The Magician’s Nephew is now repackaged in an unjacketed paper-over-board edition with black-and-white Pauline Baynes’ artwork in the interior and the iconic Chris Van Allsburg artwork on the cover.This large, deluxe hardcover edition of the first title in the classic Chronicles of Narnia series, The Magician’s Nephew, is a gorgeous introduction to the magical land of Narnia. The many readers who discovered C.S. Lewis’s Chronicles through The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe will be delighted to find that the next volume in the series is actually the first in the sequence–and a step back in time. In this unforgettable story, British schoolchildren Polly and Digory inadvertently tumble into the Wood Between the Worlds, where they meet the evil Queen Jadis and, ultimately, the great, mysterious King Aslan. We witness the birth of Narnia and discover the legendary source of all the adventures that are to follow in the seven books that comprise the series.
Rich, heavy pages, a gold-embossed cover, and Pauline Baynes’s original illustrations (hand-colored by the illustrator herself 40 years later) make this special edition of a classic a bona fide treasure. (Ages 9 and older) –Emilie Coulter
Quite enjoyable I didn’t realize this was the first book in the series so I had previously read The Lion The Witch and the Wardrobe. This one was pretty good. Digory and Polly were far from being insipid and intolerable children as I tend to expect. I quite liked them, especially Polly insisting that Digory apologize for hurting her, his recognizing he had done wrong, and her graceful acceptance of his apology.Â
wonderful If you like the Narnia Chronicles and you havent read this one, you are missing out on something wonderful. It’s like if you had tasted chocolate but not sugar. I loved this book because it told how the land of Narnia came to be. I only wish that Polly and Digory had gone into more of the pools.(You’ll know what I’m talking about when you read the book) I wish that everyone in the world could have a copy of this wonderfully intriging book. Its my second favorite, second only to the giver.
A Very Good Beginnng Story This is the first of the stories about The Tales of Narnia. It is well written and can be read by a youth. There is no foul language. The story itself is quite enjoyable. It is a tale of adventure involving children. It is a story with magic, clever chidren, foolish adults, and talking animals. The story itself has clear religious symbolism. There is lessons about friendship, loyalty, and selflessness.Â