The first in the series of the classic fantasy tales – The Chronicles of Narnia.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.“The magic of C.S. Lewis’s parallel universe never fades.” The Times“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 LewisClive Staples Lewis, born in 1898, wrote many books for adults, though the science fiction Cosmic Trilogy and the Narnia septet were his only works of fiction. The final title, The Last Battle, published in 1956, won the Carnegie Award, the highest mark of excellence in children’s literature.Requires internet connection for purchase, plus iPod or other Audible-compatible player or iTunes software on Mac OS X or Windows• The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe was voted ‘Book of the Century’ in The Keith Barker Millennium Children’s Book Awards• The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe live-action film will open internationally on 9 December and is predicted to become another Lord of the Rings-style movie phenomenon.• Sales of The Lord of the Rings increased ten-fold on release of the first movie.Competition: The Secret Garden; The Hobbit; Alice in Wonderland; The Wind in the Willows; The Railway Children. by C. S. Lewis; Frances Hodgson Burnett; J. R. R. Tolkien
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