The Magician's Nephew
No. 6 in The Chronicles of Narnia series
by C. S. Lewis

HarperCollins (New York): 1955. Paperback: 221 pages. ISBN-10: 0-06-447110-1 Suggested retail price: $4.95 (US) Tags: allegory; children; christianity; creation; Fantasy; Narnia Tactical strength: [7/10]

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Digory and Polly meet and begin playing in the attic of their connected London row houses. Digory's Uncle Andrew tricks the children into trying his invention: magic rings that transport the wearer to other worlds.

At first the children end up in a dead world ravaged by generations of magical wars. Digory accidently awakens an evil witch, who needs a new world to dominate. When the children attempt to escape, the witch follows them back to London. After the witch has created a huge accident in front of the children's houses, Digory and Polly decide they must transport the witch out of London, but also end up taking Uncle Andrew, a Cab driver, the driver's horse, and a lamppost. The group arrives in a new world and witness its creation by Aslan, the Lion.

In The Magician's Nephew, Lewis creates a fun adventure story that all ages can enjoy. You can also read The Magician's Nephew as an allegory of the Christian creation. Lewis uses a conversational narrative style and often breaks the train of the story to speak directly to the reader, as if he were telling the story from his overstuffed chair next to the fireplace in your living room.

Although not the most interesting book in The Chronicles of Narnia, the story does stand on its own and provides a complete footing for the following volumes.

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