1. The Magician’s Nephew Big SALE
The secret passage to the house next door leads to a fascinating adventure.
This large, deluxe hardcover edition of the first title in the classic Chronicles of Narnia series,
The Magician’s Nephew, is a gorgeous introduction to the magical land of Narnia. The many
readers who discovered C.S. Lewis’s Chronicles through The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
will be delighted to find that the next volume in the series is actually the first in the
sequence–and a step back in time. In this unforgettable story, British schoolchildren Polly and
Digory inadvertently tumble into the Wood Between the Worlds, where they meet the evil Queen
Jadis and, ultimately, the great, mysterious King Aslan. We witness the birth of Narnia and
discover the legendary source of all the adventures that are to follow in the seven books that
comprise the series.
Rich, heavy pages, a gold-embossed cover, and Pauline Baynes’s original illustrations
(hand-colored by the illustrator herself 40 years later) make this special edition of a classic a
bona fide treasure. (Ages 9 and older) –Emilie Coulter
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2. Narnia
In the beginning….
Whether you read these books chronologically (Narnian time):
The Magicians 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
or in the order they were published:
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1950)
Prince Caspian (1951)
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (1952)
The Silver Chair (1953)
The Horse and His Boy (1954)
The Magicians Nephew (1955)
The Last Battle (1956)
is entirely up to you.
Beginning at the beginning has always sounded like a good approach to me, hence this first
review of the Narnia series.
Though written in simple style to be appreciated by young scholars, this book seems to echo
with subtle and not so subtle references to the bible. A background check on the…
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3. How It All Began
Digory and Polly are exploring a passageway between their houses one summer morning when
they stumble into Digory’s uncle’s study. Uncle Andrew dapples in magic, and tricks Polly into
taking one of his magic rings. Digory goes after her, and they find themselves in a magic wood,
a passageway to different worlds. Exploring further, they find evil as well as a land about to be
created.
This is a different story in the Narnia tales. First, we don’t arrive at Narnia until after half way
through the book. Second, this is the only book where actions in the fantasy worlds have direct
impact on events in our world. For these reasons, it’s a fun change in the series. The story in
Narnia is simpler then the others, but it makes watching a new world take shape no less thrilling.
And there are some important lessons on doing the right thing at the right time and getting out
of life exactly what you expect.
There is quite a debate about the order this book should be read in. While it…
Put on the rings
Every good story has a backstory. So in “The Magician’s Nephew,” C.S. Lewis backpedalled to
tell us the story of how Narnia began, the origin of the White Witch, and various other little
questions that popped up over the course of his Narnia series. The result is a tense, slightly
comic prequel that neatly ties up the various loose threads.
Two London schoolchildren, Polly and Digory, meet and befriend one another, despite Digory’s
misery over his mother’s fatal illness. But they fall prey to Digory’s arrogant uncle Andrew —
Andrew has created some magical rings that transport the wearer to another world, and he
wants the two as guinea pigs. Polly and Digory only narrowly manage to return from a dying
world.
But they had an unwelcome passenger — Jadis, an imperious sorceress who plans to take over
the world. Polly and Digory are appalled at what has happened, and try to find some way of
transporting Jadis elsewhere, using the magical rings. But when they do,…[/has_review]
The Magician's Nephew Big SALE
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