"The New Yorker"@en . "The Chronicles of Narnia is a series of seven fantasy novels for children written by C. S. Lewis. The Chronicles of Narnia present the adventures of children who play central roles in the unfolding history of the fictional realm of Narnia, a place where animals talk, magic is common, and good battles evil. Each of the books (with the exception of The Horse and His Boy) features as its protagonists children from our world who are magically transported to Narnia, where they are called upon to help the Lion Aslan save Narnia."@en . . . . . . . . . . . "\u00C5The Chronicles of Narnia are a series of seven books by C. S. Lewis, telling the history from its creation to its ending of a land where animals talk, where a varied collection of creatures from European folklore lives, and where a number of children have heroic adventures under the guidance of the great Lion, Aslan. Though \"Narnia\" is sometimes used to describe the whole world, it is strictly speaking a northern mediaeval European-style kingdom of that world; it is bordered by Archenland on the south (beyond which lies the quasi-Arabian empire of Calormen), by Ettinsmoor on the North, by Lantern Waste on the West, and by the Great Eastern Sea on the East, beyond which is Aslan's Country."@en . . . . . . . . . "The Chronicles of Narnia is a series of seven fantasy novels for children written by C. S. Lewis between 1949 and 1954. The series presents the adventures of children who play central roles in the unfolding history of the fictional world of Narnia, a place where mythical creatures exist, magic is common and good battles evil. The guardian of Narnia is Aslan, a talking lion. Each of the books (with the exception of The Horse and His Boy) features protagonist children who are magically transported from Earth to Narnia, where they are called upon to help Aslan right some wrong. The seven books are: \n* The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1950) \n* Prince Caspian: The Return to Narnia (1951) \n* The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (1952) \n* The Silver Chair (1953) \n* The Horse and His Boy (1954) \n* The Magician\u2019s Nephew (1955) \n* The Last Battle (1956)"@en . . . . . . . . . "Remembering a Master Mythologist and His Connection to Santa Barbara"@en . . . . . . . . . . . "The Chronicles of Narnia is a series of seven fantasy novels by C.S. Lewis. Some of the books in the series have recently been adapted into three films. The books take place in the magical world of Narnia, and are about different children who enter this world from ours and help to solve various problems that occur throughout Narnia."@en . "First-edition covers, in order of publication"@en . . . "2004"^^ . "2005"^^ . . "The Chronicles of Narnia is a series of fantasy novels written by C. S. Lewis. Set in the fantasy world of Narnia, the series tells the adventures of various children from the real world, magically transported to Narnia by the lion Aslan to protect it from evil and restore the throne to its rightful line. The books span the entire history of Narnia, from its creation in The Magician's Nephew to its eventual destruction in The Last Battle. Inspiration for the series is taken from multiple sources; mainly from Christianity, but also from Greek and Roman mythology, and from traditional British and Irish fairy tales."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . "The Chronicles of Narnia"@en . . . . . . . . . . "1950"^^ . "Santa Barbara News-Press"@en . . . . . . . . . . . "The Chronicles of Narnia is a series of seven fantasy novels for children written by C. S. Lewis. It is considered a classic of children's literature and is the author's best-known work, having sold over 100 million copies in 47 languages. Written by Lewis between 1949 and 1954, illustrated by Pauline Baynes and published in London between October 1950 and March 1956, The Chronicles of Narnia has been adapted several times, complete or in part, for radio, television, stage, and cinema. In addition to numerous traditional Christian themes, the series borrows characters and ideas from Greek and Roman mythology, as well as from traditional British and Irish fairy tales."@en . . "Narnia is a fictional world created by C. S. Lewis. In each of the seven books pertaining to this land, the main characters are magically transported for their world to this. Although the main characters vary, the most important one stays the same. Aslan. He is the great lion, and the true king of Narnia. He portrays Jesus Christ in that he sacrificed himself for a traitor, but later comes back to life. All of the animals talk in Narnia, and there have already been two major motion pictures based on the books, with 5 more on the way."@en . . . . . . . "Narnia is a fictional world created by C. S. Lewis. In each of the seven books pertaining to this land, the main characters are magically transported for their world to this. Although the main characters vary, the most important one stays the same. Aslan. He is the great lion, and the true king of Narnia. He portrays Jesus Christ in that he sacrificed himself for a traitor, but later comes back to life. All of the animals talk in Narnia, and there have already been two major motion pictures based on the books, with 5 more on the way."@en . . . "The Chronicles of Narnia is a series of seven fantasy novels for children written by C. S. Lewis. It is considered a classic of children's literature and is the author's best-known work, having sold over 100 million copies in 47 languages. Written by Lewis between 1949 and 1954, illustrated by Pauline Baynes and published in London between October 1950 and March 1956, The Chronicles of Narnia has been adapted several times, complete or in part, for radio, television, stage, and cinema. In addition to numerous traditional Christian themes, the series borrows characters and ideas from Greek and Roman mythology, as well as from traditional British and Irish fairy tales. The Chronicles of Narnia presents the adventures of children who play central roles in the unfolding history of the fictional realm of Narnia, a place where animals talk, magic is common, and good battles evil. Each of the books (with the exception of The Horse and His Boy) features as its protagonists children from our world who are magically transported to Narnia, where they are called upon by the lion Aslan to help Narnia."