The final book in The Chronicle of Narnia begins in a very different way from the others. In the first chapter, we are introduced to Shift and his plan to put Puzzle in a lion’s skin and masquerade him as Aslan. Other authors might have chosen to keep this a mystery until later. Listen to our discussion about why C.S. Lewis went this route with the story.

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In our post-show chatter, we discuss how this scene might be handled in a movie adaptation.

Talking Beasts: The Narnia Podcast

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