Which C.S. Lewis book completes the Chronicles of Narnia?

The Last Battle completes C.S. Lewis’s Chronicles of Narnia.

Published in 1956, The Last Battle is the seventh and final book in the published Chronicles of Narnia. The story centers on a false Aslan, a talking ape named Shift, and the final conflict that brings Narnia’s history to its conclusion. King Tirian is the last reigning monarch of Narnia and one of the principal characters.

The novel won the Carnegie Medal in 1957, awarded annually for outstanding children’s writing in the United Kingdom. It is notably more overtly apocalyptic than several earlier books, and its closing scenes have prompted extensive discussion about symbolism, judgment, and the relationship between Narnia and the real world.

The Magician’s Nephew is often placed first in chronological reading orders because it explains Narnia’s creation and the origin of the wardrobe. It was not, however, the final book. The Last Battle is both the published conclusion and the endpoint of Narnian history.