I always have much greater sympathy for him than for Lucy or Edmund, and it bothers me that they seem to have absolutely no sympathy for him once they've all landed on the ship. The poor kid has suddenly had his entire perspective on the universe changed, of course he's going to react badly. And, besides, he's already not a very nice kid, even if he's a sympathetic character.Other than my opinions on Eustace growing stronger with the recent reread, I found my overall preference for this book out of the series growing more distinct as well. I thought the moralities of the islands a bit simplistic and heavy-handed, but other than stupid Aslan poking his head in, this is still the least wearisome of the Narnia books and the most exciting. It's also the best one for sparking an imagination and for the lack of allegory (not to say Lewis didn't stick allegory in wherever he could, it's just not as bad as in the other books).If I keep any of the Narnia books in my library, it will be this one, though I'm not sure I can bear to read about the way the Pevensies and Caspian treated Eustace again - this last time, my irritation was almost too much to enjoy the book at all.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    In this book two story lines are combined and some of my favourite characters go on a journey. I particularly liked the addition of the 'odious' cousin.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    The fifth book in the Chronicles of Narnia tells the story Edmund and Lucy and their cousin Eustace Scrubb after they get pulled into Narnia through a painting in their aunt's house. The three children accompany Caspian as he goes on a quest to the edge of the sea.I really enjoyed this entry in the series. The story was well done and I enjoyed the anecdotal style (similar in some ways to the first Harry Potter book) where a series of different adventures happen. It's a great quest story and also includes all of the fun elements of a story about a sea voyage. Looking forward to the last two books in the series.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    I wasn't very taken with the first Narnia book I read, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, mostly because the Christian allegory seemed so blatant--but it was also imaginative with some beautiful imagery and striking scenes, and friends told me the Christian allegory is muted in the later books (other than The Last Battle.) I've found that to be so, and have been increasingly charmed by the later Narnia books, The Horse and His Boy and Prince Caspian, with The Voyage of the Dawn Treader my favorite so far.Part of that is because of the character of Eustace, a cousin of Lucy and Edmund who share their adventures in this book. He's so amusing in the beginning in his self-absorbed know-it-all smugness and it's interesting to see his transformation (in more than one sense of the word). Reepicheep, the talking warrior mouse is adorable--like Lucy, I wanted to hug him. And so many scenes and events in this book are vivid and imaginative: the water of gold, the Dark Island, Aslan's Land and the merpeople. Lewis' style either has grown or grown on me, because I see it more in this book as light and humorous rather than twee.I even found the scenes with Aslan in this book a highlight--despite being able to detect the aspects of Christian allegory. This was a great read.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Lucy, Edmund, and Eustice join Prince Caspian on a ship voyage to Aslan’s country at the end of the world. They venture on many strange islands, and Eustice learns not to be a selfish pig before Reepicheep is finally dropped off there.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    This and The Lion, the Witch, & the Wardrobe are my favorite Narnia books.
  • Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    2/5
    In the book their are four kids and their names are Edmund, Lucy, Peter, and Suzan. They get shipped off to their aunts house. During their visit they go back to a well known world to them. The world being Narnia, where they were the kings and queens. Now their back and trying to help the prince get to the end of the world. The first two children to arrive in Narnia are Lucy, Edmund and an unsuspected cousin. The cousin has no clue where he is but he is preoccupied by the talking mice and being sea sick. For the other two they are well known in Narnia and immediately they find an old friend, Prince Caspian. Throughout the book they are going to dangerous places. While they are sailing they find an old island where they had visited long ago and think that it is a good idea to re-visit it. Although when they get on the island they come to find that the times have changed. You see Narnia and the real life are on totally different times. So with everyone being on different times the people have seemed to forgot who rules over them and their island.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    I enjoyed this tale but felt it had less focus, direction, and meaning than the previous books I have read in this series. It was more a series of little short adventures than an overarching tale with a coherent theme. Enjoyable enough, but not his best, in my opinion.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Edmund, Lucy, and their insipid cousin Eustace go on a Narnian adventure with King Caspian to find the end of the world (and the border of Aslan’s land). Many adventures ensue. Most enjoyable. :)
