There are some ways in which Narnia is better, mainly as Christian allegory, but it is inferior in a great many others. Tolkien was just better at world-building, deeper in his literary/historical/mythological influences than anybody else who has ever written in this field. https://twitter.com/BecketAdams/status/1254487480520368129">https://twitter.com/BecketAda...

Tolkien was, frankly, a better writer (at least of fiction) than C.S. Lewis. The Narnia books have their moments of brilliance (eg, Puddleglum& #39;s speech, Aslan& #39;s deep magic), but Tolkien defines the genre for good reasons.

I, personally, would probably rank Narnia fourth among the great fantasy epic series I have read, behind (1) Middle-Earth (2) Harry Potter & (3) Thomas Covenant. All four are tremendous works in their own way, with different strengths & shortcomings.

Narnia is more like the Potter books in terms of its reliance on children as protagonists. It& #39;s deeper & more Christian, but also less lively & cohesive as a unified piece of storytelling, shorter on its characters.

Also, the Lion, the Witch, & the Wardrobe is (like the first Harry Potter & the Hobbit) more obviously a kids& #39; book than the rest of the series.

Voyage of the Dawn Treader is easily the best of the Narnia series.

Confession: I didn& #39;t much like the Lion, the Witch, & the Wardrobe as a kid, never read the series until I tried with my son, gave up halfway thru Horse & His Boy. Only with my youngest did I get all the way through the series to appreciate the later books.

The Hobbit, by contrast, was the first & #39;real& #39; book I read, a a second-grader. Tolkien& #39;s world engrossed me throughout my youth.