15th July 2005, 5:38 PM
Quote:I had never bothered checking the years on these books before. Anyway, there's an interesting fact. They don't seem much like side stories though, even if written after the fact, but rather like important storyline info. Magician's Nephew in particular really sets up a lot of stuff. I suppose that's why in the end this guy renumbered them. Well, that's an assumption. Was it Lewis that renumbered them officially later on or someone else that had that kind of influence?
I don't know. However, given that some '80s editions still had the original numbering system, I'm not sure if it's something C. S. Lewis actually did or if it's just a more modern thing... I remember finding it intresting when a few years after reading them they came out with this new set that reordered them into chronological order. As for when I was reading them... ' Horse and his Boy' really feels like a sidestory, and Magician's Nephew does set things up but I wouldn't say it makes as good an introduction to the series as 'Warderobe' does... I thought it also worked as book six or so with a 'look this is how it happened before the series started' thing (that is, a prequel. :)) What order the things are read later on isn't something the author really decides while writing the prequel, I think...
Quote:Oh and, I suppose how many of the books they end up making movies of (film WILL be an outdated term soon enough, it already is when you talk of the DVD versions) all depends on the amount of money they get out of the first one. If it does as big as Lord of the Rings (which seems to be the major motivation to get this movie made if you ask me), then I would wager ALL the books will eventually be released in movie format.
If it does really well, yes. If not... well, we'll see how far it goes. As I said, the BBC TV show only did four books.