The Chronicles of Narnia | The Chronicles of Narnia

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Author: C. S. Lewis
Type of Work: Novels
Type of Plot: Fantasy—theological romance
Time of Work: 1900-1949 in Earth time, during which 2,555 years pass in Narnia
Setting: England, Narnia, and magical lands surrounding Narnia
Genres: Long fiction, Adventure, Fantasy
Subjects: Children, Folkloric or magical people, Magic or magicians, Supernatural, Education or educators, Other worlds, 1940’s, Religion, Friendship, 1910’s, 1920’s, 1930’s, England or English people, Christianity, Fantasy, Antichrist figures, Witches or witchcraft, Adventure, Christ figures or saviors, Animals, Beavers
Locales: Great Britain, Narnia (mythic)

The seven books constituting the Chronicles of Narnia tell how Aslan the Lion, son of the Emperor-beyond-the-Sea, sings Narnia into being from nothing and later saves it from evil by sacrificing himself and rising again. He spares nothing to make others good if they are open to change. The fictional history of the adventures does not correspond to the order of either composition or publication, but author C. S. Lewis provided a suggested order for reading the stories that is adhered to in the following plot summaries.

The Chronicles of Narnia | The Chronicles of Narnia

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The Plot

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