# Are there any good prequels that actually stand alone and don't need the original to make sense?

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Good question. I’m having trouble thinking of any.

There are people who say _The Magician’s Nephew_ should be read before _The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe_, but I am not one of them.

(ETA: I swear, I wrote that before seeing [this thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scholars-disagreeing-with-authors-about-their-works/972656).)

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