The Last Battle

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Summary: The Chronicles Of Narnia-The last battle
Review: The Chronicles of Narnia is"a saga that began with The Magicians Nephew." That followed up with The lion The Witch and The Wardrobe, The Horse and his Boy, Prince Caspain, The Voyage of the Dawn Treaader, The Silver chair,And Finally the book i read. The last Battle. All these chronicles were written by C.S. Lewis. In all his stories he writes of another world. One place in paticular being Narnia. All of his stories in clude kids from our world and talking animals. these animals are a little bit larger than the ones we are used of seeing today and have personalities much like our own. The Last Battle was about a greedy ape named Shift who wants to secretly take over the country of Narnia. He wants to accomplish this by using his 'friend', a helpless donkey named Puzzle in the process. You see one day a lion skin floats down stream to where Puzzle and Shift live. Shift totally takes advantage of his 'brainless' buddy and tells him to slip the lion skin on. This makes him look like their great Aslan. Aslan has great power over people and anything he says usually goes. Shift thinks up a plot that will enable him to get everything he's always wanted.So with the help of a few other fantasy people he gets his wish for a while and scares all the narnians into waiting on all the Apes every need. Some of them were even going to be sold to the Cholermenes as slaves. In the end Shifts einsteinic plan falls in smoke because King Tirian, Poggie, Jewel the Unicorn, Jill, Eustace, and a few other good fellers come to the rescue to find that all this time they have been in a 'mirror image'of Narnia. soat the end of the story all the good animals and heros follow Aslan through 'magic doors' and find that the real Narnia is more of a magical place then anywhere they had ever been. the fruit was better too!
Over all i would have to say i liked the book.I would give the bok 4 out of 5 stars. i like the fantasy side of it. it really made me want to not stop reading because it always had something going on . Like "oh another battle(400) scene is coming up."It just really kept my excitement goin more then anything else! I also like the is was a part of a set of books. i have only read in either in back in fourth grade but i can remember liking that one too. That was The Lion the Witch and The Wardrobe.i would definetly reccomend this book for other kids. But i must warn you your in store for some pretty crazy aeventrues especially if you read the whole set. Overall i woulde willing to bet you wouldn't beable to put the book down for a long time

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Summary: The Last Battle
Review: The Last Battle by C.S. Lewis is the last book of a seven book series entitled The Chronicles of Narnia. I enjoyed reading this book very much. It was full of adventure and it kept the reader in suspense throughout the whole book. This book also has great imagery. It takes the reader feel as if he or she is actually with the characters in the book.

This book would be a fantastic choice for a few different people. Anyone who enjoys reading adventure stories will enjoy this book. It is also great for kids because it has a lot of life lessons in it. This book would also appeal to anybody who enjoys a few fictional elements.

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Summary: My favorite of the chronicles
Review: This is the last of the Narnia books, both by publication date and in the sequence of events it depicts. The plot, in brief, concerns an ape who employs a false prophet to enslave the Narnians. The Narnian King and his cohorts attempt to fight back, but for once in this series, the outcome is not entirely predictable. The ultimate outcome (whether happy or sad, I couldn't or? wouldn't say) extends beyond the Narnian world into something more universal. The ending is satisfying in that it ties together the disparate threads from the prior novel, giving us a glimpse of characters immortalized at their 'best' moment.

Book 7 is unique in several respects. On the most basic level, the point of view is Narnian here, both in terms of the central characters and the setting. More striking though is the dark tone of this book, which goes in to far more detail in describing evil machinations, as well as death sequences, than any of the other books. This is but one of the reasons it might not, in contrast to the earliest books, be well recieved by younger children.

The central religious metaphors here concern the apocalypse and the day of reckoning. While this contributes to the ominous tone, Lewis ultimately offers a positive message for children. His message is that provided one courageously faces their fears, allows their inner voice to guide them to stand up against injustice, and chooses belief over cunning, all will work out well in the end.

Of course in the real world, none of these three are easy to do consistently. But in this tale, the ape, with his over-reasoned irony and sophistry, poses one clear threat to religious belief (was Lewis himself making an ironic statement against evolution by using an ape?). Another threat to religion here is posed by communism and fascism (thinly veiled); one character says, "true freedom means doing what I tell you."

But I believe these books should not be to heavily scrutinized on an intellectual level as they are meant to be simple parables to guide children in a positive direction. And they are for the most part very positive for children, I believe. They show children that they are unique in their willingness to believe, and that belief enables even the young and weak to accomplish a great deal. Of course, a problematic normative question remains, namely, "Which beliefs are to be encouraged, and which actions are positive?" But we can hardly fault Lewis for failing to provide the definitive answer to that one! (4.5 stars)

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Summary: Bringing the Series to a Close
Review: King Tirian of Narnia is thrilled to hear the rumors that, after a couple hundred years of silence, Aslan has returned to the country. But when he goes to investigate himself, he discovers that no one is allowed to see the Lion. In fact, an ape is speaking for Him. The new pronouncements are just as puzzling, including the enslavement of the talking animals. What is going on? His few allies include Eustace and Jill from our own world. But can they defeat this new evil?

