What was the title of C.S. Lewis’s final Narnia book, published in 1956?

The Last Battle was C.S. Lewis’s final Narnia book, published in 1956. It is the seventh and last volume in the publication order of The Chronicles of Narnia and won the Carnegie Medal for children’s fiction in 1957.

The story takes place during the final period of Narnian history. It involves King Tirian, the ape Shift, a false Aslan, and a conflict that brings the world of Narnia to its conclusion. The book also introduces Lewis’s depiction of Narnia’s end and a larger reality beyond it.

The title is sometimes confused with Prince Caspian or The Silver Chair because those books also contain major conflicts and are prominent late-series adventures. However, The Last Battle is specifically the concluding volume in publication order.

The internal chronology differs from publication order. The Magician’s Nephew describes events before the other books, while The Last Battle remains the final story in Narnian history. This distinction explains why readers may encounter different numbering systems, even though the final published volume is unambiguous.