The magician's nephew. The first in the Narnia series (when put in chronological order). If you're one of those people who read "The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe" first and want to know how it all came to be then this is the book for you. Ever wondered how Narnia was created, how the first link from our world to Narnia was made, where the lamp post came from, how Jadis (The White Witch) came in to Narnia or how a wardrobe can transport people to this magical land? All will be revealed in this book. When i read it, i did not expect any of this to have such a large connection to "Lion". It was a great revelation when i realised that's what this ...  Read the complete review

The magical world of Narnia, as created by C.S.Lewis, is more commonly known through the tales of the Pevensie children, and it is a common misconception that The Lion, The Witch and The Wardbrobe is the first tale of Narnia. This is not so. Lewis penned seven books in all, and this, The Magician's Nephew, is the first. Many of you will have experienced Narnia through film, and no doubt you have a plethora of unanswered questions. My advice is to read the books. Lewis created the realm, and the first book in the series, The Magician's Nephew, goes some way to explaining much of what lies ahead in Narnia for the Pevensie children and the significance of a ...  Read the complete review

I loved this book, I felt that it really described the land of Narnia very good, what I really don't understand is why film companies do not bother converting this book into a film, it's worth putting up, because although the Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe is most commonly known, lots of people asks how did Narnia become Narnia? And why is there a witch in Narnia? Why is there a Lamppost there? And why is it a wardrobe that brings them to the wardrobe? I personally have asked myself these questions after watching the films. So I went onto the internet one night, when these questions were enormously bugging me, and I found that the Lion, The Witch and the ...  Read the complete review

Chronologically, The Magicians Nephew is the first book in the Chronicles of Narnia by C S Lewis. Although it was actually the sixth to be published. This book serves as a prequel to the rest of the series. Answering many questions that readers had collected from the other books. Like most of the other books (the Horse and His Boy being the only exception) this book has children from our own world as the protagonists. The book explains how Narnia came into being; Why Aslan cares so much about it, why humans are known to the Narnian people and also why there is a Victorian style lamp post in the woods. It also explains the history and reasoning behind the ...  Read the complete review

I was really into the Narnia series when I was younger, but have forgotten about it lately. However, I saw the film of the dawn treader last week and really enjoyed it, it had always been my favourite book so I decided to re read all of the Narnia books and am getting through them when I find time! The Magician's Nephew is the chronologically the first book in the series, occurring before the events when the famous Pensive children discover Narnia and have many adventures there however it was actually the 6th book to be published. It is sort of a prequel or sorts because it brings everything together and explains what happens when Narnia was created, although ...  Read the complete review