> Well, I finally finished the Narnia books last night. Stephen was right--_The Last Battle_ gets really really weird at the end. However, he *was* wrong in one respect. There *is* a "Last Battle" (even named as such in the text), however it isn't very climactic and the "good" guys lose.

Scratching my head trying to think up any final battle, but I can't. I remember the end rather clearly, but nothing leading up to it. What is this last battle? I don't think you'd be spoiling anything for anyone....

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> I'm so glad I'm done with this series. I still consider it a great series for children, because I think the preachy parts will go over the head of most kids (I know it did me when I was little).

Same here. Except of course TLB, which I've never liked (did I say that before?).