Which 1956 novel completed C.S. Lewis’s Chronicles of Narnia?

The Last Battle completed C.S. Lewis’s Chronicles of Narnia in 1956.

The Last Battle was published in 1956 as the seventh and final book of the original Narnia series. Its plot centers on the final conflict in Narnia and includes King Tirian, the last king of Narnia, as a major viewpoint character. The novel won the Carnegie Medal in 1957, recognizing it as the outstanding children’s book of the previous year.

The book follows The Silver Chair in publication order and concludes the series’ fictional history. Lewis uses the ending to revisit themes found throughout the chronicles, including loyalty, deception, courage, and the relationship between the visible world and a deeper reality.

The Last Battle is sometimes listed as the final story in chronological reading order, but that is not the same as identifying the first-published book or the order of internal events. The Magician’s Nephew is earlier in Narnian chronology, while The Last Battle remains the publication finale.