Narnia is the fictional land created by C.S. Lewis for The Chronicles of Narnia. The seven-book series was published between 1950 and 1956 and combines talking animals, magical creatures, children from our world, and a history spanning the creation and eventual end of Narnia.
The first published book, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, introduces Narnia through Lucy Pevensie’s journey beyond the wardrobe. Later books expand the setting with locations such as Cair Paravel, Lantern Waste, and the Eastern Sea. Aslan, the lion, is the series’ central recurring figure.
Narnia is the name of the country or world most readers mean when they refer to Lewis’s fantasy setting. It should not be confused with Malacandra and Perelandra, the names Lewis uses for Mars and Venus in his Space Trilogy. Those planets belong to a separate fictional series featuring Elwin Ransom.
The Narnia books are sometimes listed in publication order or internal chronological order. The Magician’s Nephew explains Narnia’s beginnings, while The Last Battle depicts its conclusion. Both approaches preserve Narnia as the connecting setting.