The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Witch and the Wardrobe" was complete by the end of March 1949. Lucy Barfield received it by the end of May. When on 16 October 1950 Geoffrey Bles in London published the first edition, three new "chronicles", "Prince Caspian", "The Voyage of the Dawn Treader" and "The Horse and His Boy", had also been completed. Lewis's publisher, Geoffrey Bles, allowed him to choose the illustrator for the novel and the "Narnia" series. Lewis chose Pauline Baynes, possibly based on J. R. R. Tolkien's recommendation. Baynes had greatly impressed Tolkien with her illustrations for his "Farmer Giles of Ham" (1949). However,
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader series, in actuality this is referring to the fact that the film is a new franchise, and has a new cast and creative team not associated with those who worked on the previous three films. In April 2017, Joe Johnston was confirmed as the planned director for "The Silver Chair". The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader is a 2010 American fantasy adventure film based on "The Voyage of the Dawn Treader", the third novel in C. S. Lewis's epic fantasy series "The Chronicles of Narnia" (and