darth_ender said:

I also have read The Magician's Nephew, which shows the creation of Narnia (of course another parallel to the biblical telling of the Creation of the world), how the witch Jadis came to power there, and shows how the Pevensy children's uncle played a large role in all of this. I really enjoyed this book.

Now I'm about 2/3 done with The Last Battle, the final book in the series. I can't believe I read the first book for the first time in 5th grade, yet it's taken me all these years to finally get around to finishing the series.

I've never been a fan of The Magicians Nephew, and it really annoyed me when they change the series numbering to make this the first book (when I was a kid, The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe was #1 and The Magician's Nephew was #6, modern publication make them books #2 and #1, respectively). TLtWatW is a much stronger introduction to the series, and I feel like the The Magician's Nephew ruins a lot of the charm of the earlier book by explaining things that were once intriguing mysteries that added to the feel of Narnia, like the origins of the Jadis, the lamp post, and especially the magical wardrobe.

Also, not to be pedantic, but Digory is not the Pevensie children's uncle. During the bombings of WWII, children were evacuated from the city. Digory is just some old Professor with a big home out in the country who took on some children for shelter.

The Silver Chair and A Horse and His Boy are the runner ups for my second favorite Narnia books. Voyage of the Dawn Treader will always be my favorite.

Glad you finally got around to finishing the series. About time!

If you're not tired of the author yet, Lewis' Ransom Trilogy (also known as the Space Trilogy, or the Cosmic Trilogy) is great fun too! Since you seem like you're a fan of sci-fi novels, you should check them out. They're aimed at an older readership, rather than being children's books like Narnia.