THE CHRONICLES
OF
NARNIA
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
TODAY
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.
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.
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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