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The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe=== Aslan is first mentioned by
Mr. Beaver when the Pevensie children arrive in
Narnia. He is described by Mr. Beaver as being the true king of Narnia who has returned to help the Pevensies to free Narnia of the
White Witch's rule. Mr and Mrs. Beaver guide
Peter,
Susan and
Lucy to the
stone table to meet Aslan. They inform Aslan that
Edmund has betrayed them by joining the White Witch. Aslan sends some of his followers to rescue Edmund. The next day, Aslan is approached by the White Witch who demands her right to kill Edmund, as the deep magic states that all traitors belong to her. Aslan discusses the matter in private with the Witch, persuading her to release Edmund. That same night, Aslan travels to the stone table with Susan and Lucy. The Witch and her followers bind Aslan to the stone tableit is revealed that Aslan had agreed to be killed to save Edmund. However, due to a deeper magic (which the Witch was unaware of), Aslan is brought back to life and manages to rescue his followers who have been turned to stone by the Witch. He brings his followers to the battle where he kills the Witch himself, ending her tyranny once and for all. Aslan is present at the
coronation of the four Pevensie children. He then leaves to attend to other duties with Mr. Beaver convincing the Pevensie children that he will be coming and going. ===
Prince Caspian=== The Pevensies are summoned into Narnia from their world to help
Caspianthe rightful King of Narniaoverthrow his usurping
Uncle Miraz and restore freedom to the land. When they get lost in the forest, Aslan calls Lucy to lead her siblings to him; some obey more faithfully than others. Aslan helps Peter, Edmund, and
Trumpkin the Dwarf to come to Caspian's aid in time to thwart an attempt on his life. Aslan then leads an army of awakened Trees and
Maenads to victory against Miraz's
Telmarine occupation. He later crowns Caspian as King and creates a door whereby surviving Telmarines can leave the Narnian world if they so choose. ===
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader=== Edmund and Lucy Pevensie are transported to the eastern ocean of the Narnian world along with their cousin, the recalcitrant
Eustace, where they join King Caspian on a seafaring journey. When Eustace falls under an enchantment and becomes a
dragon, Aslan delivers him from the enchantment. Aslan appears at various points of the journey to provide guidance. When they reach the world's end, Aslan appears as a
lamb before returning to his usual form. He shows
Reepicheep (a talking mouse) the way to
Aslan's Country. ===
The Silver Chair=== Aslan brings Eustace and his classmate
Jill to Narnia. He explains to Jill that she and Eustace are charged with the quest of finding King Caspian's son,
Prince Rilian (who had disappeared years before), and gives her four Signs to guide them on their quest. Aslan makes no further appearances until the end of the story, but his Signs prove central to the successful quest. When he returns Eustace and Jill to their world, Aslan shows himself to the bullies at their school to frighten them. ===
The Horse and his Boy=== Aslan's influence is at first hidden from the characters. Prior to the story's opening, he delivered the infant Prince Cor of
Archenland from his enemies to a
Calormene fisherman who named him
Shasta. At one point in the book, Aslanpretending to be a common "witless" lionchases Shasta and the talking horse
Bree so that they will meet
Aravis and
Hwin, who become their traveling companions. He comforts Shasta in the form of a
cat and defends him as he sleeps; later, he chases Shasta and the others so that they will reach Archenland in time to warn that nation of the impending attack of Prince
Rabadash of Calormen. After Rabadash is defeated, Aslan turns him into a donkey as punishment. ===''
The Magician's Nephew''=== This book tells the story of Aslan's creation of Narnia, his crowning of its first King and Queen, and his gift of the power of speech to some of the animals. Aslan tells the two main characters
Digory Kirke and
Polly Plummerthat the evil Jadis (later to become the White Witch) will pose a great threat to the Narnians. Aslan charges Digory and Polly with a quest to acquire a magic
apple that, when planted, will protect Narnia from Jadis. ===
The Last Battle=== Though
Shift the Ape and the other villains act in his name (dressing the naïve donkey
Puzzle in a lion-skin), Aslan himself only appears late in the story in a paradise entered through a stable door. He brings Narnia to an end, and leads into his own country such of its inhabitants who, coming to the Stable Door as the world ends, look into his face and love him, some to their own surprise. At the end of the book, he informs the other characters that "all of you areas you used to call it in the Shadowlandsdead", and that the afterlife in which they now find themselves is the true reality as they go "further up and further in". ==Influences==