The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian go back to England, leaving Caspian as King of Narnia. Before the release of "", the screenplay for the sequel "Prince Caspian" had already been written. Director Andrew Adamson said the decision was made to follow the publication order of the novels because "if we don't make it now we'll never be able to, because the [actors will] be too old". "Prince Caspian", the second published novel in the series, is the fourth chronologically. "The Horse and His Boy" takes place during a time only hinted at in "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe". The writers briefly considered combining
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian "Caspian" with "The Voyage of the Dawn Treader", which the BBC did for their television adaptation. Screenwriters Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely wanted to explore how the Pevensies felt after returning from Narnia, going from being kings and queens back to an awkward year as school children. They noted, "<nowiki>[</nowiki>C. S. Lewis<nowiki>]</nowiki> doesn't much consider what it would be like for a King of Narnia to return to being a 1940's schoolchild." They also decided to introduce the Pevensies back into Narnia nearer the start, in order to weave the two separate stories of the Pevensies and Caspian, in contrast