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The Magician's Nephew

The Chronicles of Narnia #6 / 7
by C. S. Lewis
The Magician's Nephew (The Chronicles of Narnia #6) by C. S. Lewis
★ 7.02 / 211

When Digory and Polly are tricked by Digory's peculiar Uncle Andrew into becoming part of an experiment, they set off on the adventure of a lifetime. What happens to the children when they touch Uncle Andrew's magic rings is far beyond anything even the old magician could have imagined.

Hurtled into the Wood between the Worlds, the children soon find that they can enter many worlds through the mysterious pools there. In one world they encounter the evil Queen Jadis, who wreaks havoc in the streets of London when she is accidentally brought back with them. When they finally manage to pull her out of London, unintentionally taking along Uncle Andrew and a coachman with his horse, they find themselves in what will come to be known as the land of Narnia.

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Category: Fantasy, High Fantasy, Young Adult, Narnia
Release date: 1955
C. S. Lewis

C. S. Lewis

Clive Staples Lewis (1898-1963) was a British writer and lay theologian. He held academic positions in English literature at both Oxford University (Magdalen College, 1925-1954) and Cambridge University (Magdalene College, 1954-1963). He is best known for his works of fiction, especially The Screwtape Letters, The Chronicles of Narnia, and The Space Trilogy, and for his non-fiction Christian apologetics, such as Mere Christianity, Miracles, and The Problem of Pain.

Lewis and fellow novelist J. R. R. Tolkien were close friends. They both served on the English faculty at Oxford University and were active in the informal Oxford literary group known as the Inklings. According to Lewis's memoir Surprised by Joy, he was baptised in the Church of Ireland, but fell away from his faith during adolescence. Lewis returned to Anglicanism at the age of 32, owing to the influence of Tolkien and other friends, and he became an "ordinary layman of the Church of England". Lewis's faith profoundly affected his work, and his wartime radio broadcasts on the subject of Christianity brought him wide acclaim.

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Lewis wrote more than 30 books which have been translated into more than 30 languages and have sold millions of copies. The books that make up The Chronicles of Narnia have sold the most and have been popularised on stage, TV, radio, and cinema. His philosophical writings are widely cited by Christian apologists from many denominations.

In 1956, Lewis married American writer Joy Davidman; she died of cancer four years later at the age of 45. Lewis died on 22 November 1963 from renal failure, one week before his 65th birthday. In 2013, on the 50th anniversary of his death, Lewis was honoured with a memorial in Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey.

Photo: Statue of C. S. Lewis in Belfast. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

The Chronicles of Narnia

Series contains 7 primary works and has 9 total works. Current series reading order on below.

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (The Chronicles of Narnia #1)
★ 7.54 / 349
Prince Caspian (The Chronicles of Narnia #2)
★ 7.20 / 257
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (The Chronicles of Narnia #3)
★ 7.16 / 234
The Silver Chair (The Chronicles of Narnia #4)
★ 6.88 / 202
The Horse and His Boy (The Chronicles of Narnia #5)
★ 6.98 / 203
The Magician's Nephew (The Chronicles of Narnia #6)
★ 7.02 / 211
The Last Battle (The Chronicles of Narnia #7)
★ 6.48 / 188
The Complete Chronicles of Narnia
★ 7.76 / 155
The Chronicles of Narnia
★ 7.84 / 308

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July 17, 2012
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★★★★★★★★★★ 10 / 10

This one was the first Narnia book which I read when I was still a little child. How old I was at that time? Five? Six? I don't remember. But that doesn't really matter. What's more important, it's that this book impressed me a lot. I was completely lost in this pure magical world. The characters, the story, the whole atmosphere. I was caught in this world of words and wonders. Even after finishing this book, I stayed charmed for some time. Lewis's books brings some awesome kind of light with them. I re-readed all of his books every year (or even every half-year) when I was young, and I'm still re-reading those books now, when I'm an adult already. Because it's this rare kind of books which not only entertain us or teach us different things, but helps us to become Humans.

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