A Book in Order

Series · 40 books

Cs Lewis Books in Order

The complete Cs Lewis reading order — 40 books from 1865–1998.

  1. 01 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland 1865 Amazon — buy Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Bookshop — buy Alice's Adventures in Wonderland ThriftBooks — buy Alice's Adventures in Wonderland eBooks.com — buy Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
  2. 02 Out of the Silent Planet 1938 Amazon — buy Out of the Silent Planet Bookshop — buy Out of the Silent Planet ThriftBooks — buy Out of the Silent Planet eBooks.com — buy Out of the Silent Planet
  3. 03 The Problem of Pain 1940 Amazon — buy The Problem of Pain Bookshop — buy The Problem of Pain ThriftBooks — buy The Problem of Pain eBooks.com — buy The Problem of Pain
  4. 04 The Screwtape Letters 1942 Amazon — buy The Screwtape Letters Bookshop — buy The Screwtape Letters ThriftBooks — buy The Screwtape Letters eBooks.com — buy The Screwtape Letters
  5. 05 Mere Christianity 1943 Amazon — buy Mere Christianity Bookshop — buy Mere Christianity ThriftBooks — buy Mere Christianity eBooks.com — buy Mere Christianity
  6. 06 The Abolition of Man 1943 Amazon — buy The Abolition of Man Bookshop — buy The Abolition of Man ThriftBooks — buy The Abolition of Man eBooks.com — buy The Abolition of Man
  7. 07 Perelandra 1943 Amazon — buy Perelandra Bookshop — buy Perelandra ThriftBooks — buy Perelandra eBooks.com — buy Perelandra
  8. 08 The case for Christianity 1943 Amazon — buy The case for Christianity Bookshop — buy The case for Christianity ThriftBooks — buy The case for Christianity eBooks.com — buy The case for Christianity
  9. 09 The Great Divorce 1945 Amazon — buy The Great Divorce Bookshop — buy The Great Divorce ThriftBooks — buy The Great Divorce eBooks.com — buy The Great Divorce
  10. 10 That hideous strength 1945 Amazon — buy That hideous strength Bookshop — buy That hideous strength ThriftBooks — buy That hideous strength eBooks.com — buy That hideous strength
  11. 11 Miracles 1947 Amazon — buy Miracles Bookshop — buy Miracles ThriftBooks — buy Miracles eBooks.com — buy Miracles
  12. 12 The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe 1950 Amazon — buy The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Bookshop — buy The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe ThriftBooks — buy The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe eBooks.com — buy The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
  13. 13 Prince Caspian 1951 Amazon — buy Prince Caspian Bookshop — buy Prince Caspian ThriftBooks — buy Prince Caspian eBooks.com — buy Prince Caspian
  14. 14 The Voyage of the Dawn Treader 1952 Amazon — buy The Voyage of the Dawn Treader Bookshop — buy The Voyage of the Dawn Treader ThriftBooks — buy The Voyage of the Dawn Treader eBooks.com — buy The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
  15. 15 The Silver Chair 1953 Amazon — buy The Silver Chair Bookshop — buy The Silver Chair ThriftBooks — buy The Silver Chair eBooks.com — buy The Silver Chair
  16. 16 The Horse and His Boy 1954 Amazon — buy The Horse and His Boy Bookshop — buy The Horse and His Boy ThriftBooks — buy The Horse and His Boy eBooks.com — buy The Horse and His Boy
  17. 17 The Magician's Nephew 1955 Amazon — buy The Magician's Nephew Bookshop — buy The Magician's Nephew ThriftBooks — buy The Magician's Nephew eBooks.com — buy The Magician's Nephew
  18. 18 Novels (Screwtape Letters / Screwtape Proposes a Toast) 1955 Amazon — buy Novels (Screwtape Letters / Screwtape Proposes a Toast) Bookshop — buy Novels (Screwtape Letters / Screwtape Proposes a Toast) ThriftBooks — buy Novels (Screwtape Letters / Screwtape Proposes a Toast) eBooks.com — buy Novels (Screwtape Letters / Screwtape Proposes a Toast)
  19. 19 The Last Battle 1956 Amazon — buy The Last Battle Bookshop — buy The Last Battle ThriftBooks — buy The Last Battle eBooks.com — buy The Last Battle
  20. 20 Till We Have Faces 1956 Amazon — buy Till We Have Faces Bookshop — buy Till We Have Faces ThriftBooks — buy Till We Have Faces eBooks.com — buy Till We Have Faces
  21. 21 The Four Loves 1960 Amazon — buy The Four Loves Bookshop — buy The Four Loves ThriftBooks — buy The Four Loves eBooks.com — buy The Four Loves
