[Book spoilers!] Which of the CHRONICLES OF NARNIA should be read first? Is 'The Magician's Nephew' #1 or #6? Why are there two different orders? Which order works better? What did the author have to say? All these questions and more will be answered in this series.
This video takes a look at examples from the text itself. The next video will focus on the myth that C.S. Lewis wished for the order to be changed.
Publication order:
1. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1950)
2. Prince Caspian: The Return to Narnia (1951)
3. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (1952)
4. The Silver Chair (1953)
5. The Horse and His Boy (1954)
6. The Magician's Nephew (1955)
7. The Last Battle (1956)
"Chronological" Order:
#1 The Magician's Nephew
#2 The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe*
#3 The Horse and His Boy*
#4 Prince Caspian: The Return to Narnia
#5 The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
#6 The Silver Chair
#7 The Last Battle
*HHB actually takes place during LWW, not after.
C.S. Lewis ("Jack") died on November 22, 1963, just over thirteen years after publishing the first Narnia book.
