Order of C.S. Lewis Books

C.S. Lewis (1898-1963) was an Irish author who was best known for writing The Chronicles of Narnia. He wrote fantasy and sci-fi books and plenty of non-fiction. His books were largely targetted at children. His work would contain several Christian themes. Lewis was a close friend of J.R.R. Tolkien, as they served on the faculty together at Oxford. Lewis died on the same day as John F. Kennedy and Aldous Huxley – November 22, 1963.

C.S. Lewis’ bibliography goes all the way back to 1933 when he wrote The Pilgrim’s Regress. Even decades after his death, work of his continues to be discovered and published. Below is a list of C.S. Lewis’ published fictional work in order of when it was originally published:

Publication Order of Cosmic Trilogy Books

Out of the Silent Planet	(1938)
Perelandra	(1944)
That Hideous Strength	(1945)

Publication Order of The Chronicles Of Narnia Books

The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe	(1950)
Prince Caspian	(1951)
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader	(1952)
The Silver Chair	(1953)
The Horse and His Boy	(1954)
The Magician's Nephew	(1955)
The Last Battle	(1956)

Chronological Order of The Chronicles Of Narnia Books

The Magician's Nephew	(1955)
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe	(1950)
The Horse and His Boy	(1954)
Prince Caspian	(1951)
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader	(1952)
The Silver Chair	(1953)
The Last Battle	(1956)

Publication Order of The World Of Narnia Books

Lucy Steps Through the Wardrobe	(1997)
Edmund and the White Witch	(1997)
Aslan	(1998)
Aslan's Triumph	(1998)
Uncle Andrew's Troubles	(1998)
The Wood Between the Worlds	(1999)

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

The Pilgrim's Regress	(1933)
The Screwtape Letters	(1942)
The Great Divorce	(1945)
Till We Have Faces	(1956)
Screwtape Proposes A Toast	(1965)
Boxen	(1985)

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

The Problem of Pain	(1940)
Case for Christianity	(1942)
Mere Christianity	(1943)
The Abolition of Man	(1943)
Miracles	(1947)
Surprised by Joy	(1955)
Reflections on the Psalms	(1958)
The Four Loves	(1960)
A Grief Observed	(1961)
Christian Reflections	(1967)
The Joyful Christian	(1977)
Of This and Other Worlds	(1982)
The Business of Heaven	(1984)
The Weight of Glory	(2016)

Publication Order of C S Lewis Poetic Works Books

Spirits in Bondage	(1919)
Poems	(1964)
Narrative Poems	(1969)

Publication Order of Anthologies

George MacDonald	(1946)
Spellbound	(1995)

Notes: Perelandra was also published as Voyage to Venus. Screwtape Proposes a Toast was an addition to The Screwtape Letters.