Which novel concludes C.S. Lewis’s seven-book Chronicles of Narnia?

The Last Battle concludes C.S. Lewis’s seven-book Chronicles of Narnia. It was published in 1956 and won the Carnegie Medal for children’s fiction in 1957.

The story is set during the final days of the Narnian world and includes King Tirian, the ape Shift, and a false representation of Aslan. Its plot brings together themes and characters from earlier books while presenting Lewis’s imaginative account of Narnia’s end and renewal.

The Last Battle is the seventh book in the series by publication order, although Lewis’s preferred reading order for the books later placed The Magician’s Nephew first. This difference can cause confusion when readers discuss whether the books should be read chronologically or in the order they were originally published.