A boy who runs away from his foster father when the father wants to sell him to an arrogant Tarkhan. A horse that belongs to the Tarkhan (the horse can talk). A pround Tarkheena, (a female version of a Tarkhan). The Tarkheena's gentle horse.
Shasta, Bree, Aravis and Hwin come together through the lion, Aslan. This book is wonderfully put together with adventure around every corner. You can't wait to see what happens next.

The Horse and His Boy is the third book in The Chronicles of Narnia. This book is taken place during the Golden Age of Narnia where we get to follow along with Shasta as he runs away from home after finding out that Arsheesh was not his real father. Along the way Shasta meets a girl who is also running away from home, and together they trying to find their way to Narnia. I found it very interesting how we got to learn about these new characters, learn about their backgrounds, and see how they all connect with the story. I really enjoyed learning about these new characters (especially Shasta, and learning how it fits in with Narnia, and with the other characters that were mentioned in previous books) and following the characters in their adventure to Narnia. Overall, I really enjoyed the book, and am excited to read the next book in this series. Rating 4/5.
- @novelidea of the Teen Review Board of the Hamilton Public Library

The title of the book is literally what the story is about. Blandly, it is about a horse and a boy. I just noticed that all of C.S Lewis' titles are like this: direct with no twist or trick. However, it lets you ponder about what is under the surface/not mentioned. For example, the horse is actually from Narnia and can talk. I'm betting that most people could have guessed the first part but maybe not the second. The boy is actually a slave who wants to be free but needs help. When the two are thrown together, guess what happens? Well, read to find out about their journey! I liked the link from the second book... it was pretty obvious but still great. 3/5 stars
- @Siri of the Teen Review Board of the Hamilton Public Library

There was a boy named Shasta who is an orphan and was left in a wooden boat when one day a man came and adopted him as a slave. He did not like his adoptive father at all. One day, his father was busy talking with another man about selling Shasta to him as a slave. Shasta did not want to be working for another person so he had the intention to leave. Before he left, a horse tied up to a pole spoke out to him. He spoke the human language and told Shasta to escape on him. The horse's name was Bree and he was from a mystical land called Narnia. Narnia is a place where animals and other types of creatures actually speak the human language. The leader of that land is called Aslan. So Shasta and Bree escape without anyone noticing towards Narnia and interact with people who become their friends and share special bonds. This adventure is one that Shasta will never forget.
- @redninam of the Teen Review Board of the Hamilton Public Library

There was a boy named Shasta who is an orphan and was left in a wooden boat when one day a man came and adopted him as a slave. He did not like his adoptive father at all. One day, his father was busy talking with another man about selling Shasta to him as a slave. Shasta did not want to be working for another person so he had the intention to leave. Before he left, a horse tied up to a pole spoke out to him. He spoke the human language and told Shasta to escape on him. The horse's name was Bree and he was from a mystical land called Narnia. Narnia is a place where animals and other types of creatures actually speak the human language. The leader of that land is called Aslan. So Shasta and Bree escape without anyone noticing towards Narnia and interact with people who become their friends and share special bonds. This adventure is one that Shasta will never forget.

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While this is an enjoyable book, I felt that it was somewhat lacking in comparison to the first two books of the series. The characters were poorly portrayed through the majority of the story, showing attributes such as vanity, snobbery, and cowardice. Happily, there was some character growth even if it was at the end.

This is an underrated book in the Narnia series I find personally. But I don't know why--the plot is fascinating, the characters are lovable and the twist in the plot is amazingly done. I loved this book and will read it again and again in years to come.

"The Horse and His Boy" is also a story of love and friendship, like other chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis. It's a story of adventure through the desert, full of risks, dangers, uncertainties and thrills. It reminded me of "The Legends of Arabian Nights". Unlike other Narnia series, the setting of this story was outside Narnia and Aslan, the Lion appeared at the end. It is an enjoyable read.

I have read all of the Narnia books and I can say this portion of the series was a definite let down. I know they are for kids, but the story behind this one was depressing (the horse and the boy are slaves) and boring (it takes place in a desert). C.S. Lewis could have made traveling through the desert much more exciting by putting in monsters, but he chose to just talk about the weather. Lame.

Bree, the horse, is too bossy and Shasta, the boy, is underdeveloped and stereotypical. Shasta's "surprise" character twist isn't exciting and can be figured out the second he meets the high Kings (honeslty, I didn't ruin anything there.)

Skip to Prince Caspian or The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. Don't waste your time on this one.

Not very interesting. Includes many useless information and very little survival.

TOTALLY interesting.
Awesome read. Not too ' kiddy' either. Quite enjoyable like the other Narnia books...not crude or anything.