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I liked it, it's sort of like many small stories put together as they sail and find islands.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    It was about the voyage to the eastern world where Aslan lived. King Caspian wanted to find the seven lords whom had went to the eastern land and never came back, so he took the Dawn Treader (it's the name of the ship) and many crews to sail with. In the middle of the journey. Edmund, Lucy, and Eustace came to help the voyage. Later on, as they sailed on, they found new creatures, new sun, new ocean, and a new world. When they finally found all seven lords, Edmund, Lucy, and Eustace returned to England with the magic of Aslan. I wanted to keep reading when I had to stop, because the book was full of suspence of the voyage. Every time, something happened that made me so curious. What will happen next? What's going on?I always questioned myself, because the book kept me from stopping the book. I loved it.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I really enjoyed this book as well.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Still continuing the chronicles, and the books just get better. This time out on the open sea, the journey takes place among several islands called the Lone Islands. As usual with Lewis, much biblical symbolism is woven into the script. A great read for anyone who loves the stories of Narnia. In fact, why not just read the rest of them.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    I still haven't seen the new movie version of Voyage of the Dawn Treader, so this review is strictly on the book, which is a good one. I've been trying to journey through Narnia for several years now. I think I received the set of books when I was around twelve or thirteen. That means I've had them for well over twenty years. I kept reading The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe over and over and over again. I am now making progress. I'm at least keeping up with the movies!Voyage of the Dawn Treader is quite a fun adventure book. We are introduced to Eustace, a spoiled cousin of the Pevensies. Lucy and Edmond go to stay with Eustace and his family one summer and are whisked back into Narnia, with Eustace along for the ride. They are hauled aboard a ship called the Dawn Treader where they find their old friends Caspian, Reepicheep, and others. The ship is sailing to find the seven lost Lords of Narnia. Through their search, they encounter strange islands and odd creatures. This is where the story really gets going. In my opinion this is one of the lighter and more fun books in the series. I thoroughly enjoyed it and I regret that I didn't read it twenty years ago. It could almost be read as a stand-alone book if someone was not familiar with the rest of the series. Voyage of the Dawn Treader is recommended for all ages but there are a few places that might be a little intense. If your kids aren't reading independently at this level, I recommend you read it with them. You'll all enjoy it.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    i am amazed!!!!!!! chi chi do chi chi chi c
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    This is probably my favourite of the Narnia books. I loved the journey aspect; it's a road trip/quest for understanding book, only on the high seas! I also loved that Lewis brought Reepicheep back. He was my very favourite literary character when I was younger. I almost wish I had children just so I could read them this book.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    C.S. Lewis always transcends the adventurous, dangerous positions the characters get into with a comforting gentleness. If he weren't such a master of this, the Narnia series would be occasionally terrifying. The imagery in "Dawn Treader", especially as they approach the edge of the world, is lovely. Lucy gets to kick ass several ways from Tuesday. The story has our heroes--The Pevensies, along with their curmudgeon-turned-sweet cousin Eustace and King (previously Prince) Caspian--venturing east from the known Narnian world pursuing islands where seven lords are believed to have been lost. Each island brings adventure.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    I struggled a little through this book. I still find the series enchanting but it was hard to get through. Two more to go! I'm a little disappointed that the Pevensies are not all in Narnia.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I must say, I really changed my mind about this book...for the better, actually. I'm not sure if it was just that I was distracted while reading the beginning of this book or what, but I had a horrible feeling that it was going to be awful. Besides that, I'm not a big fan of stories about sea-bound adventures. However, I ended up truly enjoying this book. It was wonderful seeing King Caspian and the two Pevensie children, as always. And even Eustace turned out to be a character that I enjoyed! I really loved how they got into so many different adventures...fantastical things that would never happen anywhere else. My favorite adventures were with the Dufflepuds and at the very end of the world. I laughed out loud at the Dufflepuds in some parts, which is very rare for me to do with a book...so you know it's good :) And, I have to say, with the last two books holding battles, it was nice to have a fairly relaxed book. Not that there weren't troubles in this book, it was just that there wasn't so much of the sense of evil, nasty people wanting to take over Narnia.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    The Voyage of the Dawn Treader is my undisputed favourite, however much I love all the others. It has everything that I love about Narnia in it -- the warm, personal narrator; Caspian; Reepicheep; my favourite Pevensies... There's something about the more episodic structure that appeals, too. There's lots of detail that I find lovely, even just the little detail, like the spell for the refreshment of the soul in the magician's book, and the way Eustace feels like it's peeling a scab off when Aslan peels off his skin, and the sea-people in their sea-kingdom.

    I can't put my finger on why Caspian is my favourite character of all the Narnia books. My mental image of him is beautiful, which I suppose helps: there was very good, gorgeous cover art on my original edition, I think. And he's noble, and good. I suppose it also helps that he's human, that sometimes I want to kick him -- it makes him less than too good to be true.

