#179 in Children’s books
The Silver Chair
- 217
- Pages
- about 4 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“The Silver Chair” is one of the more straightforward Narnia adventures: a quest with a clear goal, brisk action, and enough humour to lighten its darker stretches. It is an easy, pleasant read. It works best for children already at home in Narnia, since it is the fourth of the seven books in publication order.
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About the book
The Silver Chair is a children's portal fantasy novel written by British author C. S. Lewis and published by Geoffrey Bles in 1953. It was the fourth of seven novels published in The Chronicles of Narnia (1950–1956), but became volume six in recent editions sequenced in chronological order to Narnian history. Macmillan US published a revised American edition within the calendar year. Like the others, it was illustrated by Pauline Baynes and her work has been retained in many later editions.
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Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.4 across 778 ratings. With that many, the reader vote carries 84% of the weight and the score stays at 7.5 — the Children’s books average of 7.9 barely moves it.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.0 | 31 | 4% |
| Hardcover | 7.4 | 747 | 96% |
Frequently asked
What age is The Silver Chair for?
The Silver Chair sits on the Children shelf in the sources we use, which by convention means roughly ages 5–10. This is a guide from the book’s category, not a publisher’s age rating. It has 217 pages — shorter than 98% of the ranked books in Children’s books.
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