The Chronicles of Narnia (The Chronicles of Narnia)

by C. S. Lewis

Pauline Baynes (Illustrator)

All seven stories from The Chronicles of Narnia together in one slipcase. The illustrations in these books have been coloured by the original artist, Paulinbe Baynes. The slipcase uses 2 covers from the original designs by Pauline Baynes. The Narnia Chronicles, first published in 1950, have been and remain some of the most enduringly popular ever published. The best known, the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, has been translated into 29 languages!

• ISBN10: 0064409392
• ISBN13: 9780064409391
• Publish Date: 22 August 2000 (first published 1 October 1970)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Publisher: Zondervan
• Imprint: ZonderKidz
• Edition: New edition
• Format: Paperback
• Language: English

Reviews

[thepunktheory]

Well, it is a decent book. What annoyed me is that on several occasions the plot appears rather weird and shallow as you get hardly any explanation. For example, when the kids wake Jadis she briefly tells them the story of her world in a few sentences.
Lewis spent pages describing how someone walks through the woods so a bit more context on a part like really isn't asked too much.
However, there were also some instances where it all was too easy. There was no fight, no real trouble. Another example: The kids need to get the apple. Well, the go in and out, change a few words with Jadis and everybody lives happy ever after.
For some reason this gave me the impression that Lewis only had a few ideas in mind when he came up this book, ending with a half-done plot that feels rather thin all the way through.

It's nice to have a bit of info on how Narnia came to be and where Jadis came from, but if you start with something like this, you need to do it properly. I have to say, I wasn't too impressed with this book.