Two children, Digory and Polly, meet while playing in the adjacent gardens of a row of terraced houses. The story begins in London during the summer of 1900. But then the lion Aslan’s song weaves itself into the fabric of a new land, a land that will be known as Narnia. On a daring quest to save a life, two friends are hurled into another world, where an evil sorceress seeks to enslave them.

It also explains the origin of foreign elements in Narnia, not only the lamp-post but also the White Witch and a human king and queen. Thus, the novel shows Narnia and our middle-aged world to be only two of many in a multiverse, which changes as some worlds begin and others end. The frame story, set in England, features two children ensnared in experimental travel via “the wood between the worlds”.

It is followed by six more books that collectively tell the history of a world that has become as real as our own. Lewis shows us how it all began - the glorious birth of Narnia at the hand of its unforgettable King. In the first book of The Chronicles of Narnia, C.S. It is the sixth published of seven novels in The Chronicles of Narnia (1950–1956). Lewis, published in 1955 by The Bodley Head. The Magician’s Nephew is a fantasy children’s novel by C. Narnia… where Talking Beasts walk… where a witch waits… where a new world is about to be born.

There are seven books in the Chronicles of Narnia and they can all be read as standalones but if you want to read the Narnia books in order, then start with The Magician’s Nephewwhere the world is created and read them in the order below.ĭiscover more Classic Children’s Books on our blog.Īll the Chronicles of Narnia books in order:īook 2: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe (1950)īook 4: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (1952)īook order as author C.S.Lewis intended them to be read, rather than publication order.★★ Don’t miss one of America’s top 100 most-loved novels, selected by PBS’s The Great American Read ★★ A new TV series is also in development by Netflix. The books have since sold over 100 million copies, and there have also been three Narnia films and several TV and stage adaptations. The dramatic and fantastical setting and illustrations by Pauline Baynes, make the books a perfect read for ages 8+. Narnia is a mythical world with evil sorceresses, talking Centaurs and Fauns, Giants, epic battles and, of course, the heroic lion Aslan. The Chronicles of Narnia by CS Lewis have enchanted generations of children since the publication of The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobein 1950, when four children stepped through the back of a wardrobe into the depths of eternal winter for the first time.ĬS Lewis went on to write six more Narnia novels between 19, many featuring The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe characters - Lucy, Edmund, Peter and Susan Pevensie

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