They land on the deck of a ship with Prince Caspian - on a journey to find 7 missing dukes. The Pevensie children return to Narnia after a gap of several hundred years (though to the children only 1 year of our time has passed.) They aid the rightful heir to the throne in his attempts to stop his evil uncle from destroying Narnia.Ī swashbuckling tale full of adventures! Only Edmund and Lucy return this time, taking with them their dreadful cousin Eustace. It has been hard for us all in Narnia before now.' 'But things never happen the same way twice. Having both run away - they seek a better life in Narnia, becoming involved in a battle between the Narnians and the Calormenes. This one though based when the Pevensie children are still in Narnia the focus is on two young Calormene children, Shasta and Aravis. 'Do not by any means destroy yourself, for if you live you may yet have good fortune but all the dead are dead alike.' Their battles with the white witch are legendary. Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy discover Narnia through the back of a wardrobe. The most well known of the Narnian chronicles.

In doing so they discover the beginning of Narnia, and so start off the tales. Young Polly and Diggory are swept up in the experiments of a magician attempting to find other worlds. 'By gum,' said Digory, 'don't I just wish I was big enough to punch your head!' But if you can look past these small details, Narnia is a truly magical place, the stories iconic, I will never forget them. Sure they've got the allegorical Christian background, and some of Lewis' wording and phrases wouldn't pass as politically correct now. I love Narnia! Of course it's not perfect, but they are such wonderful stories, paving the way for so many other fantasy worlds that followed. Deceptively simple and direct, The Chronicles of Narnia continue to captivate fans with adventures, characters, and truths that speak to readers of all ages, even fifty years after they were first published. The books are presented here in chronlogical order, each chapter graced with an illustration by the original artist, Pauline Baynes. This edition presents all seven books-unabridged-in one impressive volume. Each of the seven books is a masterpiece, drawing the reader into a land where magic meets reality, and the result is a fictional world whose scope has fascinated generations. Six more books followed, and together they became known as The Chronicles of Narnia.įor the past fifty years, The Chronicles of Narnia have transcended the fantasy genre to become part of the canon of classic literature. Journeys to the end of the world, fantastic creatures, and epic battles between good and evil-what more could any reader ask for in one book? The book that has it all is The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, written in 1949 by Clive Staples Lewis. Librarian note: An alternate cover for this edition can be found here: 2005.

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