The Magician's Nephew 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 of the series in recent editions, which sequence the books according to Narnia history. Like the others, it was illustrated by Pauline Baynes whose work has been retained in many later editions. The Bodley Head was a new publisher for "The Chronicles", a change from Geoffrey Bles. "The Magician's Nephew" is a prequel to the series. The middle third
The Silver Ship and the Sea The Silver Ship and the Sea The Silver Ship and the Sea is a young-adult science-fiction novel by Brenda Cooper, published in 2007. In 2008, it won the Endeavour Award, and was also one of Booklist's "Adult Books for Young Adults Winners". "The Silver Ship and the Sea" is the first book in a series. The other two books are "Reading the Wind" and "Wings of Creation". Critical response to "The Silver Ship and the Sea" was generally positive. Writing in Analog, Richard Foss criticized the pacing of the next book, "Reading the Wind". The book is about six genetically