Prince Caspian

[Nephythys]

Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

Didn't know that. Oops. Uh, I guess I read The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe first then. I think my fascination about it was due to seeing the animated film of TLTWATW. (I was obsessed with witches and wizards when I was a kid.)

Neph- did you read them all? I guess Caspian is one of the darker books?

If you can call any of them "dark"- it's a series worth reading. Is the Christian theme obvous- yes, to some more extent in some books than others- but overall it's a good series.

FWIW- most of us read Lion/Witch/Wardrobe first.

Originally Posted by Alex

Not that this is a new argument but I don't buy The Magician's Nephew as the "first" book in the series. Yes, in terms of the chronology described the events take place before The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe but the book was written five years later, with full knowledge of what had been written as happening after the events of that book.

So, in that debate I'm firmly on the side that they should be read in published order (or at least with The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe first) as opposed to chronological order.

I'd also say that is true of almost anything where a prequel was later created.

Maybe so- however in boxed sets Magician's Nephew is the first book in the series. Hence my friendly jab at GC -