@en . . . "1950"^^ . . "The Chronicles of Narnia is a series of seven fantasy novels for children written by C. S. Lewis between 1949 and 1954. The series presents the adventures of children who play central roles in the unfolding history of the fictional world of Narnia, a place where mythical creatures exist, magic is common and good battles evil. The guardian of Narnia is Aslan, a talking lion. Each of the books (with the exception of The Horse and His Boy) features protagonist children who are magically transported from Earth to Narnia, where they are called upon to help Aslan right some wrong."@en . "Prisoner of Narnia"@en . . "Gopnik"@en . . . "ISBN"@en . . "The books were not published in the chronological order. In the copyright information found in the current editions of the books it is explicitly stated that C.S. Lewis meant for the books to be read in chronological order with The Magician's Nephew to be read first. However, this assertion by the publisher is questioned by many and which order was approved by Lewis (if any) is up for debate. Therefore there are two different views on their correct order:"@en . . . "Print"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . "The chronicles of Narnia have been adapted for radio, television, stage and film several times. The chronological order follows; titles with an asterisk were recently adapted into films which saw heavy fandom attention: \n* The Magician's Nephew (1955) \n* The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe (1950)* \n* The Horse and His Boy (1954) \n* Prince Caspian: The Return to Narnia (1951)* \n* The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (1952) \n* The Silver Chair (1953) \n* The Last Battle (1956)"@en . "Adam"@en . "Jacobs"@en . "The Chronicles of Narnia is a series of seven fantasy novels by C.S. Lewis. Some of the books in the series have recently been adapted into three films. The books take place in the magical world of Narnia, and are about different children who enter this world from ours and help to solve various problems that occur throughout Narnia."@en . . . . "The Chronicles of Narnia"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Great Britain"@en . . . "Tom"@en . "The chronicles of Narnia have been adapted for radio, television, stage and film several times. The chronological order follows; titles with an asterisk were recently adapted into films which saw heavy fandom attention: \n* The Magician's Nephew (1955) \n* The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe (1950)* \n* The Horse and His Boy (1954) \n* Prince Caspian: The Return to Narnia (1951)* \n* The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (1952) \n* The Silver Chair (1953) \n* The Last Battle (1956)"@en . . . . . . . "\u00C5The Chronicles of Narnia are a series of seven books by C. S. Lewis, telling the history from its creation to its ending of a land where animals talk, where a varied collection of creatures from European folklore lives, and where a number of children have heroic adventures under the guidance of the great Lion, Aslan. Though \"Narnia\" is sometimes used to describe the whole world, it is strictly speaking a northern mediaeval European-style kingdom of that world; it is bordered by Archenland on the south (beyond which lies the quasi-Arabian empire of Calormen), by Ettinsmoor on the North, by Lantern Waste on the West, and by the Great Eastern Sea on the East, beyond which is Aslan's Country. In publishing order, the seven books of The Chronicles of Narnia are: 1. \n* The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (1950) 2. \n* Prince Caspian (1951) 3. \n* The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (1952) 4. \n* The Silver Chair (1953) 5. \n* The Horse and His Boy (1954) (written 1953, before the previous book) 6. \n* The Magician's Nephew (1955) 7. \n* The Last Battle (1956) The first four books are in chronological order, but the fifth takes place between the last two chapters of the first, and the sixth is a prequel to the series. The Chronicles of Narnia were actually not originally intended to be a seven volume series. After the success of the first book, Lewis wrote two more, to complete a trilogy. Thus Prince Caspian and The Voyage of the Dawn Treader form a natural pair, telling a single more or less connected story within the larger series. When demand continued, Lewis wrote another two books, then a \"prequel\" describing Narnia's beginning, and finally The Last Battle, in which the land of Narnia is brought to its own close, giving the series a definite ending. Many recent printings number the books in chronological order. For many, however, reading in publication order is more satisfying, as The Magician's Nephew has many references that make sense only if you've read the earlier published books, and reading in chronological order can spoil certain elements of The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe. Besides, the author's writing style subtly changed as the books were written: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe and Prince Caspian have a rather casual, conversational tone, while The Magician's Nephew and The Last Battle read more like histories. In a letter to a young reader, Lewis stated that a chronological reading seemed to make more logical sense but affirmed that he had no particular reading order in mind when he wrote. Furthermore, if he'd really intended for people to read the books in chronological order, he could have easily arranged for