A year after their first visit, the four Pevensie children are pulled back into Narnia, but find that centuries have passed there. Their old castle lies in ruins, and the land is ruled by a harsh usurper, King Miraz. Young Prince Caspian, the rightful heir, has fled into the woods, where he gathers the old Narnians, talking beasts and creatures long thought to be myths. The children join his cause. The book is an adventure about faith, doubt and courage, and about believing in things that others have forgotten or denied.