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Aaron Toponce No. This isn't a Christian book. It's a fantasy book. Yes, Lewis is a Christian, and some of his Christian beliefs fall out in his stories, but I woul…moreNo. This isn't a Christian book. It's a fantasy book. Yes, Lewis is a Christian, and some of his Christian beliefs fall out in his stories, but I would not classify this is a "Christian book".(less)

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Did Tolkien or Lewis use the name Bree first? :) Any of you know why they chose to use the same name?

Liam They were, like, best friends, so maybe they decided to both use it. I've heard that Tolkien based Treebeard off of C.S. Lewis, and Lewis based the pr…moreThey were, like, best friends, so maybe they decided to both use it. I've heard that Tolkien based Treebeard off of C.S. Lewis, and Lewis based the professor from Voyage of the Dawn Treader off of Tolkien, or something like that.(less)

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Is this really the fifth book or the third? It's labelled the third and by google search it's the third of the series, but on here it says fifth. Which is correct? I want to read in order.

Bobby There are two different definitions of what "in order" means for the Chronicles. For many years the books were numbered in the order of publication (L…moreThere are two different definitions of what "in order" means for the Chronicles. For many years the books were numbered in the order of publication (Lion, Caspian, Dawn Treader, Silver Chair, Horse, Nephew, Last Battle). Then, a couple of decades ago, they were renumbered in the chronological order of the story (Nephew, Lion, Horse, Caspian, Dawn Treader, Silver Chair, Last Battle). To people who only started reading these books since that time, the order that begins with Magician's Nephew seems "right." To those of us who started reading them in the '60's, '70's, 80's, or early '90's, the publication order (beginning with Lion) seems right. The change in order seems to be based on an obscure reference that Lewis made in a letter to a child to re-ordering them sometime in the future. To me, it's not clear that he really wanted them in this new order as the comment seems rather "off the cuff." Regardless, I still read them in the original order because a) that's how I started reading them, and b) I think it reads better in the old order and is more interesting when, for example, you've read 5 Chronicles, know the world thoroughly, and go back to the "creation story" of the Chronicles in The Magician's Nephew.

It's not a definitive rebuttal of the new order, necessarily, but notice that when Chronicles movies started to be released they started with The Lion! The series opens better, in my opinion - and apparently the opinion of the film makers - with The Lion than it does with The Magician's Nephew.(less)

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I loved all the Narnia book! I was just confused in this one: where did the boy and his people come from? C.S. Lewis explains in Prince Caspian how the Caspian's people found Narnia, but I couldn't figure out how the other humans got there?

Aaron Toponce The population of Archenland comes through Prince Col, son of King Frank V, around year 180. He is believed to be the ancestor to King Lune. The timef…moreThe population of Archenland comes through Prince Col, son of King Frank V, around year 180. He is believed to be the ancestor to King Lune. The timeframe of The Horse and His Boy is about year 1015, or nearly 1000 years since Prince Col arrived in Archenland.(less)

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what happens in the end is of the book?:(