➜ Four siblings discover a wardrobe leading to Narnia, where a great lion battles the White Witch.

A Complete Index of The Chronicles of Narnia: Journeying Through Lewis’s Masterpiece

The series was published between 1950 and 1956. Depending on which box set you pick up, you’ll find them in one of two orders: The Publication Order (Original Experience): The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Prince Caspian The Voyage of the Dawn Treader The Silver Chair The Horse and His Boy The Magician’s Nephew The Last Battle The Chronological Order (Historical Flow): This starts with the creation of the world in The Magician's Nephew and follows the Narnian timeline. Key Characters You Should Know BRITS BITS: Fun facts about 'The Chronicles of Narnia'

The characters of Narnia span various species, from ordinary human children to talking animals, mythological beings, and divine entities.

The singing of Narnia into existence by Aslan; the planting of the Tree of Protection; the origin of the Wardrobe and the White Witch. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1950) Chronological Placement: Book 2

Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy. They are the primary protagonists who discover Narnia through a wardrobe.

High-budget cinematic releases of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe , Prince Caspian , and The Voyage of the Dawn Treader .

: The Pevensies' obnoxious cousin who undergoes a profound moral reformation after being transformed into a dragon.

Appears first as a boy in The Magician's Nephew and grows up to become the Professor who owns the magical wardrobe.

: This is the order in which Lewis wrote and released the books. Many critics, such as those at Reactor Mag , argue this is the "right and proper" way because it preserves the mystery of the world, revealing its secrets as Lewis himself discovered them.

: The creation of Narnia by Aslan; set in Narnian year 1.

At the center of the ruins, Elara didn't fight with a sword, but blew the horn one final time. The sound shattered the Stone, and as the music returned to the woods, a great Golden Lion appeared in the spray of the sea. He didn't stay long, but as he breathed on Elara, she felt her own illness vanish.

A deceptive ape names Shift manipulates a false Aslan, plunging Narnia into a war with Calormen that brings about the apocalypse.

Not every edition of The Chronicles of Narnia includes an index. If yours doesn’t, consider using an online searchable concordance or a dedicated reference book like Paul F. Ford’s Companion to Narnia — which is essentially an expanded index plus commentary. Having an index at hand transforms the series from seven separate adventures into a richly interconnected world you can navigate with ease.