Trumpkin Trumpkin Trumpkin is a fictional character in C. S. Lewis' fantasy novel series "The Chronicles of Narnia". Trumpkin is an intensely practical and skeptical dwarf who lives during the reigns of King Miraz and King Caspian X. He is a major character in "Prince Caspian", briefly mentioned in "The Voyage of the Dawn Treader", and is a minor character in "The Silver Chair". Trumpkin the dwarf is first introduced in the second published book of The Chronicles of Narnia, "Prince Caspian". When he enters the story, he is one of the "Old Narnian" underground, a network of dwarves, fauns, centaurs,
The Magician of Samarkand The Magician of Samarkand The Magician of Samarkand is a children's book by Alan Temperley which was made into a special three-part television program in 2006 for the British series "Jackanory". The television special starred Ben Kingsley and was produced and directed by Nick Willing. The special was nominated for a BAFTA Children's Award in the category of drama. An evil magician moves into a small town in Asia and becomes enamored by Anahita, a poor girl who is in love with the local prince. The magician wishes to enslave Anahita, so she and her friends scheme to overthrow him.