The Silver Chair an old man, but his son and only heir, Prince Rilian, is missing. Aslan the lion sends two children from England to Narnia on a mission to resolve the mystery: Eustace Scrubb, from "The Voyage of the Dawn Treader", and his classmate, Jill Pole. In the frame story, Eustace and Jill are students at a horrible boarding school, Experiment House. "The Silver Chair" is dedicated to Nicholas Hardie, the son of Colin Hardie, a member of the Inklings with Lewis. Macmillan US published an American edition within the calendar year. "The Silver Chair" was adapted and filmed as a BBC
The Black Magician and failing, to protect the city from the Sachakans. Enlisting the help of the Thieves and slum-dwellers, Akkarin and Sonea defeat the Ichani. In their final battle, however, Akkarin is fatally injured by Kariko and dies by giving all his power to Sonea,while fighting with the Ichani. Sonea is left alone bearing his child. Since Sonea is the only magician who has the knowledge of the black magic, she becomes the Black Magician of the Guild. She also sets up a hospice to help the people living in the slums. Canavan notes that inspiration for her writing comes from "books