C.S. Lewis books in order
C.S. Lewis (1898–1963) was a British writer and Oxford and Cambridge scholar, best known for The Chronicles of Narnia (1950–1956). He was a close friend of J.R.R. Tolkien. Start with The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
Buy The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe(paid link)
Sagas by C.S. Lewis
Every C.S. Lewis book, by year
- 1938
Out of the Silent Planet
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The Screwtape Letters
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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
On screen: Movie (2005)Buy on Amazon(paid link) - 1951
Prince Caspian
On screen: Movie (2008)Buy on Amazon(paid link) - 1952
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
On screen: Movie (2010)Buy on Amazon(paid link) - 1952
Mere Christianity
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The Silver Chair
On screen: BBC series (1990)Buy on Amazon(paid link) - 1954
The Horse and His Boy
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The Magician's Nephew
On screen: Greta Gerwig movie (2027)Buy on Amazon(paid link) - 1956
The Last Battle
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Till We Have Faces
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If you like C.S. Lewis
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Hobbit · Lewis's friend
Madeleine L'Engle
A Wrinkle in Time
Philip Pullman
His Dark Materials
Quick answers about C.S. Lewis
Where should I start with C.S. Lewis?
Start with The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. For adults, The Screwtape Letters and the Space Trilogy are the usual next steps.
Were C.S. Lewis and Tolkien friends?
Yes. Both taught at Oxford and met in a writers' group called the Inklings, where they read their work aloud.