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The Chronicles of Narnia |
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| • Overview • The Magician's Nephew • The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe • The Horse and His Boy • • Prince Caspian • The Voyage of the Dawn Treader • The Silver Chair • The Last Battle • Further Exploration • |
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The Chronicles of Narnia is a series of seven fantasy novels written for children and young adults; they all feature adventures that take place in the alternate world of Narnia, created by and protected by the lion Aslan and featuring Talking Beasts, dwarves, fauns, and other mythical and magical creatures. Time passes in Narnia at a pace different from time in our world. Though The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe was written first and is the most famous title in the series, it is not the first title chronologically; nor were the other books in the series written in chronological order. The order featured here is the order in which the story takes place. |
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| The Magician's Nephew | |
| 1955 | |
| Preview: Digory's uncle manages by magic to send him into another world where he accidentally liberates the White Witch who ends up isolated in the new land of Narnia | |
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| The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | |
| 1950 | |
| Preview: The Pevensie children--Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy--find Narnia where with Aslan's help they defend the land against the White Witch; they then ascend thrones to rule Narnia as Kings and Queens. | |
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2005
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| The Horse and His Boy | |
| 1954 | |
| Preview: A Talking Horse from Narnia helps a boy escape being sold into slavery; they flee toward Narnia where the boy gets involved in the battle to save Archenland and discovers his true identity. | |
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| Prince Caspian | |
| 1951 | |
| Preview: A year has passed since the adventures of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. The Pevensie children are summoned by Prince Caspian back to Narnia where hundreds of years have passed and all is in ruins. They help Caspian defeat his usurper uncle and ascend the throne of Narnia. | |
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2008
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| The Voyage of the Dawn Treader | |
| 1952 | |
| Preview: Three years have passed on Narnia. Prince Caspian summons Edmund and Lucy, who are accompanied by their spoiled cousin Eustace, to help him find seven friends of his father who were lost when they were sent to explore the Unknown Eastern Seas. | |
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| The Silver Chair | |
| 1953 | |
| Preview: Aslan summons Eustace and his classmate Jill to Narnia to find Caspian's lost son Rilian. | |
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| The Last Battle | |
| 1956 | |
| Preview: Two hundred years have passed in Narnia. Eustace and Jill are drawn back to Narnia to help Tirian, the last king of Narnia, defeat the false Aslan. | |
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