THE CHRONICLES
OF
NARNIA

Written in the 1950's by C. S. Lewis, the Chronicles of
Narnia consist of seven books containing a vast variety
of characters and places! Here we will attempt to cover
all of the books with brief discriptions and interesting facts.

First of all, an answer to people who may be confused by the order of the chronicles. Below is a list of the original order(the order Lewis wrote them in) and the order they are being sold in today.

ORIGINAL

  • The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
  • Prince Caspian
  • The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
  • The Silver Chair
  • The Horse and His Boy
  • The Magicians Nephew
  • The Last Battle
  • TODAY

  • The Magicians Nephew
  • The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
  • The Horse and His Boy
  • Prince Caspian
  • The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
  • The Silver Chair
  • The Last Battle
  • A little different, I know. The bottom list is the chronicles in chronological order. I would suggest reading them in the original order....please! To find out more about each book, keep on reading.


    The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
    Written by C. S. Lewis
    Illustrated by Pauline Baynes
    Dedicated to Lucy Barfield, who Lewis was godfather to.
    1950

    Four sibling children, Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy are sent to a large house during World War two to live with a kind old Professor. There they find a giant wardrobe in an empty room. The wardrobe leads to the land of Narnia. Once in Narnia, they find it is controlled by the White Witch, and it is always winter (without Christmas, no less). They learn that the true ruler of Narnia, Aslan the lion, will return to rescue Narnia from its eternal winter. However, Edmund betrays his siblings to the White Witch. The Witch knows she must kill the siblings because it has been fortold that Narnia will return to its true form when four Kings and Queens sit upon the four thrones at the castle of Cair Paravel. Aslan does return to Narnia and Edmund knows that he has wronged all of Narnia, but only by Aslan's sacrifice of death by the White Witch can Edmund be forgiven. The Witch slays Aslan at the Stone Table, but Aslan rises from the dead. Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy, along with Aslan's army of Narnians defeat the White Witch and her evil followers in battle. Narnia is saved. The siblings are appointed the Kings and Queens of Narnia. Many years pass and the siblings all grow up, and one day while hunting the White Stag, they find themselves stumbling back through the wardrobe in the Professor's house, and find that they are all children again.


    Prince Caspian
    Written by C. S. Lewis
    Illustrated by Pauline Baynes
    Dedicated to Mary Clare Howard
    1951
    Sitting at a train station waiting to go back to school, Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy find themselves transported back to the land of Narnia. Once there, they discover that it has been hundreds of years since their reign as Kings and Queens.
    Cair Paravel is in ruins! They meet a dwarf named Trumpkin who tells them of the evil King Miraz from Telmarine who has control of Narnia. They also learn of Prince Caspian, the Kings nephew, who is trying to overthrow his uncle. All five of them must race across Narnia to meet up with Caspian's outnumbered army before the Kings forces destroy them. On the journey, Lucy is visited by Aslan, who shows Lucy the way to the battle site. The siblings and Trumpkin all doubt Lucy, for they are unable to see Aslan. After becoming lost, they all decide to follow Lucy, and when they do, Asaln becomes visible to them. Upon reaching the battle, they find that Caspian's forces are near defeat. Reepicheep, (a mouse, by the way)a brave and faithful follower of Aslan, wants to attack the enemy head on. Instead, Peter challenges Miraz to a dual, the loser to surrender his army. Miraz accepts, and is defeated. The kings army attacks Narnias forces, and with the help of Aslan, the Telmarines are demolished. During the battle, Reepicheep has had his tail cut off( the tail to a mouse is his true badge of honor). Reepicheep's band of fierce mice are willing to cut off their own tales, so as not have an object of honor their own leader does not have. For this love and respect, Aslan restores Reepicheep's tail! Caspian is appointed King of Narnia by Aslan. The sibling children are ready to return to their own world, but before they do, Aslan tells Peter and Susan that they are getting too old and they will never return to Narnia.
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