T.M. Wagner of SF Reviews said "The Magician's Nephew may not be the best of the Narnia novels, but it's a brisk and funny tale certain to delight its intended young audience", saying that it may not satisfy readers in their teenage years and older.[58]
Jandy's Reading Room reviewed the book, saying that although they feel it is the weakest of the series, they would still recommend it. They say it "gives a wonderful picture of the beginning of a new world, in the manner of the Creation."[59]
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It would be young adult fantasy.
The Magician's Nephew contains allegories for many tenets of Christianity; naturally, then one of the primary themes of the book is faith. One strong example of faith in the novel is when Aslan sends Digory to pluck just one fruit from a special...
The Queen described the destruction as "great peril". She was calm and led the others firmly away from the crumbling structure. The breaking up of the palace is described as "first a rumbling, then a creaking, then a roar of falling masonry, and...
