Prologue to the Quest of the Maiden :
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1950)
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe tells the story of four ordinary children: Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy Pevensie, who have been evacuated to the English countryside from London in 1940 following the outbreak of World War II. They discover a wardrobe in Professor Digory Kirke's house that leads to the magical land of Narnia. The Pevensie children help Aslan, a talking lion, save Narnia from the evil White Witch, who has reigned over the land of Narnia for a century of perpetual winter with no Christmas. The children become kings and queens of this new-found land and establish the Golden Age of Narnia, leaving a legacy to be rediscovered in later books.
Prince Caspian: The Return to Narnia (1951)
Prince Caspian: The Return to Narnia tells the story of the Pevensie children's second trip to Narnia. They are drawn back by the power of Susan's horn, blown by Prince Caspian to summon help in his hour of need. Narnia, as they knew it, is no more, as 1,300 years have passed and their castle is in ruins, while all Narnians have retreated so far within themselves that only Aslan's magic can wake them. Caspian has fled into the woods to escape his uncle, Miraz, who has usurped the throne. The children set out once again to save Narnia.
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (1952)
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader sees Edmund and Lucy Pevensie, along with their priggish cousin, Eustace Scrubb, return to Narnia. Once there, they join Caspian's voyage on the ship Dawn Treader to find the seven lords who were banished when Miraz took over the throne. This perilous journey brings them face to face with many wonders and dangers as they sail toward Aslan's country at the edge of the world.
The Silver Chair (1953)
The Silver Chair is the first Narnia book without any of the Pevensie children. Instead, Aslan calls Eustace back to Narnia together with his classmate Jill Pole. There they are given four signs to aid them in the search for Prince Rilian, Caspian's son, who disappeared after setting out ten years earlier to avenge his mother's death. Fifty years have passed in Narnia and Caspian, who was barely an adult in The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, is now an old man, while Eustace is still a child.
Eustace and Jill, with the help of Puddleglum the Marsh-wiggle, face danger and betrayal on their quest to find Rilian.
The Horse and His Boy (1954)
The story takes place during the reign of the Pevensies in Narnia, an era which begins and ends in the last chapter of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. A young boy named Shasta and a talking horse named Bree, both of whom are in bondage in the country of Calormen, are the protagonists. By "chance", they meet and plan their return to Narnia and freedom. Along the way they meet Aravis and her talking horse Hwin who are also fleeing to Narnia.
The Magician's Nephew (1955)
The prequel The Magician's Nephew brings the reader back to the origins of Narnia where we learn how Aslan created the world and how evil first entered it. Digory Kirke and his friend Polly Plummer stumble into different worlds by experimenting with magic rings made by Digory's uncle. They encounter Jadis (The White Witch) in the dying world of Charn, and witness the creation of Narnia. Many long-standing questions about the world are answered as a result. The story is set in 1900, when Digory was a 12-year-old boy. He is a middle-aged professor and host to the Pevensie children by the time of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe 40 years later.
The Last Battle (1956)
The Last Battle chronicles the end of the world of Narnia. Jill and Eustace return to save Narnia from Shift, an ape, who tricks Puzzle, a donkey, into impersonating the lion Aslan, precipitating a showdown between the Calormenes and King Tirian. This leads to the end of Narnia, revealing the true Narnia to which Aslan brings them.
The Quest of the Maiden
Chapter One
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the "Chronicles of Narnia" characters. I would have loved to own them. (sighs)
If you have read a book called the Last Battle, you will know about the Seven friends of Narnia, Professor Diggory Kirke and his friend Aunt Polly Plummer, and Peter Pevensie the High-King of Narnia, and King Edmund the Just and Queen Lucy the Valiant with their cousin Eustace Clarence Scrubb, and his friend Jill Pole and how they went to the Real Narnia with Peter and Lucy and Edmund's parents after being in a train crash. But you will notice that Queen Susan of Narnia , known as Queen Susan the Gentle did not go with them because she did not believe in Narnia any longer and so was not called to Narnia by Aslan ,the Son-Of-The-Emperor-Beyond-The-Sea as were the others . I am happy to say that the others were extremely happy in the Real Narnia, and continued their lives contently, for there was no fear of death of their comrades and themselves, and they were often joined by Aslan very often when he was not gone on his travels, and I believe they are still there, and you can visit them if you ever fetch up at Real Narnia.
Meanwhile, let me tell you what happened after going to Real Narnia. Lucy the Valiant, once more Queen of Narnia, was busy touring all of Narnia with her Brothers and friends, was busy touring all of Narnia. They were accompanied by Mr Tumnus the faun and King Caspian X and Prince Rillian and Prince Corin and Cor along with Aravis, and most importantly, Aslan. They made a merry congregation as they went, and best of all was the encampment, for anyone had to wish for Cair Paravel, and it would materialize there and then, before their very eyes, and the fauns and drayads would dance all night with the Kings and Queens and Talking Beasts of Narnia, and then they would have such grand feasts, even more grand than the ones they had in Old Narnia, and then the wines would flow. In fact , they were so happy and merry that the Pevensie family did not even notice the absence of Susan , once known as Queen Susan the Gentle of Narnia , but now only Susan Pevensie on Earth in Finchley , which was as dull as you can imagine if you have been to Real Narnia . But Susan's major fault was that she was terribly, terribly practical and hadn't been reading the right books and neither did she know about her Brothers and Sisters going to Narnia. As far as she was concerned, her brothers and sister were now in the countryside in the Professor's old house looking for rings that would lead them to their imaginary 'Narnia' or whatever.
So while Lucy was in Narnia, Susan was on Earth. She was very surprised when she received a telephone call from the Railway station in the countryside. Thinking that would be from Peter, she rushed to the phone and picked it up, and heard an unfamiliar voice saying, "Good Morning, may I have a word with Miss Susan Pevensie? " Susan hesitated for a moment, unsure of what to say, as she was terribly, terribly practical.
However , her curiosity got the better of her , and she answered yes , The man went on " I would like to confirm if Miss Lucy , Mr Edmund and Mr Peter , along with Mr and Mrs Pevensie , were relations of yours , and Mr Eustace Clarence Scrubb and Jill Pole were your cousin and his friend respectively . Am I right in saying so? "
Here Susan thought that the man, who had earlier introduced himself as the Stationmaster, must surely be illiterate, and said "Were? "Yes they are as you have said so, but please do tell how you came to know of them, and how do they concern you?" Here the man paused, and said, slowly, "I am very sorry to say that your siblings and parents have, along with your friends, died in a train crash. It is puzzling, as no bodies were recovered, only their tickets and clothes have been found. However, your sister carried in her pocket a diary, through which we came by this information. It is being dispatched to you as we speak….." Susan heard no more, but stuttered and hung up, stunned. She thought, "How can this be? I just spoke to Peter two hours ago! And Mum and Dad! How can it be them? "
As you will remember, the Seven friends of Narnia arrived in Real Narnia clad in majestic robes. But poor Susan did not know that.
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My first story ever! I need at least three reviews to continue. Please let me know what you think… If you like it, Chapter two is already on the post list.
P.S: So guys, you may notice the writing style fluctuate a bit (as I was reading Lord of the Rings) . But please, please review or PM me. I would really love it.