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The Magician's Nephew

The Chronicles of Narnia, Book 1

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The Magician's Nephew

By: C. S. Lewis
Narrated by: Kenneth Branagh
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The first in the series of the classic fantasy tales – The Chronicles of Narnia.

Written after The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe but designed by C.S.Lewis to be read first, this enchanting prequel – with its story of time travel, sorcery and magic rings – is essential reading for anyone who wants to learn the backstory to the biggest movie release of the year. Hurled back in time to the birth of a new world, two young friends get caught in the epic struggle between Aslan and his nemesis the White Witch.

©1955 C. S. Lewis (P)1955 HarperCollins UK Classics Literature & Fiction Religious Fiction Science Fiction & Fantasy Heartfelt

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Critic reviews

“The magic of C.S. Lewis’s parallel universe never fades.” The Times

“When I was ten, I read fairy tales in secret. Now that I am fifty I read them openly. When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness.” C S Lewis
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Branagh is great in this first book of Narnia, with all the heartwarming tics we expect from C.S Lewis in his veiled origin for the beginning of this narrative epic.

The real Narnian origin

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Adorable reading of a children's classic. Most enjoyable of all was the badger with a vaguely Scouse accent!!!!!

Excellent unabridged version

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Enjoyed revisiting this story, so many years after reading it as a boy. Wonderful narration by the so talented Mr Branagh

Brilliant Branagh

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I had this on CD years ago and forgot how great Branaugh reads it. I certainly recommend the entire series to anyone who has or hasn't read the Chronicles of Narnia before. They are a real treat for young and old alike.

Classic Escapism

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I absolutely love this book it was my favourite book when I was younger and I still love it. A simple tale that is so marvellous and magical it is hard to put it down. If you love Narnia then this is definitely a must read, before "the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe". would recomend to anyone!

my favourite story as a child

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Always loved the Chronicles of Narnia and this one is one of the best narations

Uplifting tale

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A delightful saga that begins the Narnian adventures. The narrator reads well and produces extra mystery upon characters through his ability to create character voices.

Storytelling at its finest

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I really enjoyed this audio book. I think it is pretty relaxing to listen to.😁 (Sophie, aged 7)

Great book !

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For anyone who didn't know that there are several books before The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, here is the introduction. I didn't know this book existed either until I was a teenager, and had already explored the above story. Now I can enjoy the very beginning all over again with my own children. It's a great book to tuck them up in bed with and/or listen to together. It lays the foundations of Narnia and explains several other things you may come across (like the lamp post in the wood or why some of the animals talk!). The story is nicely told, easy to follow and, of course, a classic.

And so it begins....

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I've read the all Narnia books some years ago after seeing some of the films about Narnia. Also knowing that C.S. Lewis is one of the great classic English authors of the last century it was only a matter of time to do so. I find it one of the greatest stories I've read. Therefore it was only natural for me to listen to it once I discovered the magic of Audiobooks.
I quite like Kenneth Branagh as an actor and be proves to be a very good reader/narrator too.
If there's something to say against this audiobook then it is a technical issue: the audiobook is divided into four chapters - tracks while the book itself has 14! chapters. That is not very helpful in finding the chapters in the menu of the player.
Other audiobooks I've listened to had tracks in accordance with chapters of the book. What would be even better is to have the chapters in the menu named after like in the book not just mere Chapter 1, Chapter 2,....

Great story

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