that in his lifetime. C.S. Lewis (re-)converted from atheism to Christianity and wrote many works of apologetics and theology; the Narnia series, his only work directly targeted at children, is at once a work of creative fiction and applied apologetics, even dealing with atheism. Narnia borrows creatures and myths from many different cultures and ages, from the Edwardian adventure stories of Lewis's youth to the Arabian Nights, from Shakespearean tragedies to the Grimms' fairy-tales, from the Classical and Germanic mythologies that were Lewis's avocation to the mediaeval literature that was his professional study, interwoven with creatures of Lewis's own imagination (as found also in Lewis's so-called Space Trilogy) -- a profusion of fantasy highly unorthodox in the prosaic, \"realistic\" Machine Age, post-war '40's and '50's -- all undergirded with a solid structure of Christian doctrine. By the third (published) book, it is clear that Aslan is a fictional version of Jesus -- yet, as Lewis insisted, the works do not form an allegory of Christian life, as some have assumed, but rather an adventure-tale in which God is a fellow-adventurer. He also said that he didn't set out to include any religious elements in the story, it just ended up that way. The books display the influence of J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, not surprisingly since the authors were friends at the time -- indeed, Lewis's Space Trilogy was written as a result of a friendly wager with Tolkien. While The Chronicles of Narnia has not had the colossal cultural impact of Tolkien's epic, the series has remained the best-known and most beloved of all of Lewis' works. Television Serial adaptations of the first four books have all been televised by the BBC and released on DVD (in some places as Compilation Movies), and the first three (by publication order) have been filmed as the start of a series intended to adapt all seven books. Lion was also the subject of an earlier TV adaptation on ITV in 1967 (now largely lost) and an Animated Adaptation in 1979. Unfortunately, the BBC master of Lion was apparently lost to unknown causes several years ago, so the best quality copies of that series left are the DVDs. More recently adapted into movies by Disney (later 20th Century Fox) and Walden Media through the work of Perry Moore spending several years acquiring the rights for Walden. The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe came out in late 2005, Prince Caspian in 2008, and The Voyage of the Dawn Treader in late 2010. The books are the Trope Namer for Narnia Time, in which the relative flow of time between two separate worlds changes according to the needs of the plot. Has a TV Tropes Tumblr."@en . . . . "The Chronicles of Narnia is a series of fantasy novels written by C. S. Lewis. Set in the fantasy world of Narnia, the series tells the adventures of various children from the real world, magically transported to Narnia by the lion Aslan to protect it from evil and restore the throne to its rightful line. The books span the entire history of Narnia, from its creation in The Magician's Nephew to its eventual destruction in The Last Battle."@en . . . "Santa Barbara"@en . . . "The Chronicles of Narnia is a series of seven fantasy novels for children written by the theologian, C. S. Lewis. It is considered a classic of children's literature and is the author's best-known work, having sold over 120 million copies in 41 languages. Written by Lewis between 1949 and 1954 and illustrated by Pauline Baynes, The Chronicles of Narnia have been adapted several times, complete or in part, for radio, television, stage, and cinema. In addition to numerous traditional Christian themes, the series borrows characters and ideas from Greek and Roman mythology, as well as from traditional British and Irish fairy tales."@en . "The Chronicles of Narnia is a series of seven fantasy novels for children written by the theologian, C. S. Lewis. It is considered a classic of children's literature and is the author's best-known work, having sold over 120 million copies in 41 languages. Written by Lewis between 1949 and 1954 and illustrated by Pauline Baynes, The Chronicles of Narnia have been adapted several times, complete or in part, for radio, television, stage, and cinema. In addition to numerous traditional Christian themes, the series borrows characters and ideas from Greek and Roman mythology, as well as from traditional British and Irish fairy tales. The Chronicles of Narnia present the adventures of children who play central roles in the unfolding history of the fictional realm of Narnia, a place where animals talk, magic is common, and good battles evil. Each of the books (with the exception of The Horse and His Boy) features as its protagonists children from our world who are magically transported to Narnia, where they are called upon to help the Lion Aslan handle a crisis in the world of Narnia."@en . . . "1949"^^ . . "The Chronicles of Narnia is a series of seven fantasy novels for children written by C. S. Lewis. The Chronicles of Narnia present the adventures of children who play central roles in the unfolding history of the fictional realm of Narnia, a place where animals talk, magic is common, and good battles evil. Each of the books (with the exception of The Horse and His Boy) features as its protagonists children from our world who are magically transported to Narnia, where they are called upon to help the Lion Aslan save Narnia."@en . . . "The books were not published in the chronological order. In the copyright information found in the current editions of the books it is explicitly stated that C.S. Lewis meant for the books to be read in chronological order with The Magician's Nephew to be read first. However, this assertion by the publisher is questioned by many and which order was approved by Lewis (if any) is up for debate. Therefore there are two different views on their correct order:"@en . .