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The Last Battle
The Last Battle
The Last Battle
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The Last Battle

Written by C. S. Lewis

Narrated by Patrick Stewart

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The unabridged digital audio edition of The Last Battle, book seven in the classic fantasy series, The Chronicles of Narnia, narrated by acclaimed actor Patrick Stewart.

Narnia . . . where lies breed fear . . . where loyalty is tested . . . where all hope seems lost

During the last days of Narnia, the land faces its fiercest challenge—not an invader from without but an enemy from within. Lies and treachery have taken root, and only the king and a small band of loyal followers can prevent the destruction of all they hold dear in this, the magnificent ending to The Chronicles of Narnia.

The Last Battle is the seventh and final book in C.S. Lewis’s The Chronicles of Narnia, a series that has become part of the canon of classic literature, drawing readers of all ages into a magical land with unforgettable characters for over fifty years. This is a stand-alone novel, but if you want to relive the adventures and find out how it began, pick up The Magician’s Nephew, the first book in The Chronicles of Narnia.

LanguageEnglish
PublisherHarperCollins
Release dateMay 24, 2005
ISBN9780060854485
Author

C. S. Lewis

Clive Staples Lewis (1898-1963) was one of the intellectual giants of the twentieth century and arguably one of the most influential writers of his day. He was a Fellow and Tutor in English Literature at Oxford University until 1954, when he was unanimously elected to the Chair of Medieval and Renaissance Literature at Cambridge University, a position he held until his retirement. He wrote more than thirty books, allowing him to reach a vast audience, and his works continue to attract thousands of new readers every year. His most distinguished and popular accomplishments include Out of the Silent Planet, The Great Divorce, The Screwtape Letters, and the universally acknowledged classics The Chronicles of Narnia. To date, the Narnia books have sold over 100 million copies and have been transformed into three major motion pictures. Clive Staples Lewis (1898-1963) fue uno de los intelectuales más importantes del siglo veinte y podría decirse que fue el escritor cristiano más influyente de su tiempo. Fue profesor particular de literatura inglesa y miembro de la junta de gobierno en la Universidad Oxford hasta 1954, cuando fue nombrado profesor de literatura medieval y renacentista en la Universidad Cambridge, cargo que desempeñó hasta que se jubiló. Sus contribuciones a la crítica literaria, literatura infantil, literatura fantástica y teología popular le trajeron fama y aclamación a nivel internacional. C. S. Lewis escribió más de treinta libros, lo cual le permitió alcanzar una enorme audiencia, y sus obras aún atraen a miles de nuevos lectores cada año. Sus más distinguidas y populares obras incluyen Las Crónicas de Narnia, Los Cuatro Amores, Cartas del Diablo a Su Sobrino y Mero Cristianismo.

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  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    it was a beautiful allegory of the bible. SPOILER ALERT!!!




    i cried a little when they got to the new world and all of their friends and family who had died ran out and greeted them. just like when we get to heaven and we will be with our loved ones again, so long as we believe that Jesus Christ died for us and that he is our savior.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    I love this book is so real. Is like you are in the story yourself.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Second half good.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Amazingly narrated, he really does a great job bringing the Narnia adventures to life.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    It made me long to see Jesus "as He really is."
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Another classic tale from C.S. Lewis. Listened to the audio book on a road trip with my family - it made the time (and miles) fly. This is the final book of the Chronicles of Narnia.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I think the other books in the series are better, but this offers some good closure to the series, and the narrator makes it super exciting.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    I really liked how The Chronicles of Narnia was rounded off. It was nice to see everyone back together again, where they belonged. The overall moral story of this series is really unique and different to a lot of kids books. The real meaning of what Narnia was and who Aslan was, was really touching and well written.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    I cried at the end. Oh god I love this series!
  • Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    2/5
    this is the only book of the series that i really honestly dont like.
    I hated the donkey & the lion thing
    HATED IT
    I think I just dont like humilation and stupidity and I dont like it when bad things happen.
    Im not making any sense lol.. but I just avoid this book
    The ending is ok. But not ideal

    Read it if you like. But I dont encourage you to
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    The Last Battle was when the Christian undertones began to dawn on me, but even the religious and racist subtext couldn't ruin this book for me. If I didn't have so many problems with it, this would be my favorite Narnia book--as it is, it remains the one I am troubled by and yet return to, again and again.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    This is the order you should read in

    The lion the witch and the wardrobe ?

