The Last Battle

It's the last book of the series and it's the last battle. An ape dresses up a donkey in a lion skin and tells the creatures of Narnia that the donkey is Aslan. This donkey-Aslan doesn't behave like Aslan has in the past, and the creatures aren't sure how to proceed, but donkey-Aslan responds to its creatures with quick retribution and all the creatures fall in line. Soon the king of Narnia is alerted to this danger and the children from Earth appear and the children and the king must go to battle against the donkey-Aslan and the ape and those who profess to follow another leader than Aslan.

The racism of the series is strong in this book, so be prepared for that. In The Last Battle, Lewis translates the themes of the book of Revelation into a story for children. I was most taken with the confusion and discord that occur when those in a search for power spread lies and half-truths.