The Magician's Nephew

The Magician's Nephew is a high fantasy novel for children by C. S. Lewis, published by Bodley Head in 1955. It is the sixth published of seven novels in The Chronicles of Narnia (1950–1956); it is volume one in recent editions, which sequence the books according to Narnia history. Don’t miss one of America’s top 100 most-loved novels, selected by PBS’s The Great American Read. The secret passage to the house next door leads to a fascinating adventure. Narnia... where the woods are thick and cool, where Talking Beasts are called to life... a new world where the adventure begins. Digory and Polly meet and make friends one cold, wet summer in London. Their lives burst into adventure when Digory's Uncle Andrew, who thinks he is a magician, sends them hurtling to... somewhere else. They find their way to Narnia, newborn from the Lion's song, and encounter the evil sorceress Jadis, before they finally return home.