Which C.S. Lewis novel is the final volume of The Chronicles of Narnia?

The Last Battle is the final volume of C.S. Lewis’s The Chronicles of Narnia. It was published in 1956 and won the Carnegie Medal for children’s literature in 1957.

The novel describes the end of the Narnian world and brings together themes developed throughout the series, including loyalty, deception, judgment, and renewal. King Tirian is the principal Narnian character, while several familiar human characters return in the story’s conclusion.

Publication order and internal chronological order differ in discussions of the Narnia books. The Last Battle was published seventh, after The Silver Chair, but The Magician’s Nephew is set earliest in the fictional history of Narnia. This difference can make lists appear inconsistent even when they refer to the same seven books.

Lewis dedicated The Last Battle to his goddaughter Lucy Barfield. The name Lucy also appears in the story as one of the Pevensie children, a detail that sometimes leads readers to ask whether the dedication and character are connected.