C.S. Lewis created the fictional world of Narnia in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Narnia is the setting for the seven books collectively known as The Chronicles of Narnia, published between 1950 and 1956.
The series follows human children who enter or encounter Narnia, a land populated by talking animals, mythical beings, and rulers such as Aslan. The books explore courage, temptation, repentance, loyalty, and sacrifice through fantasy adventures. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe introduces the Pevensie children and their first journey through the wardrobe.
Narnia is often compared with J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, but the settings belong to different authors and fictional histories. Lewis and Tolkien were friends and fellow members of the literary group the Inklings, yet Lewis’s Narnia series is not part of Tolkien’s legendarium. The books’ publication order and internal chronology are also sometimes discussed by readers.