Series
Narnia
C. S. Lewis, Michael Flexer, Scout Driggs, unknown, Alison Sage, Craig Graham, E. J. Kirk, E. K. Stein, Gene Hult, Hiawyn Oram, Jasmine Jones, Jules Tasca, Kathryn Lindskoog & Sadie Chesterfield · 7 novels · 18 short stories · 1 collection · 1950–2026
The Chronicles of Narnia is a series of seven portal fantasy novels by British author C. S. Lewis. Illustrated by Pauline Baynes and originally published between 1950 and 1956, the series is set in the fictional realm of Narnia, a fantasy world of magic, mythical beasts, and talking animals. It narrates the adventures of various children who play central roles in the unfolding history of the Narnian world. Except in The Horse and His Boy, the protagonists are all children from the real world who are magically transported to Narnia, where they are sometimes called upon by the lion Aslan to protect Narnia from evil. The books span the entire history of Narnia, from its creation in The Magician's Nephew to its eventual destruction in The Last Battle.
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Reading order
The order events happen in the world.
✦ Curated by the Loreful team
This route follows the history of Narnia itself, from its creation to its final days, instead of the order the books were published. Two books move: The Magician's Nephew opens the list because it tells of the world's beginning even though it was published sixth, and The Horse and His Boy sits third, a self-contained tale set in the era of the first published book. The rest keep their published sequence. Only the seven novels are placed; the picture books and stage adaptations published alongside them retell scenes from the novels rather than carry the story onward.
- Omnibus editions(7 editions)
Map
Narnia at the centre, its books fanned around what holds them. Pick anything for its details, and zoom out for similar series in orbit — the reading order above lists the same books as text.
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By decade
- 1950s7
- 1960s0
- 1970s0
- 1980s0
- 1990s3
- 2000s14
- 2010s0
- 2020s2
Shape
7 novels · 18 short stories · 1 collection
12 authors
reads like:fantasycoming of agesecondary worldtimeless or unspecifiedadventurouschildren
Mood
Bright and intense: 80% of this series' placed works, the catalog's 44%.
this series · the catalog · one dot = one book10 of 26 works carry a tone
Edges of the map
- The Last Battledarkest · calmest
- The Narnia Picture Book Box Setbrightest
- The Dark Islandmost intense