 Wagner of SF Reviews said ""The Magician's Nephew" may not be the best of the Narnia novels, but it's a brisk and funny tale certain to delight its intended young audience", saying that it may not satisfy readers in their teenage years and older.Jandy's Reading Room reviewed the book, saying that although they feel it is the weakest of the series, they would still recommend it.They say it "gives a wonderful picture of the beginning of a new world, in the manner of the Creation."