The first in the series of the classic fantasy tales The Chronicles of Narnia. Written after The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe but designed by C.S.Lewis to be read first, this enchanting prequel with its story of time travel, sorcery and magic rings is essential reading for anyone who wants to learn the backstory to the biggest movie release of the year. Hurled back in time to the birth of a new world, two young friends get caught in the epic struggle between Aslan and his nemesis the White Witch. On 9 December 2005, Andrew (Shrek) Adamsons live-action film adaptation of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe will be released by Disney, and it is already being hailed as the biggest film franchise of all time, guaranteed to appeal to adults and children across the globe. The second film is already in development.
This book is the winner of numerous awards
This book features in the following series: Bbc Radio Collection, Bbc Radio Collection Chronicles Of Narnia, Bbc Radio Presents, Chronicles Of Narnia, Lewis Series, Puffin, The Chronicles Of Narnia, Thorndike Young Adult .
This book has been graded for interest at 7-12 years.
This book is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed. This book was published in 2008 by HarperCollins Publishers .
Clive Staples Lewis was born in Belfast in 1898. He wrote numerous books of literary criticism and on Christianity, the best-known being The Screwtape Letters, as well as four novels for adults. The Narnia stories were his only works for children.
This book contains the following story:
The Magician's Nephew
Exploring the attic one rainy afternoon, Polly and Digory manage to disturb Uncle Andrew in the course of his experiment. His punishment is to make them test his magic rings. The children find themselves in the Wood between the Worlds, a strange place full of magical pools which seem to be the gateways to other worlds. Before they return to London the children decide they will explore one other world but in so doing they awake and bring back to London the evil Empress Jadis who proceeds to wreak havoc. Desperate to get the queen away the children return with her (and a cabby and his horse) to the Wood and onto another land - Narnia.
"The magic of C.S. Lewis's parallel universe never fades." The Times
"When I was ten, I read fairy tales in secret. Now that I am fifty I read them openly. When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness." C S Lewis
