The Magician’s Nephew

Before Narnia, there was a beginning. The adventure starts on a cold, wet summer in London, where friends Digory and Polly discover a secret passage linking their houses. But their explorations lead them to the hidden study of Digory's Uncle Andrew, a man who fancies himself a magician. Tricked into participating in a foolish experiment, the children are sent hurtling out of their world by magical rings, becoming unwilling travelers on a journey beyond the imaginable.

Their quest throws them into the path of an evil sorceress, and they accidentally bring her back to London before stumbling into a dark, empty void. There, they witness a moment of breathtaking creation as a new world is sung into existence by the great lion, Aslan. This is the story of Narnia's birth, the origin of its talking beasts, the arrival of its first evil, and the secret behind the lamp-post in the woods. It is the essential first chapter that sets the stage for all the adventures to come.