#98 in Middle grade
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
- 245
- Pages
- about 4.5 h
- Reading time
- Film 2010 +1
- On screen
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Our view
This Narnia book is one of the liveliest of the seven: a sea voyage from island to island, with its own strange magic at each landfall. The Christian parallels grow plainer as the journey nears its end. At under 250 pages it is light and quick, a good fit for anyone who likes adventure in short, varied episodes.
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About the book
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader is a portal fantasy novel written by British author C. S. Lewis, published by Geoffrey Bles in 1952. It was the third published of seven novels in The Chronicles of Narnia (1950–1956). Macmillan US published an American edition within the calendar year, with substantial revisions which were retained in the United States until 1994. It is volume five in recent editions, which are sequenced according to the novels' internal chronology. Like the other Chronicles of Narnia, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader was illustrated by Pauline Baynes, and her work has been retained in many later editions.
Reading order · The Chronicles of Narnia
Full order & progress →- The Lion, the Witch, and the WardrobeStart here
7.97.9 / 10 - Prince Caspian
7.57.5 / 10 - The Voyage of the Dawn TreaderThis book
7.87.8 / 10 - The Silver Chair
7.57.5 / 10 - The Horse and His Boy
7.57.5 / 10 - The Magician's Nephew
7.77.7 / 10 - The Last Battle
7.67.6 / 10
On screen
This book has been adapted for the screen 2 times — from 1989 to 2010.
- FilmThe Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn TreaderIMDb
- SeriesPrince Caspian/The Voyage of the Dawn TreaderIMDb
Adaptation data: Wikidata · On screen →
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.8 across 1,161 ratings. With that many, the reader vote carries 89% of the weight and the score stays at 7.8 — the Middle grade average of 8.0 barely moves it.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.2 | 108 | 9% |
| Hardcover | 7.8 | 1.1K | 91% |
Frequently asked
What age is The Voyage of the Dawn Treader for?
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader sits on the Middle grade shelf in the sources we use, which by convention means roughly ages 8–12. This is a guide from the book’s category, not a publisher’s age rating. It has 245 pages — shorter than 97% of the ranked books in Middle grade.
In this book
Themes this book shares with others — each leads to the best books on it.
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