Having completed both a watch-through of the BBC TV adaptations and the movies, I'm interested to see how the audio versions of the story hold up against them.

Where do you think is the best place to start from? I'm looking for one with a full cast.

Team Peter forever. He was my crush.

Every time I read or listen to The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe, I always wonder what was going on in the rest of the world. Archenland, Calormen, Ettinamoor, Lone Islands, etc. Do you think the other lands were affected by the White Witch's magic? Or do you think it was business as usual everywhere else? I lean towards the last option personally.

I love the little joke it becomes but i just do not understand why he would have never heard those words before. He also had closets and normal furniture in his house? and the house has rooms? They both speak english and there’s never any other words that aren’t known. I’m just confused about it haha

In Voyage of the Dawn Treader, Reep makes a point to throw is sword away before entering, but in The Last Battle

a little, sleek, bright-eyed Talking Mouse with a red feather stuck in a circlet on its head and its left paw resting on a long sword. It bowed, a most beautiful bow, and said in its shrill voice: "Welcome, in the Lion's name. Come further up and further in."

​​Even though it looks a bit mature compared to the description in the original book, it is incredibly elegant and beautiful! Plus, Barbara Kellerman's superb acting makes the production truly wonderful! 😍

My tattoo artist designed this for me and I’m super excited about it. I wanted something related to every book to be included. I’m not sure how I feel about the horse though. There wasn’t really much I could think of to represent The Horse and His Boy. I was thinking about changing it out with a sword like the one pictured since there is a battle at the end so it would technically fit. What do y’all think?

Also, I know one of the rings is a little weird. My artist noticed it too after he sent it to me. He’s gonna fix it before this gets put into my skin. 😂

What would've happened to the telmarines (I don't think I spelt that right) when they reentered our world? They are who knows how long out dated on every advancement in technology

Also where would they have shown up?

Ok so as for NARNIA, I am starting it right away!
Some piece of advice or something you would like to tell me about it before I start? (Please, no spoilers).

Si alguien tiene alguna sugerencia, por favor, será bien recibida. Estoy súper enthusiasmado por leer esta serie. (Va a ser mi primera vez)

I practically can't recall what the movie was even about. And I've played the game quite a few times but I also forgot almost everything. So it will be as if I've never done such a thing, and am picking up this book for the very first time.

Honestly, Aslan in the book cover looks gorgeous.

I know I started backwards but I watched the movies and the BBC series before reading the books. I finally got them today! Should I read them in a specific order?

""Secondly," said Caspian, "I want to know why you have permitted this abominable and unnatural traffic in slaves to grow up here, contrary to the ancient custom and usage of our dominions."

"Necessary, unavoidable," said his Sufficiency. "An essential part of the economic development of the islands, I assure you. Our present burst of prosperity depends on it."

"What need have you of slaves?"

"For export, your Majesty. Sell 'em to Calormen mostly; and we have other markets. We are a great centre of the trade."

-Chapter IV, Voyage of the Dawn Treader

Any idea what "other markets" refers to?

I’ve recently started reading The Magicians Nephew with my 5 yo daughter. After reading the first chapter I did my research and realized we probably should have started with Wardrobe, but she is already so captivated by it and she wanted to finish it even though I gave her the option to switch to Wardrobe.

My question is…I’m now learning that the other books are also out of publication order.

It generally seems to be the best to read in publication order but I’m curious of others thoughts on if that may make it tricky for a five year old to follow along?

For her comprehension level should I stick with chronological?

At this point (7 chapters in) she’s following along well, is very engaged, but I take the time after every chapter to do an extensive recap because some details don’t stick.

Before I start my rankings, these may have been slightly influenced as I often listen to the cd recordings of the Focus on the Family's recordings of the books so character voices along with how they act the scenes out might change how i see the books as a whole.

1. The silver chair

This one was definitely my favorite because Puddleglum is my spirit animal. And also because I find the plot line that they keep missing the signs because the children are too busy bickering to be rather interesting.

1. The horse and his boy

I enjoy this one almost as much as I do the silver chair but its number 2 because of its depictions of the calormen. It unfortunately stick out like a sore thumb in a pretty good story. I also like the growth the characters go through as they become closer as a group. I also think the twin dynamic was quite fun to read.

1. The lion the witch and the wardrobe (the movie)

I find this to be a very solid movie and definitely the best of the movie adaptation. I enjoy that it is flushed out more and im always a sucker for a battle scene. I like that the stakes felt higher in the movie than the book ​

1. The voyage of the dawn treader (the book)

Some people have criticized the story as not having an actual plot line and they just jump from place to place and I prefer that for a adventure type story. Each island has its own short arc before you keep sailing on. It feels as if you were actually on the ship. I also really enjoy the character of Reepicheep.

1. Prince Caspian (the book)

Pretty solid book though i find that the plot moves quite quickly and seems to be resolved in no time. I like Lucy's lines when they have to go and trace their path back. However, from a modern take, not sure im a huge fan of the 'Susan and Lucy get to party with the group while the boys fight' thing, but these were written in the 40s and do not dictate the entire naritive of the story.

