In short: a pleasure to read for young and old! Of course, even mature readers can put that aside and just enjoy the magical stories of Narnia. More mature readers will be able to look beyond that and discern a lot of social criticism on modern-day life because the stories show an ideal world, and what can happen to it.

They will discover an interesting mix of fairy tale elements, magic, talking animals and travelling to other worlds/dimensions. The setting of the scene is simple and direct, which is probably why The Chronicles of Narnia have continued to captivate fans over the years with adventures, characters and truths that speak to readers of all ages.Ĭhildren will see this as a series of extraordinary, almost fairytale-like stories with different heroes and heroines who save the day, and the world, repeatedly. Every book is set up in the same way: humans are brought over to Narnia where they travel through parts unknown and meet magical beings on the way to epic battles between good and evil.

Humans are drawn into Narnia by Aslan to help the forces of good fight the evil that has invaded the land (ranging from witches and evil queens to corrupt lords, dwarves and even sea serpents).Įach one of the seven books is a fantastical, epic masterpiece that is set in the same fictional world where magic meets reality. The land is watched over by its fierce protector, a big lion named Aslan (who is from another land himself). This magical land is inhabited by a whole slew of creatures and talking animals that seem to have walked straight out of a storybook. The books play out mostly in Narnia, a magical land in another dimension that can only be reached through certain portals (like magic rings or a wardrobe for example).

I am not going to go into detail for every one of the seven books, but I will explain the setting of the books. They started with The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe which is the most popular book of the series, and then went on according to the publication order. A fourth movie, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Silver Chair is in the works but no release date has been set yet.

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (released in 2010)Īs you can see, the movies follow the publication order of the book series, and not the chronological order.

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (released in 2008).

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (released in 2005).

And, once again much like Tolkien’s series, Lewis’s books have also been translated for the big screen. The Chronicles of Narnia have moved beyond the fantasy genre and have become part of the canon of classic literature, much like Tolkien‘s The Lord of the Rings for example. Over 50 years after the first publication, the books are still being read by children all over the world.

The narnia books in order