    Prince caspian?

    voyage of the dawn treader?

    The silver chair ?

    The horse and his boy ?

    The magicians nephew ?

    The last battle ?




  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Excellent reader! Pace, expression and overall appeal were very touching.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Excellent children's book but also excellent Adult Book for he describes many truths of Life, Heaven, and the Christian faith using a children's story.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Tremendous chronicle of the fall of Berlin. As usual, Ryan communicates the story of people living through chaos and disaster of war.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Last of the seven 'Narnia' chronicles. This is an exciting adventure with a fairly overt underlying message about the Christian doctrine of the End Times. Manipulative Shift the ape persuades the gentle donkey Puzzle to dress up and pretend to be someone else... disaster follows until two children from our world go to join King Tirian. Lovely ending.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    My daughter and I have finished the Chronicles of Narnia with this book, and to be honest, I am somewhat disappointed. This book is very good, but I was hoping that it would end with a bang, and in one sense, it did, but in another, it didn't.

    The let down for me in this book, was a couple things. First, the last battle between Tirian and his loyal subjects, and everyone else. It's a three-way battle which is certainly interesting, but as soon as it starts, it ends, and about 2/3 of the way through the book. Next thing you know, Aslan shows up, calls out Father Time, calls down the stars (who are really people), and destroys the world, while everyone is looking on through a door.

    Now they're in a "new Narnia" which is really just "Narnia inside of Narnia" (uh, okay?). Now they can run very fast without tiring and they can swim up a waterfall. They run up to a garden, which is the same garden from the Magician's Nephew, but it's really a "newer Narnia", so now it's Narnia inside of Narnia inside of Narnia. While there, they see England, but it's really "England inside of England" that they see.

    I'm sorry, but when it got to this mind-bending voodoo hyper-meta-subreality, I lost it. Up to that point, I would have given the book 5 stars with Shift dressing Puzzle up as a fake Aslan, and parading him around. I thought that was a good conflict to build a story off, and would have liked to see more of Tash. Possibly a battle between Tash and Aslan, as they're supposed to be opposites. And maybe Lewis was heading that direction initially, but when we wrote in this "Narnia inside of Narnia" garbage, it really went down hill quickly. I mean, it's so jarring, that I would put money on it that Lewis was writing for an Aslan vs. Tash battle, but changed his mind last minute.

    Shift is shoved through the doorway, and Tash pokes him with his beak, then Shift disappears. More is written about the dwarfs than Shift and Tash, and they play such a minor role in the book. Tash is never heard of again, and there is no explanation as to why Ginger lost the ability to be a Talking Cat. As soon as you get to the stable door battle, that is where things start falling apart, IMO.

    But, the whole story isn't bad. It's still very good. The thing that really saves the Narnia inside of Narnia garbage, is knowing that Digory, Polly, Peter, Edmund, and Lucy die on a train in England. They were pulled into Narnia before they died. So, because they died in England-inside-of-England, they can never return home, and must live their lives out in Narnia-inside-of-Narnia-inside-of-Narnia. The End.

    So, that twist was good, and I didn't see it coming. So, that sort of saved the last 1/4 of the book. Lewis did well everywhere else: creating a good conflict, not rushing to bring Eustace and Jill back into Narnia, character development, and pacing. It was just the last 1/4 of the book that wasn't very good, and as such, keeps it from getting a full 5 star rating.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Perfect ending to a great series. The redemptive nature of Christ reflected in fantasy fiction is a work of genius
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    BEST BOOK EVER!!!!!!!!!! I LOVED IT!!!!!!!!!! DEFINITELY READ IT!!!! THANKS!!!!!!
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    I love Narnia because it's so cool it's got battles it's got an Aslan the Greek lion it's just a great book and I love how Ananya like that shadow of Narnia is not the real Narnia so cool
  • Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    2/5
    My daughter (age 9) said that this was a good ending to the series. My son (nearly 5) was just excited that he had listened to a seven-book series. They're playing Narnia-inspired games together now. I hear them calling out, "Those who are my children, come hither!" from the playroom.

