Chronicles of Narnia

The books of the Chronicles of Narnia are a seven part story about life, death, rebirth, loss, regret, joy, vengeance, escape, family, and many other themes. It all starts as four kids step into a deep wardrobe  in The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. Being second in the chronological order it nevertheless sets up the whole story. The kids return in Prince Caspian to introduce a vary human element into the story, as well as being number four in the chronological order. Then we enter a Through the Looking Glass type story in The Voyage of the Dawn Treader on the high seas in chronological order number five. Then a hunt for a lost son on The Silver Chair in far away lands and chronologically number six. A travelers tail of escape and freedom in The Horse and His Boy coming in at three chronologically. Then a tale of how it all began in The Magician's Nephew witch answers a lot of the lingering questions in the series and comes in at one chronologically. Then on the appropriately named The Last Battle sees all end to battle in Narnia as the last book. While some say that the story is full of christian metaphors, and it is, it also has other influences as well. Read them and find out for your self.