Because the first movie is The lion,the witch, and the wardrobe but the first books is,the Magician's Nephew!.
Should I read them the order of the book or the order of the movies!?
Still tell me the other of the books!?Www@QuestionHome@Com
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Position:Home>Books & Authors> What are the order of the books: Chronicles of NarniaQuestion: What are the order of the books: Chronicles of Narnia Because the first movie is The lion,the witch, and the wardrobe but the first books is,the Magician's Nephew!.
Should I read them the order of the book or the order of the movies!? Still tell me the other of the books!?Www@QuestionHome@Com Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: The Magician's Nephew The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe The Horse and His Boy Prince Caspian The Voyage of the Dawn Treader The Silver Chair The Last Battle You should read them in the order that C!.S!. Lewis wanted you to read them in -- in this original order!. You will understand the things in the later books better, because that is how he wanted them read!. He originally wrote the Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe first, but he wrote Magician's Nephew as a prequel sort of to explain the magic of the wardrobe Www@QuestionHome@Com The movies are going with the original order of publication of the books!. When C!.S!. Lewis first wrote the books, the order in which they were published was: 1!. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1950) 2!. Prince Caspian (1951) 3!. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (1952) 4!. The Silver Chair (1953) 5!. The Horse and His Boy (1954) 6!. The Magicians Nephew (1955) 7!. The Last Battle (1956) From Into the Wardrobe http://cslewis!.drzeus!.net/faq/ - "When HarperCollins took over the publication of the books in America, they decided to keep numbering the books, but on the recommendation of Lewis' stepson, Douglas Gresham, they adopted the order that follows Narnian Chronology, i!.e: 1!. The Magicians Nephew 2!. The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe 3!. The Horse and His Boy 4!. Prince Caspian 5!. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader 6!. The Silver Chair 7!. The Last Battle" This is a relatively recent reordering of the books!. HarperCollins changed it to chronological order, not the way C!.S!. Lewis wrote and published them!. Though The Magician's Nephew is the first book chronologically, it was the sixth one published!. You can read the series either way you prefer!. I prefer, and think it makes more sense, to read it in the order that C!.S!. Lewis originally published the series!.Www@QuestionHome@Com on wikipedia it states that "The books were written by Lewis between 1949 and 1954 but were written in neither the order they were originally published nor in the chronological order in which they are currently presented!." they were originally published in the order 1!.!.lion,witch and the wardrobe 2!.!.prince caspian 3!.!.the yoyage of dawn treader 4!.!.the silver chair 5!.!.the horse and his boy 6!.!.the magicians nephew 7!.!.the last battle but the chronological order is 1!.!.magicians nephew 2!.!.lion,witch and the wardrobe 3!.!.the horse and his boy 4!.!.prince caspian 5!.!.voyage of the dawn treader 6!.!.silver chair 7!.!.tha last battle read them in the order of the books that will keep u in orderWww@QuestionHome@Com Order of the books!. The LW&W was the most popular, similar to how Lucas started out in the middle of yhis series with the first big blockbuster!. Yes, the Magician's nephew is the first!. Personally, I liked The Horse and His Boy the best!. The voyage of the Dawn Treader was alright but I kept wanting to smack Caspian upside the head for being such a tool!.Www@QuestionHome@Com 1!. Magician's nephew 2!. The lion, the witch and the wardrobe 3!. The horse and his boy 4!. Prince Caspian 5!. The voyage of the dawn treader 6!. the silver chair 7!. The last battle I wouldn't recommend The Magician's nephew, it's pretty boring!. But definitely read all the others in order, so you know who the characters are!.!. They really are good books :) xWww@QuestionHome@Com Book 1: The Magician's Nephew Book 2: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe Book 3: The Horse and His Boy Book 4: Prince Caspian Book 5: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader Book 6: The Silver Chair Book 7: The Last Battle This is the order C!.S!. Lewis wanted them to be read in!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Magician's Nephew Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe Horse and His Boy Prince Caspian The Voyage of the Dawn Treader The Silver Chair The Last Battle Www@QuestionHome@Com I recommend reading them beginning with The Magicians Nephew!. Just like Ultimate Geek says!.Www@QuestionHome@Com |