    I wasn't so thrilled with the book myself. It was fine, but the religious stuff was a little too obvious and the racist bits were a little more squirm-inducing. I found it disappointing after The Silver Chair.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Such an intense story but quite possibly my favorite of the series. A hard read but such a good one!
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    One of the greatest books of all time. Enjoy it!
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Amazing book and series. Patrick Stewart does an amazing job narrating.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    This is probably my least favourite of all the Narnia books. I often skipped this, when I was younger, and actually contemplated it this time. The characters are not my favourites, at all -- Tirian and Jewel inspire me with no particular affection, and while I actually find Eustace and Jill less annoying than in The Silver Chair, I don't find them compelling either.

    What makes the book worth it, for me, is the end. It's hard, because it's the end of Narnia, but it's also a beautiful end -- the Time giant, the stars falling, squeezing the sun out, and everyone going to Aslan's country. I liked the universalist aspect of what happens to Emeth (although I have problems with the good god/bad god thing with Aslan/Tash -- it's all very binary, which is not what I believe). It's good to see a "nice" Calormene character.

    Thinking about it, the writing is also less friendly and more serious than in the other books. It's hard to make a last stand sound like fun and games.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Patrick Stewart...AMAZING!! What a great narrator for one of my favorite books of all time!
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    This will be my 6th favorite of the series. Another slow start and good finish.
    Glad to have finally finished the series.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Lewis’s storytelling is simply superb. This final Narnian tale is delightfully brought to a bittersweet end, with a glimpse of something greater than what our imaginations can contain. My eight-year-old daughter was enthralled with the characters in the plot line. They served as conversation starters for understanding and applying biblical principles, as well as sparking her imagination. This is the second year we listened to C. S. Lewis’s Chronicles of Narnia and we look forward to listening to these fables of fancy next year!
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Awesome audio book for children and adults, refreshing and up listening! Thanks ❤
  • Rating: 1 out of 5 stars
    1/5
    This book makes me uneasy, quite frankly.

    Look, I'll give Lewis props for a rather unexpected ending to the series. It's bold, mature and the exact opposite (in some ways) of the "everyone lives" philosophy of Russell T Davies or JK Rowling. Completely destabilising Narnia is something that feels visceral to anyone who fell in love with the books as a child. And I did enjoy, somewhat, the comic allegory of the faux Aslan.

    But... pardon the pun, Jesus Christ this is skeevy. For the most part, the series as Christian allegory could be wilfully ignored if you wanted to just enjoy the texture of the books and their creation of a world. Not so much here, quite frankly. Even aside from Lewis' infamous "screw you" to Susan for, you know, being interested in sex and make-up, the book is rather blatant in what it wants to push on to children.

    As I mentioned in my "Silver Chair" review, I'm not inherently against this. After all, it worked for such luminaries as Dante and Evelyn Waugh. But there's a clear difference here, I feel, and - while I can still appreciate the allegory even from my anti-religious bias - this simply doesn't feel like a fitting end to the Narnia series. Instead, it feels like an overly aggressive Sunday School teacher who's tired of just sitting around and telling kind stories. I completely understand Lewis' passion, from his point of view, to try and show the true terror of losing his world to a more secular one. It's just a pity that rather than simply writing essays about the perceived problem, he had to incorporate it so thoroughly into the final book of a much beloved children's series.

    In spite of my beliefs, and the fact that Philip Pullman and his ilk have eradicated our generation's need for Narnia, I still treasure these books from my childhood, and always will. It's just a pity, that's all it is.