I read this several years ago. It was alright but one of my least favorite of the Narnia books. I just now decided that I will reveal the order of my favorite Narnia books when I make my final post about the last book in the Narnia series, so stay tuned.
The Pevensies are brought back to Narnia after a short absence as they are waiting at a train station. They don't recognize it as Narnia at first and think they are in a completely different land. But they soon realize that they are in Narnia but that it has been many many years that have passed in Narnia since they last were there. Much had been corrupted and they work with the Narnians to restore the proper order. Caspian is a Prince who is the rightful King of Narnia and a good dude who joins forces with the Narnians. There's a cool face-off duel at the end between Peter and the main bad guy who had usurped the throne.
So, the fun part is locating the Christian symbolism. This is where Aslan usually comes into play. There is a part where they are journeying through the wilderness and Lucy is the only one who can see Aslan and wants to follow him but no one else can see him and they don't listen to her. They choose to follow their own path and end up getting lost. Eventually they listen to Lucy and start to believe and eventually see him as well and find their way. So the symbolism there is clear. The cooler symbolism is that the whole book can be viewed as representing the falling away from true Christianity and its restoration.
A quote:
"Have you pen and ink, Master Doctor?" "A scholar is never without them, your Majesty."
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