| − | The ''Chronicles of Narnia'' are a series of seven books written by [[C.S. Lewis]]. These books were written as a mythological retelling of the Bible and published yearly from 1950 to 1956. [[The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe]] was written based on the Gospels, [[The Magician's Nephew]] is a telling of Genesis, and [[The Last Battle]] as a telling of Revelations. | + | The '''Chronicles of Narnia''' are a series of seven books written by [[C.S. Lewis]]. These books were written as a mythological retelling of the [[Bible]] and published yearly from 1950 to 1956. [[The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe]] was written based on the [[Gospels]], [[The Magician's Nephew]] is a telling of [[Genesis]], and [[The Last Battle]] as a telling of [[Revelations]]. |
| | The books were renumbered in recent years to reflect the passage of time in the stories. Thus ''The Magician's Nephew'' now comes first. A debate between Chronological order and Cannonlogical order is still progressing. | | The books were renumbered in recent years to reflect the passage of time in the stories. Thus ''The Magician's Nephew'' now comes first. A debate between Chronological order and Cannonlogical order is still progressing. |
| − | Walt Disney and Walden Media have begun producing film's based on these books. The first [[The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe]] was released on December 9, 2005. <ref> [[The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe]], Directed by Andrew Adamson, Produced by Mark Johnson, Philip Steuer, 2005. </ref> | + | Walt Disney and Walden Media have begun producing film's based on these books. The first [[The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe]] was released on December 9, 2005 and was a box office blockbuster. Other books in the series are now planned to be made into movies.<ref> [[The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe]], Directed by Andrew Adamson, Produced by Mark Johnson, Philip Steuer, 2005. </ref> |