How Many Narnia Books Follow The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe?

As a new fan of the Chronicles of Narnia series, I loved the first book and want to continue in the right order without spoilers.
2026-07-30 15:51:14
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BrightInk
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Looking at my collection, the box set numbers them 1 through 7. 'The Magician's Nephew' is 1, 'The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe' is 2, 'The Horse and His Boy' is 3, 'Prince Caspian' is 4, 'The Voyage of the Dawn Treader' is 5, 'The Silver Chair' is 6, and 'The Last Battle' is 7. So, using that numbering, after book 2 comes books 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7. That's five books. But this numbering is the chronological order, which not all scholars agree is the best way to read them. It's all a bit messy, but the physical set on my shelf says five books follow LWW in that sequence.
2026-08-02 03:20:07
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EliOlson
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Wait, do we count 'The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe' itself? The series is seven books total. LWW is book two in publication order, but it's often the first one people read. After that, you've got 'Prince Caspian', 'The Voyage of the Dawn Treader', 'The Silver Chair', 'The Horse and His Boy', 'The Magician's Nephew', and 'The Last Battle'. So, if you start from LWW as your entry point, six more stories come after it in the internal chronological timeline. I personally like reading them in publication order, though; it makes the reveals in 'The Magician's Nephew' hit harder.

Chronologically, 'The Horse and His Boy' actually takes place during the reign of the Pevensies, so it slots in during LWW's ending, but it's usually read later.
2026-08-03 03:19:37
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OtisBlue
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Interesting. I see people mentioning publication order versus chronological order. But what about thematic order? Some scholars suggest reading them in the order that matches the Christian liturgical year. LWW aligns with Easter, 'The Magician's Nephew' with Genesis, etc. In that scheme, the books that 'follow' LWW might be grouped differently. Not very practical for a first-time reader, but it shows how layered these stories are. The simple numerical answer is six, but the deeper answer is that each subsequent book illuminates a different aspect of the world introduced in that first snowy adventure.
2026-08-04 07:39:17
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BenGarcia
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It's interesting how the fandom splits on this. Some insist publication order is the only way, so after LWW comes 'Prince Caspian'. Others swear by chronological order, so after LWW comes 'The Horse and His Boy'. I fall into the publication order camp because the reveals in 'The Magician's Nephew' are more satisfying if you've already wondered about the wardrobe and the lamppost. So for me, the books that 'follow' LWW are the six that Lewis wrote afterward, in the order he wrote them. That sequence has a certain narrative logic and pacing that the chronological reordering sometimes disrupts.
2026-08-04 21:24:47
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