Chronicles of Narnia

Okay, so this next author, I'm sure you've heard great things about before, so I'll keep this to just one post.

C. S. Lewis's Chronicles of Narnia are not by any means his only works, but they are, I believe, what he is most known for.

The prequel, The Magician's Nephew, is pretty good. Very nice how Lewis goes about having Aslan create Narnia and the other countries that have yet to have names and histories. And I'm a big fan of the cab driver.

His most famous Narnia book is The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. I don't think you even need me to say how much I loved this.

Up next in chronological order, though not necessarily the order written, is The Horse and His Boy. I think everyone was a bit hard on Shasta throughout the whole book; he couldn't help his upbringing. But other than that, I really enjoyed the adventure that took place in the same world all the way through, and I liked seeing more of the other countries in that world.

Several hundred years later in Narnia, Prince Caspian takes place. For those of you who have seen the movie, I HATE THE MOVIE WITH EVERY FIBER OF MY BEING AND I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE THIS BOOK. Good, glad I got that out of my system. Seriously, though, Caspian is awesome, and the book shows him and Peter cooperating in a way that would make Aslan proud, not fighting over trying to get Peter to relive his glory days.

Okay, so scratch what I said about just one post. I've covered a little over half of the series, so I'll wrap it up in my next post. Happy weekend, everyone!