Which C.S. Lewis novel won the Carnegie Medal for children’s fiction in 1957?

The Last Battle won the Carnegie Medal for children’s fiction in 1957.

The Last Battle is the seventh and final published volume of The Chronicles of Narnia. It was published in 1956 and received the Carnegie Medal in 1957, an annual British award for an outstanding book for children. The story centers on the final conflict in Narnia and brings together characters, themes, and locations from across the series.

The plot begins with a false Aslan represented by a donkey wearing a lion’s skin. King Tirian seeks help as Narnia faces deception, political collapse, and invasion. The book’s ending moves beyond the physical Narnian world and has generated substantial discussion about Lewis’s religious imagery and treatment of judgment.

The Carnegie Medal result is sometimes confused with the book’s publication year. The Last Battle appeared in 1956, but the award was given in 1957. The Silver Chair, another Narnia novel, was published earlier and did not win this medal.