The Chronicles of Narnia

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The Chronicles of Narnia was written by C.S. Lewis and the first book was published back in the 1950s. This is probably one of the oldest series I have read but I believe it is still relevant today and everyone can still connect with the characters. The characters struggle with the same issues that we all encounter; greed, shame, lust, hate, love, power, etc. This series ties together the creatures from Greek mythology with witches, giants, dragons, and many more fantasy characters. A great website that covers both the books and the movies is http://harpercollinschildrens.com/feature/chroniclesofnarnia/.

The series has been made into movies several times over the years but most recently was The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe in 2005, Prince Caspian in 2008, and The Voyage of the Dawn Treader in 2010. According to http://www.imdb.com/ they are planning to make The Magician’s Nephew in 2014 and Silver Chair in 2015. I also came across another blog that gives some additional insight into the progress and prospects from the upcoming movies check out the blog at http://narnia-4-movie-trailer.blogspot.com/. This blogger’s post provides the plot summary for the movie, a quote from the President of Walden Media, as well as the opportunity to voice your opinions on how the movie should be produced. 

There are seven books in the series:

The Magician’s Nephew: Book 1, English Years: 1900, Narnian Years: 1

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe: Book 2, English Years: 1940, Narnian Years: 1000

The Horse and His Boy: Book 3, English Years: 1940, Narnian Years: 1014

Prince Caspian: Book 4, English Years: 1941, Narnian Years: 2303

The Voyage of the Dawn Treader: Book 5, English Years: 1942, Narnian Years: 2306

The Silver Chair: Book 6, English Years: 1942, Narnian Years: 2356

The Last Battle: Book 7, English Years: 1949, Narnian Years: 2555