The Magician's Nephew

The Magician's Nephew is a fantasy novel for children by C. S. Lewis. Although not the first in The Chronicles of Narnia series, it is the first in the internal chronology.

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Fantasy - C. S. Lewis - The Chronicles of Narnia

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It is an early example of a prequel. There are many links to the later The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, most notably Digory himself, who, as Professor Kirke, is the owner of the house containing the Wardrobe in the later story.

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Prequel - The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - Digory

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Readers familiar with Genesis will recognise the parallels to it in Lewis's work. With respect to creation, it also has some core similarities with Ainulindalë, the Song of the Ainur, the story of creation in J. R. R. Tolkien's The Silmarillion, due, presumably, to their both drawing on the Biblical accounts for some of their material.

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Genesis - Ainulindalë - Ainur - J. R. R. Tolkien - The Silmarillion

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