Following on from The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, this is a classic fantasy adventure from The Chronicles of Narnia. The story: Escaping the cruel land of Calormen with the help of Bree, the talking horse, Shasta travels in search of freedom and happiness to the kingdom of Narnia. On every step of this remarkable quest he encounters adventure, danger, fear and intrigue. Themes: Friendship and relationships; the experience of growing up (OCR/MEG GCSE); fantasy; myth and symbolism (AQA/NEAB GCSE). An established classic by a significant author KS 3 (P7, S1, S2) Fulfils the requirement to read myths and legends and the National Literacy Strategy requirement to read books in a series Fantasy genre and central male character will appeal to boys