  22. 22 A Grief Observed 1961 Amazon — buy A Grief Observed Bookshop — buy A Grief Observed ThriftBooks — buy A Grief Observed eBooks.com — buy A Grief Observed
  23. 23 C.S. Lewis; a biography 1963 Amazon — buy C.S. Lewis; a biography Bookshop — buy C.S. Lewis; a biography ThriftBooks — buy C.S. Lewis; a biography eBooks.com — buy C.S. Lewis; a biography
  24. 24 Letters of C. S. Lewis 1966 Amazon — buy Letters of C. S. Lewis Bookshop — buy Letters of C. S. Lewis ThriftBooks — buy Letters of C. S. Lewis eBooks.com — buy Letters of C. S. Lewis
  25. 25 Five Best Books in One Volume (Case for Christianity / Christian Behaviour / Great Divorce / Miracles / Screwtape Letters) 1969 Amazon — buy Five Best Books in One Volume (Case for Christianity / Christian Behaviour / Great Divorce / Miracles / Screwtape Letters) Bookshop — buy Five Best Books in One Volume (Case for Christianity / Christian Behaviour / Great Divorce / Miracles / Screwtape Letters) ThriftBooks — buy Five Best Books in One Volume (Case for Christianity / Christian Behaviour / Great Divorce / Miracles / Screwtape Letters) eBooks.com — buy Five Best Books in One Volume (Case for Christianity / Christian Behaviour / Great Divorce / Miracles / Screwtape Letters)
  26. 26 The Chronicles of Narnia 1970 Amazon — buy The Chronicles of Narnia Bookshop — buy The Chronicles of Narnia ThriftBooks — buy The Chronicles of Narnia eBooks.com — buy The Chronicles of Narnia
  27. 27 C.S. Lewis 1971 Amazon — buy C.S. Lewis Bookshop — buy C.S. Lewis ThriftBooks — buy C.S. Lewis eBooks.com — buy C.S. Lewis
  28. 28 C.S. Lewis, mere Christian 1973 Amazon — buy C.S. Lewis, mere Christian Bookshop — buy C.S. Lewis, mere Christian ThriftBooks — buy C.S. Lewis, mere Christian eBooks.com — buy C.S. Lewis, mere Christian
  29. 29 Space Trilogy 1975 Amazon — buy Space Trilogy Bookshop — buy Space Trilogy ThriftBooks — buy Space Trilogy eBooks.com — buy Space Trilogy
  30. 30 The joyful Christian 1977 Amazon — buy The joyful Christian Bookshop — buy The joyful Christian ThriftBooks — buy The joyful Christian eBooks.com — buy The joyful Christian
  31. 31 Inklings 1978 Amazon — buy Inklings Bookshop — buy Inklings ThriftBooks — buy Inklings eBooks.com — buy Inklings
  32. 32 C.S. Lewis letters to children 1985 Amazon — buy C.S. Lewis letters to children Bookshop — buy C.S. Lewis letters to children ThriftBooks — buy C.S. Lewis letters to children eBooks.com — buy C.S. Lewis letters to children
  33. 33 The Inspirational Writings of C.S. Lewis 1987 Amazon — buy The Inspirational Writings of C.S. Lewis Bookshop — buy The Inspirational Writings of C.S. Lewis ThriftBooks — buy The Inspirational Writings of C.S. Lewis eBooks.com — buy The Inspirational Writings of C.S. Lewis
  34. 34 The essential C.S. Lewis 1988 Amazon — buy The essential C.S. Lewis Bookshop — buy The essential C.S. Lewis ThriftBooks — buy The essential C.S. Lewis eBooks.com — buy The essential C.S. Lewis
  35. 35 C.S. Lewis and the truth of myth 1988 Amazon — buy C.S. Lewis and the truth of myth Bookshop — buy C.S. Lewis and the truth of myth ThriftBooks — buy C.S. Lewis and the truth of myth eBooks.com — buy C.S. Lewis and the truth of myth
  36. 36 Jack 1988 Amazon — buy Jack Bookshop — buy Jack ThriftBooks — buy Jack eBooks.com — buy Jack
  37. 37 Shadowlands 1990 Amazon — buy Shadowlands Bookshop — buy Shadowlands ThriftBooks — buy Shadowlands eBooks.com — buy Shadowlands
  38. 38 The Collected Works of C.S. Lewis 1996 Amazon — buy The Collected Works of C.S. Lewis Bookshop — buy The Collected Works of C.S. Lewis ThriftBooks — buy The Collected Works of C.S. Lewis eBooks.com — buy The Collected Works of C.S. Lewis
  39. 39 The C.S. Lewis readers' encyclopedia 1998 Amazon — buy The C.S. Lewis readers' encyclopedia Bookshop — buy The C.S. Lewis readers' encyclopedia ThriftBooks — buy The C.S. Lewis readers' encyclopedia eBooks.com — buy The C.S. Lewis readers' encyclopedia
  40. 40 C.S. Lewis, writer, dreamer, and mentor 1998 Amazon — buy C.S. Lewis, writer, dreamer, and mentor Bookshop — buy C.S. Lewis, writer, dreamer, and mentor ThriftBooks — buy C.S. Lewis, writer, dreamer, and mentor eBooks.com — buy C.S. Lewis, writer, dreamer, and mentor