This book is different from others in the series because the story starts in Narnia and then brings the characters from our world into theirs. But the differences don't stop there. This is a stirring conclusion of a great series. The symbolism is strong, and I find this book one of the most interesting of the series from that standpoint. The story is probably one of the fastest in the series, with so much intrigue and fighting going on, it's hard to put down, even on a reread. The ending leaves me with a feeling of euphoria mixed with just a little bit of melancholy because the series is over.

While the order the other books in the series are read doesn't matter as much, this one must be read at the end to fully appreciate it. It's a wonderful ending to a wonderful series. Don't miss it.

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Summary: Last Battle
Review: I feel that this book is really good for people whom like to read a lot. Especially books about magic. The way that C.S. Lewis depicts the characters makes me feel that I personally am in the book. He has a way with words that is uncomparable to any other author of any other time. He also has a way of captivating the reader so much that it makes the reader want to read the book to the last word on the last page.

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Summary: The "Apocalypse" of Narnia
Review: The world of Narnia is coming to an end. A false Aslan is abroad in the land, and the people (and beasts) struggle to follow what they think is the truth. Eustace and Jill, from The Silver Chair, are sent to Narnia to help the last king of that land rally his troops for the final battle.

This is the apocalyptic volume of The Chronicles of Narnia. If The Magician's Nephew speaks of a creation reminiscent of the book of Genesis, this book speaks of an end reminiscent of that foretold in the book of Revelation. Here, everything comes to an end, and the entire purpose of the existence of Narnia is finally explained by Aslan. The Christian references are unmistakable. Aslan, like the Biblical Christ in Revelation, triumphantly comes to bring an end to his world and save his people. Most of the material in this book is very Christian-like, all the way down to the separating of the creatures on the right and left hands of Aslan.

This, the final volume of the Chronicles, brings everything to a head. This book provides the so-called meaning of life, and gives validity and value to all of the good deeds the children have been trying to do since the first book. Here, the good have their reward. The descriptions in this book (especially the end) are absolutely beautiful, and the finale is nothing short of moving. Lewis, a master of Christian apology, succeeds here in bringing to life the Christian concept of the end of the world, and of the final rewards of the just. No part of the Chronicles of Narnia would be complete without the vision afforded by this, the final book.

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Summary: The Last of the Series
Review: In the world of Narnia, an ape and a donkey found a lion's skin and decided they would use it to trick the people into believing god Aslan had come.
A king of Narnia named Tirian set out to see Aslan for himself. Tirian was then captured by Calormene soldiers. Tirian was saved by two young children named Jill and Eustace. These two children were sent from earth by their elders who were at Narnia when it was first created.

When Tirian and the children went to confront the ape and donkey, they started the last battle. It was the devil warriors against Tirian and his followers. Tirian realized he couldn't win the battle, so he walked into the stable which was believed to have the devil and god inside....
I would recommend this book, only if you have read the previous books in this series. It is a fun and enjoyable book for all ages. It shows how people and animals can communicate. This also teaches the reader to stand up for what they believe in. This adventure looks at things from a different perspective, to help you open up new ideas about the earth in relationship to other planets, or other life.

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Summary: not the most plausible of the narnian stories
Review: A cunning ape puts a lion skin on a donkey and passes him off as the great lion Aslan. Even by the standards of fairy tale I found this not believable.
A "world within a world within a world" fantasy (the top example of which is Little Big by John Crowley).

Colin
bladewriter.com

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Summary: finale of Narnia
Review: This is the final book in the Narnia Chronicles. It wraps things up and ties all loose knots. (I still wonder who the Emperor Across the Sea is, though.) It has a sort of armageddon ending, with the end of Narnia. The conclusion is totally unexpected. All things come to a head, and so do the Narnia Chronicles.

Puzzle the donkey and Shift the ape form a plot to take over Narnia. (It is mostly Shift doing the evil plotting.) Puzzle dresses up in a lion suit (Aslan) and commands orders. Shift is basically his master and Puzzle does whatever Shift wants him to do. Not all Narnians are fooled, though. They become suspicious of the lion's strange commands, and of his recent alliance with the Calormenes, worshippers of the evil Tash. Luckily for Narnia, however, Jill and Eustace are summoned back into the world. They help the Narnians uncover the plot. The Pevensies, Digory, and Polly also return, along with the rest of Narnia's heroes. This has a stunning ending that you cannot miss.

This book is beautifully crafted, just like the other Narnia books. It is a great, fast, and ultimately, powerful read. I highly recommend this book to anyone who is a Narnia fan.

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Summary: higher up and deeper in...a true beginning
Review: The books of The Chronicles of Narnia are some of my all-time favorites. That is why I was fearful in approaching The Last Battle for the first time. Too often the end of such a wonderful literary journey comes as a letdown. Rarely do final books in a series deliver the goods. Never fear--this one does.

All the things that made me love Narnia find their noble ending--and a new beginning--in The Last Battle. Lewis, in his subtle yet cataclysmic way, ties together the series' loose ends (with the exception of one) quite nicely.

The various peoples of Narnia come to their own end. The dwarves in the stable and the story of the Calormene Emeth are two of the "deepest" parts of all the Narnian books. Without being a spoiler, I'd like to throw my two cents worth into the debate about what Lewis meant theologically by the story of Emeth: my view is that, in some ways, all of our journeys are like Emeth's journey.

The Last Battle, like all great books, leaves me thirsting for something beyond my pale experience. It lays down the call for all of us to go Higher Up and Deeper In.

I give The Last Battle my highest recommendation.