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
Adaptations of The Chronicles of Narnia Ian Richardson ("The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" and "The Silver Chair"), Claire Bloom ("Prince Caspian" and "The Magician's Nephew"), Anthony Quayle ("The Voyage of the Dawn Treader" and "The Horse and his Boy") and Michael York ("The Last Battle"). HarperAudio published the series on audiobook, read by British and Irish actors Michael York ("The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe"), Lynn Redgrave ("Prince Caspian"), Derek Jacobi ("The Voyage of the Dawn Treader"), Jeremy Northam ("The Silver Chair"), Alex Jennings ("The Horse and his Boy"), Kenneth Branagh ("The Magician's Nephew") and Patrick Stewart ("The Last Battle"). Collins Audio also