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Read# TitleYear Date finished
1 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland 1865
2 Out of the Silent Planet 1938
3 The Problem of Pain 1940
4 The Screwtape Letters 1942
5 Mere Christianity 1943
6 The Abolition of Man 1943
7 Perelandra 1943
8 The case for Christianity 1943
9 The Great Divorce 1945
10 That hideous strength 1945
11 Miracles 1947
12 The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe 1950
13 Prince Caspian 1951
14 The Voyage of the Dawn Treader 1952
15 The Silver Chair 1953
16 The Horse and His Boy 1954
17 The Magician's Nephew 1955
18 Novels (Screwtape Letters / Screwtape Proposes a Toast) 1955
19 The Last Battle 1956
20 Till We Have Faces 1956
21 The Four Loves 1960
22 A Grief Observed 1961
23 C.S. Lewis; a biography 1963
24 Letters of C. S. Lewis 1966
25 Five Best Books in One Volume (Case for Christianity / Christian Behaviour / Great Divorce / Miracles / Screwtape Letters) 1969
26 The Chronicles of Narnia 1970
27 C.S. Lewis 1971
28 C.S. Lewis, mere Christian 1973
29 Space Trilogy 1975
30 The joyful Christian 1977
31 Inklings 1978
32 C.S. Lewis letters to children 1985
33 The Inspirational Writings of C.S. Lewis 1987
34 The essential C.S. Lewis 1988
35 C.S. Lewis and the truth of myth 1988
36 Jack 1988
37 Shadowlands 1990
38 The Collected Works of C.S. Lewis 1996
39 The C.S. Lewis readers' encyclopedia 1998
40 C.S. Lewis, writer, dreamer, and mentor 1998

Cs Lewis reading order — abookinorder.com

Where to start

Begin with Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach Cs Lewis — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.

Frequently asked

How many Cs Lewis books are there?

40 to date, spanning 1865–1998.

What is the newest Cs Lewis book?

C.S. Lewis, writer, dreamer, and mentor, published in 1998.