Category Archives: Fictional Worlds

“Sometimes Fairy Stories May Say Best What’s to be Said” by C.S. Lewis (Throwback Thursday)

Posted on May 30, 2019 by Brenton Dickieson

Last year I introduced an occasional feature I call “Throwback Thursday.” This is where I find a blog post from the past–raiding either my own blog-hoard or someone else’s–and throw it back out into the digital world. This might be … Continue reading →

Posted in Creative Writing, Fictional Worlds, Lewis Biography, Memorable Quotes, News & Links, On Writing, Throwback Thursdays | Tagged books, C.S. Lewis, children's stories, fairy tales, fantasy, J.R.R. Tolkien, lion the witch and the wardrobe, literature, Lord of the Rings, myth, mythmaking, mythopoiea, Narnia, Neil Gaiman, The Chronicles of Narnia, writing | 49 Comments

Getting Ready for TOLKIEN: John Garth and Other Resources

Posted on May 10, 2019 by Brenton Dickieson

I don’t know if it is rumour or just the coolness of the social media age, but über Tolkien fan Stephen Colbert has been sent a copy of John Garth’s Tolkien and the Great War: The Threshold of Middle-earth. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Fictional Worlds, News & Links | Tagged Derek Jacobi, J.R.R. Tolkien, John Garth, Lily Collins, Lord of the Rings, Nicholas Hoult, Peter Jackson, TCBS, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien, Tolkien and the Great War, WWI | 32 Comments

Affirming Creation in the Lord of the Rings #earthday

Posted on April 22, 2019 by Brenton Dickieson

Perhaps it isn’t that surprising that J.R.R. Tolkien’s books are so environmentally sensitive. Like Sam Gamgee, Tolkien loved things that grow and good tilled earth. He loved walks–long walks beyond his garden through English towns and villages and vast, untouched … Continue reading →

Posted in Fictional Worlds, Reflections | Tagged creation, creation care, Earth Day, environment, fantasy, J.R.R. Tolkien, Legolas, literature, Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, Treebeard, WWI | 5 Comments

Fools of April, with Best Wishes to Netflix, Taylor Swift, and Friends of Narnia

Posted on April 2, 2019 by Brenton Dickieson

Yes, well, it was just a joke. Monday’s “EXCLUSIVE PILGRIM IN NARNIA RELEASE” was a total farce. I am not an academic consultant to the Netflix miniseries (though I hope someone is). As far as I know, pop sensation Taylor … Continue reading →

Posted in Fictional Worlds, L.M. Montgomery, News & Links | Tagged Anne of Green Gables, Anne With an E, April Fools, C.S. Lewis, film adaptation, L.M. Montgomery, Narnia, Netflix, Nicole Kidman, Prince Caspian, Taylor Swift, Virginia Woolf, Voyage of the Dawn Treader | 43 Comments

Cinematic Superstar Taylor Swift as the White Witch of Narnia: EXCLUSIVE PILGRIM IN NARNIA RELEASE

Posted on April 1, 2019 by Brenton Dickieson

Cinematic Superstar Taylor Swift as the White Witch of Narnia: EXCLUSIVE PILGRIM IN NARNIA RELEASE 04/01/2019, 07:09 Eastern As readers of A Pilgrim in Narnia are no doubt aware, Netflix announced in late 2018 plans to develop a series of … Continue reading →

Posted in Fictional Worlds, News & Links | Tagged Aslan, C.S. Lewis, Ed Sheeran, film adaptation, Harry Potter, humour, Jadis, Mark Gordon, Narnia, Taylor Swift, The Chronicles of Narnia | 14 Comments

C.S. Lewis’ Science Fiction with Adam Mattern, David C. Downing, and Brenton Dickieson

Posted on March 22, 2019 by Brenton Dickieson

Last week we had an amazing Thesis Theater event, a great discussion about C.S. Lewis’ WWII-era science fiction trilogy. Recent Signum University MA graduate Adam Mattern was the central figure, presenting his thesis titled “An Image of the Discarded: C. … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Friday, Fictional Worlds | Tagged Adam Mattern, C.S. Lewis, david downing, joy, Looking for the King, Marion E. Wade Center, Ransom Trilogy, Science Fiction, Sehnsucht, Signum University, The Discarded Image, The Pilgrim's Regress | Leave a comment

What does Philip Pullman’s Daemon Voices have to say about the Inklings? Guest Post by Wesley Schantz

Posted on March 19, 2019 by Brenton Dickieson

For a long time, Philip Pullman’s been my favorite living writer. And for practically as long as I’ve loved his stories, particularly The Golden Compass, I’ve been aware of his harsh criticisms of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien. (That’s actually … Continue reading →