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  • The Magician's Nephew

  • The Chronicles of Narnia, Book 1
  • By: C. S. Lewis
  • Narrated by: Kenneth Branagh
  • Length: 3 hrs and 55 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (341 ratings)

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The Magician's Nephew

By: C. S. Lewis
Narrated by: Kenneth Branagh
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Publisher's Summary

The first in the series of the classic fantasy tales – The Chronicles of Narnia.

Written after The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe but designed by C.S.Lewis to be read first, this enchanting prequel – with its story of time travel, sorcery and magic rings – is essential reading for anyone who wants to learn the backstory to the biggest movie release of the year. Hurled back in time to the birth of a new world, two young friends get caught in the epic struggle between Aslan and his nemesis the White Witch.

On 9 December 2005, Andrew (Shrek) Adamson’s live-action film adaptation of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe will be released by Disney, and it is already being hailed as the biggest film franchise of all time, guaranteed to appeal to adults and children across the globe. The second film is already in development.

“When I was ten, I read fairy tales in secret. Now that I am fifty I read them openly. When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness.” C S Lewis

©1955 C. S. Lewis (P)1955 HarperCollins UK

Critic Reviews

“The magic of C.S. Lewis’s parallel universe never fades.” The Times

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nice

I love the book it's great it's self and you are a great narrated

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A book to set up the rest.

This book is a setup for things to come so don't expect an extravagant story. A must read though. Whether you've chosen to read the books by publication order or read this first - its still a mandatory read to make sense of the Narnia series and how it came to be.

I found the performance enjoyable and actually prefer the different voices as it helps with confusion of whom is speaking.

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brilliant

We'll listen to this series over and over. Old school values for the kids with adventure and wonder.

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Ah, Sweet Memories.

I always wanted to revisit the stories I enjoyed in my youth, and this one holds up! It is so wholesome, too. The performance is good, but the volume varies a fair bit throughout between narration and characters exclaiming, so be careful with headphones.

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Still wonderful

I loved it as a kid. I love it still. Thank you Mr CS Lewis!

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an enjoyable story that is well written and read.

highly recommend this story. Cs Lewis is a master story teller. I was surprised by the humour.

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The best

This story is wonderful and I highly recommend to all!! Have listened over and over!

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What can I say?

Kenneth Branagh and C S Lewis! A perfect combination. I’d recommend this book to anyone.

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Beginning of Narnia

Enjoyed the telling. I had not read this one before. Good twists and turns. Recommend it.

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Rubbish! Just joking !

Everything about this audio book is so bad best q q q q q. Q qjsnsjjs and I can’t even begin the

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