The Magician's Nephew
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Add a SummaryThe Magician's Nephew brings the reader back to the origins of Narnia where we learn how Aslan created the world and how evil first entered it. Digory Kirke and his friend Polly Plummer stumble into different worlds by experimenting with magic rings made by Digory's uncle. They encounter Jadis (The White Witch) in the dying world of Charn, and witness the creation of Narnia. Many long-standing questions about the world are answered as a result.
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Add a Quote“You have a traitor there, Aslan," said the Witch. Of course everyone present knew that she meant Edmund. But Edmund had got past thinking about himself after all he'd been through and after the talk he'd had that morning. He just went on looking at Aslan. It didn't seem to matter what the Witch said.”
“all worlds draw to an end and that noble death is a treasure which no one is too poor to buy.”
“When the police arrived and found no lion, no broken wall, and no convicts, and the Head behaving like a lunatic, there was an inquiry into the whole thing. And in the inquiry all sorts of things about Experiment House came out, and about ten people got expelled. After that, the Head's friends saw that the Head was no use as a Head, so they got her made an Inspector to interfere with other Heads. And when they found she wasn't much good even at that, they got her into Parliament where she lived happily ever after.”
“But very quickly they all became grave again: for, as you know, there is a kind of happiness and wonder that makes you serious. It is too good to waste on jokes.”
“There is a kind of happiness and wonder that makes you serious. It is too good to waste on jokes.”
“To the glistening eastern sea, I give you Queen Lucy the Valiant. To the great western woods, King Edmund the Just. To the radiant southern sun, Queen Susan the Gentle. And to the clear northern skies, I give you King Peter the Magnificent. Once a king or queen of Narnia, always a king or queen of Narnia. May your wisdom grace us until the stars rain down from the heavens.”
“But courage, child: we are all between the paws of the true Aslan.”
“I have come home at last! This is my real country! I belong here. This is the land I have been looking for all my life, though I never knew it till now...Come further up, come further in!”
“Things never happen the same way twice.”
“It isn't Narnia, you know," sobbed Lucy. "It's you. We shan't meet you there. And how can we live, never meeting you?" "But you shall meet me, dear one," said Aslan. "Are -are you there too, Sir?" said Edmund. "I am," said Aslan. "But there I have another name. You must learn to know me by that name. This was the very reason why you were brought to Narnia, that by knowing me here for a little, you may know me better there.”
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Add a Comment“The Magician's Nephew” (TMN) is a terrific read, providing valuable insight to complement “The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe” (LWW). Of note, the reader will unearth passages on the how the iconic lamp-post of Lantern Waste and Jadis the witch came to be. “The Magician's Nephew” also proffers an imaginative creation story for the world of Narnia, which unmistakeably draws some inspiration from the book of Genesis. Lewis also has a unique take on the origins of sin (as the reader will find out soon enough, it's not a exactly a snake that tempts man at the tree of knowledge). TMN also explores the themes of family and friendship, the negative consequences of greed, and the meaning of royalty, among many other life lessons that aid the reader in understanding our world. I highly recommend “The Magician's Nephew.” The reader may use TMN as a prequel to LWW or read TMN 'achronologically' (personally, I read the series in a different order than Lewis intended and still found the books immensely enjoyable).
Fanciful & fun. Good read for young adults and children. Suspense, great descriptions, magic.
Intro book for the chronicles of narnia. We loved the detailed descriptions of London, the new magical worlds, the queens ice castle. It is a great read and a wonderful book to share with your child. Fun for both of you!
I reread this for the first time since almost 6th grade, and I can't believe I didn't sooner! Knowing the series better now, I loved the little connecting pieces between the books.
good to read....
Just read Voyage of the DawnTreader in which I saw the hopeful, spiritual, imaginative, meaningful yet easy reading story like Witch, Lion and the Wardrobe. This Magicians one is evidently the true first in Narnia series by CS Lewis.
must- read. should at all costs be made into a movie by Walden Media.............
best book in the series, no doubt
C.S. Lewis was a genius! His books are fascinating. This is the first in the series, the beginning of the world of Narnia.
I LOVE this book! It's so awesome. If you haven't read this you should definitely give this a go! <3