The Chronicles of Narnia reading order

A plan for the whole series

7 volumes, 1,461 pages, about 25 hours. At 45 min a day that is about 5 weeks.

• From volume 2 on, the number of ratings falls most before volume 7, “The Last Battle” (by 40%).
• Readers scored volume 2, “Prince Caspian”, below its predecessor (7.5 after 7.9). If you slow down there, that is on the book, not on you. From volume 3 the form returns.

Stages

2 stages, with 1 short book from outside the series between them. You finish around December 13, 2026, 9 days later than in one go.

1. 1
   Stage 120 habout 4 weeksby November 24, 2026

   • 1. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe1950 · 186 pages · 3 h
   • 2. Prince Caspian1951 · 216 pages · 4 h
   • 3. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader1952 · 245 pages · 4 h
   • 4. The Silver Chair1953 · 217 pages · 4 h
   • 5. The Horse and His Boy1954 · 213 pages · 4 h
2. BreakMaus · Art Spiegelman · 295 pp. · score 9.05 h, by December 4, 2026. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
3. 2
   Stage 27 h9 daysby December 13, 2026

   • 6. The Magician's Nephew1955 · 192 pages · 4 h
   • 7. The Last Battle1956 · 192 pages · 4 h
4. The end of the series

   December 13, 2026

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Does the series hold up

Shape of the series: uneven. Scores jump by 0.4 points with no clear direction.

Best volume: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (7.9, 3,316 ratings). Weakest: The Horse and His Boy (7.5). From volume 2 on, the biggest drop in the number of ratings is between volume 6 and 7: 40%. The series is complete; you can read it start to finish with no waiting. The last volume (7.6) scores close to the series average or above it.