Who wrote 'The Chronicles of Narnia'?

C. S. Lewis wrote 'The Chronicles of Narnia'. The series consists of seven children's fantasy novels set in the magical world of Narnia, where talking animals, mythical creatures, enchanted objects, and human visitors meet across different eras.

Lewis developed the idea of Narnia over several years and completed 'The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe' in 1949. That book was published in 1950, followed by six more novels through 1956. The stories include 'Prince Caspian', 'The Voyage of the Dawn Treader', 'The Silver Chair', 'The Horse and His Boy', 'The Magician's Nephew', and 'The Last Battle'.

A frequent point of confusion is the reading order. The books were originally published in publication order, while many modern editions number them according to Narnia's internal chronology, which places 'The Magician's Nephew' first. The illustrations by Pauline Baynes are also closely associated with the series. Lewis's friend J. R. R. Tolkien influenced him as a fellow member of Oxford's Inklings, but Tolkien did not write Narnia.