    This story is utterly golden in my mind.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    This book read like a great adventure story, more so than Prince Caspian or LWW. It was fun and fantastic.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Strongest entry in the series.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    As a child, this was my favorite of the Narnia series: a wide-ranging quest story, sending the characters beyond the boundaries of Narnia into the unknowns of the Lone Islands. There were adventures, daring, laughs and scares enough to go around. As an adult, coming back to the story, my position has changed a bit. It's still a very good story, but like most quest tales, it feels episodic, never really leading up to any particular climax; in fact, although it concludes with some beautiful imagery, the last few chapters really tailspin into a simple travelogue with no real plot. I found, this time, I wanted more: I wanted to follow Reepicheep into the sea beyond the end of the world, I wanted to visit Caspian on his sad return back to Ramandu's island, and his marriage to the wizard's daughter. Lewis leaves us hanging with a handful of great scenarios he only hints at, instead returning us - with stunning brevity - to the mundane world of reality and the end of the book. There are also some problematic aspects with the whole tone of the book. Lewis' essential moral in "Dawn Treader" seems to be that we should "be happy with our lot," because it is dissatisfaction that just keeps coming back again and again to bite at the characters. Eustace becomes a dragon when everyone's just about had enough of his moaninng; one of Caspian's lost lords falls prey to the lure of gold; the Dufflepuds are unhappy with their physical forms; Caspian himself nearly forsakes his kingdom to sail to Aslan's country. There's even a telling little moment when Caspian faces down a white slaver, who claims that such transactions are "progress." Caspian's response? That in Narnia, progress is not seen as necessarily a good thing. (And that's C.S. Lewis, a traditionalist if ever there was one, speaking straight through his characters.) But the problem is that if everyone did just what they were supposed to, there would be no excitement in this world, no wonder or adventure. Lewis comes close to admitting that with Lucy's despair at being unable to return to Narnia, but no...even that is seen as something she must accept. It's a bit of a weird message to send kids: don't get bigger than your boots, Johnny, or else.All that said, it's still a stirring adventure story, and it has some of Lewis' finest prose: his description of the end of the world is breathtaking, and there's a lovely little set piece when Lucy discovers the wizard's book on the island of the Duffers. As I have been listening to the unabridged audiobook, I should point out that Sir Derek Jacobi's narration is, as one might expect, everything you could ever wish for. Occasionally his high-pitched Reepicheep is a little trying, but the variety of voices and vocal levels he employs is really admirable, and he has a wonderfully kind and gentle narrative tone - rather like a kindly uncle. It's a wonderful listening experience overall.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    This reads a bit like "Gulliver's Travels". Lucy and Edmund are back in Narnia with their cousin, Eustace. They travel with Prince Caspian from island to island, following the faint trail of some Narnian lords who set sail for the end of the world some time back. Along the way Eustace loses his "beastliness" (with the help of a dragon adventure) and various lessons about character are learned. One of the bright stars of this novel is Reepicheep, the brave-hearted Talking Mouse. We're looking forward to the movie!
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    These a great books about adventure. You could use them to talk about geography, royalty or war. You can use these in small groups or whole group.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Shortly after the events of the novel Price Caspian, Lucy and Edmond find themselves drawn back to Narnia with their intolerable cousin, Eustace. Three years have passed, and Caspian X is still on the throne. Well, he's on a boat when they arrive, but figuratively, he's still on the throne.He has vowed to find the seven Lost Lords, and has embarked on a ship called the Dawn Trader to do it. He,the Pevensies, Eustace Scrubb, and some familiar characters from PC, including everybody's favorite swashbuckling mouse Reepicheep, embark on the journey together, which is rife with peril and replete with adventure.Part of Lewis' Caspian Triad (followed by The Silver Chair), which is further part of the Chronicles of Narnia, this book belongs on the shelf of those who like Lewis' other work, or are looking for family-friendly (though somewhat religiously allegorical) literature to read their kids at night. Recommended for fans of more youth-oriented, religion-inspired, classic fantasy.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Incredibly imaginative and beautiful. If you are religious, you can enjoy the immense allegory in the series, if not, enjoy it for the marvel that it is. This particular book is a bit awkward at parts, but still good.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Lucy and Edmund are back in Narnia, this time on a journey across the sea to find what lies beyond the known world. Another enjoyabe story to mysterious lands. How it comes to be that they're brought back there is not explained, and the author seems to want to reader to take more and more things on faith as the novel progesses. The ending was not as solid as previous books, with no specific climax. More religious tones abound, especially in the end when Aslan tells the children to look for him by another name in their world.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    The Voyage of the Dawn Treader is my favorite book of the series. There isn't any Big Evil, just some greedy bureaucrats, storms, sea monsters and not-so-intelligent dwarves. Aslan of course lends a hand at crucial moments, but Reepicheep is really the conscience of this particular journey. It feels as if Lewis had a lot of fun making up strange islands and beasts, and the voyage propels the narrative forward.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    This book by C.S. Lewis continues the Narnia adventures. This time however, it is Edmund and Lucy who go with their cousin, Eustace. They fall into a painting of a ship on an ocean that has the current king of Narnia aboard, Caspian. King Caspian is looking for seven lords who left long ago searching for the end of the world. Edmund, Lucy, and Eustace go along with him on this journey. Eustace is a brat who learns the value of friends and work while on this journey. They get the help of Aslan, the great Lion, during times of great need. The whereabouts of the missing lords are all accounted for, but not all met pleasurable ends. In order to save the last three lords, Caspian must sail to the ends of the ocean and leave one of his crew there. Reepicheep, a valiant mouse, is more than willing, so this is what they do. At the end of the world, Lucy, Edmund, and Eustace also go with Reepicheep so they may re-enter their world. Aslan tells Lucy and Edmund they will not be coming back to Narnia.This is a great literature story that should be read to elementary students so they may appreciate this kind of work. We are going to take some of our elementary students to see this movie before Christmas break and I have encouraged our teachers to read the story before then so they may have discussions and learning activities.