The Magician's Nephew (1955)

First of the Narnia Chronicles, Narnia newly born. The nephew of the uncle who thinks he is a Magician finds Narnia, then returns. ( )

This is really quite good until the pacing gets crippled around the 3/4 mark. Some nice sci-fi elements, although clearly this should have been called The Wood Between the Worlds, a much better name.
I wonder if its connected to William Morris's [b:The Wood Beyond the World|723155|The Wood Beyond the World|William Morris|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1347680292l/723155._SX50_.jpg|1700756], i havn't read that one yet. The wood did remind me of the wood/swamp of silence they usually trap Loki in, in Marvel comics, which i don't think is anything from Norse mythology, that might have its origin here.

It almost seems like Lewis is being a bit less sexist than usual when he retells the Adam and Eve myth with the male making the fatal error, until you remember his version of satan is a woman so i guess it evens out ;) .

Some of the prelude elements setting up Narnia are quite good. It does create a continuity error i think. If i remember right someone, Aslan i think, states that the witch actually made herself look human, and this is one of the signs of how evil she is. Taking a human shape when your not human is like super evil, apparently. Except here we see that the character was always like that, it never changed shape.
Maybe i'm getting it mixed up with the Queen from the Silver Chair but i don't think so.

Anyway, i've been doing these rereads in publication order, just one more to go. ( )

I really liked the emphasis on faith in this one and The Silver Chair. Obedience even without Understanding requires Faith. Faith in the one we are obedient to, that He knows better than we do. I think this one might be one of my favorites because the latter third is so much about Aslan. ( )

One of my favorite books. ( )

Good. The golden apple is surprising. Wow. ( )