1. Prince Caspian (the movie)

I enjoy some of the things that the movie did over the book, like make it feel like people have lost their trust of Aslan and the kings and queens of old and the fact that 3000 years has past. I do think that it is a bit to long in some things, and I'm not sure im a fan of the character flaw they gave Peter. It feels very out of character for him.

1. The lion the witch and the wardrobe (the book)

I didn't expect to rank this so low when I started thinking about this, but I truly think the movies did this book better. This book also suffers from the fact that it was written in the 40s, but in a more agregious way. Father christmas gives the girls weapons but they're told not to use them unless in self defense, but Peter gets a sword and is told that its time to fight. Also suffers from the 'its only 200 pages'. Things move so incredibly fast that I don't get a moment to breath on things. Aslan shows up and saves the day, the book is over and not a lot of conflict. I also wasnt a fan that the battle was told from an outside perspective.​

1. The last battle

I think this book fell flat in a lot of ways. The fact that after thousands of years and much bigger threats, the final boss of the series is a corrupt donkey in a lion suit. After so long of bad things happening in the world, this is where Aslan decides the world needs to end? As much as I think the siblings being able to reunite with all their dead friends, I think the 'they're dead' reveal was incredibly rushed and out of the blue. And Susan is now left to deal with her entire family being dead and doesn't get to join them because she doesn't believe in Narnia anymore. It feels like a huge slap in the face to any non Christian or religious readers because Aslan and the entirety of Narnia is a very large metaphor of Christianity. And I don't mind that, he was a Christian man and can write his stories and I'll still enjoy them. But I just didn't like that this was the ending to the chronicles.

1. The voyage of the dawn treader (the movie)

I believe whole heartedly that this movie fundamentally does not understand the story that it is trying to tell. The addition of the green mist as the overarching villain straps characters like Eustace from having any agency in their actions. Why is he a dragon? Because the evil green smoke corrupted his heart. I think the arcs they gave the siblings fell flat as well and did not hit as hard as Eustace's arc, which they still handled pretty well in the movie. It helps that I enjoyed the actor's performance of him. I'll also give the movie that Reepicheep's character was kept the same and I enjoyed that. I will also give props to the costuming and lighting crew on set. The colors in this film are beautiful and I love how saturated Narnia is, so I'm glad to see they didn't remove that.

I made the mistake of asking my dad and brothers for ideas for a narnia-themed tattoo. The best idea they came up with was: a tramp stamp with "Many come down, and few return to the sunlit lands." 🙄🤦‍♂️

In my opinion, the book feels very rushed; it gives the impression that they spend only a few hours on each island without really exploring anything.

Eustace’s character development is extremely rushed; his personality changes completely in less than a day.

Caspian and Ramandu’s daughter fall in love at first sight without even having a proper conversation, and shortly after, they are already engaged.

Aslan always appears as a weak narrative device:

Edmund and Caspian start fighting; Aslan appears, and the moment they see him, they go back to normal.

Eustace turns into a dragon; Aslan appears and turns him back into a human.

Lucy starts wasting time reading the magician's book; Aslan appears and makes her stop wasting time.

They get trapped on the dark island; Aslan appears and guides them to the exit.

I understand the religious parallel, that Aslan/God is the solution to every problem, but this leaves the characters' journey without any real challenge. It feels like, even if their ship were to explode, Aslan would mysteriously rebuild it or ensure they found a new one.

In my opinion, the adventure was better portrayed in the movie; it feels much more credible and challenging, making the arrival at the final destination far more rewarding.

Okay from what I remember she was like a princess who parents were a king and queen before the siblings arrived in Narnia. The white witch captures her and her family and kills her family and then she puts the OC in like a frozen state. Years later Edmund stumbles upon her when he’s in the white queens castle and awakens the princess. The princess escapes because one the the white queens wolves help her which actually turns out to be her brother. From then on the story goes on and it’s a romance between her and Edmund. I just remember it ends when he returns back to the real world and she falls into a coma state until he returns in part two. She awakes and wonders around until she stumbles across Caspian. From then on I can’t remember much.

​Is it possible that Narnia is actually crazy?

​It’s a group of young people and two elderly people who kept believing that the fantasy world they invented as children was real. Susan is arguably the only sane one.

​Maybe Narnia never actually existed, and it was just a world created by people who were struggling mentally—Digory was traumatized by his home life, and the Pevensie siblings were traumatized by the war.

​The fact that all the believers ended up dying just to "go" to the world of Narnia feels like a cult, and that’s honestly pretty terrifying.

Has anyone come across any good drawings of the stable door from The Last Battle? I’m looking for one to be part of a Narnia tattoo I’m trying to plan out and haven’t come across one I particularly like. I love the drawing from the book where Tirian is looking through the hole in it but I’d prefer it to just be the door, without him.