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The Chronicles of Narnia Reading Order
The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis has 7 main books (1950–1956). Start with The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1950) and read the numbered books in order.
By C.S. Lewis
The Chronicles of Narnia books in order
Your reading speed
- 3 h 15 min
- 3 h 47 min
- 3 h 55 min
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- 3 h 48 min
- 3 h 38 min
- 3 h 15 min
- 3 h 22 min
Main books together: 1,429 pages, about 25 h at 238 words per minute.
Page counts: median across editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
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The Chronicles of Narnia: common questions
- How many books are in the The Chronicles of Narnia series?
- There are 7 main books in The Chronicles of Narnia. The most recent main book listed here is The Last Battle (1956).
- What order should I read The Chronicles of Narnia in?
- Read The Chronicles of Narnia in its numbered order: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Prince Caspian, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, The Silver Chair, and so on. Books are numbered here in publication order; editions since 1994 number them in story order, starting with The Magician's Nephew.
- What is the first The Chronicles of Narnia book?
- The first book is The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis, published in 1950.
- How long does it take to read the whole The Chronicles of Narnia series?
- The 7 main books add up to about 1,429 pages (median edition lengths). At 238 words per minute that is about 25 hours of reading, or about 50 days at 30 minutes a day.