Tag Archives: H.G. Wells

TTL 17: “The Son of Lancelot.” — by Brenton D. G. Dickieson

Posted on June 10, 2016 by Brenton Dickieson

C.S. Lewis is an author that sends us elsewhere. We pick up The Silver Chair and discover that our ill-used copy of The Divine Comedy needs some time. We pull down Out of the Silent Planet, and then instinctively reach for … Continue reading →

Posted in Original Research, Reflections | Tagged Arthuriana, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, Dante, H.G. Wells, intertextuality, Milton, Out of the Silent Planet, Paradise Lost, Perelandra, Sorina Higgins, That Hideous Strength, The Silver Chair | 6 Comments

Love Seeds Over Literature: A Remarkable C.S. Lewis Review of Arthur C. Clarke

Posted on June 19, 2015 by Brenton Dickieson

On Wednesday I wrote about “How 1950s SciFi Superstars Helped C.S. Lewis Fall in Love with Science Fiction Again“–a blog that has been trending since. It was intriguing to see how the quality of Ray Bradbury’s writing, the generosity of Anthony Boucher’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Fictional Worlds, Memorable Quotes, Reviews | Tagged Arthur C. Clarke, Childhood's End, Dante, David Lindsay, Fictional Universes, First Men in the Moon, H.G. Wells, joy, Joy Davidman, letters, love, Olaf Stapledon, Ray Bradbury, Science Fiction, Voyage to Arcturus | 11 Comments

A Sarcasta-Review of the Ransom Trilogy by J.B.S. Haldane

Posted on April 13, 2015 by Brenton Dickieson

J.B.S. Haldane was one of the last renaissance men. A polymath, writer, and public intellectual, his Possible Worlds helped give C.S. Lewis a model for writing theological fiction. While Lewis relished in the model–science fiction as a platform for thinking about … Continue reading →

Posted in Fictional Worlds, Memorable Quotes | Tagged C.S. Lewis, fictional worlds, H.G. Wells, J.B.S. Haldane, Of Other Worlds, Possible Worlds, Ransom Trilogy | 25 Comments

H.G. Wells Was Right: The Martians are Coming!

Posted on April 1, 2015 by Brenton Dickieson

Well, maybe. According to scientists, there are mysterious plumes of gas on the surface of Mars. On Feb 19, 2015, CBC reported: The plumes were first spotted in March and April 2012 by more than a dozen amateur astronomers using … Continue reading →

Posted in News & Links | Tagged aliens, CBC, H.G. Wells, Hubble Telescope, Mars, science, Science Fiction, The War of the Worlds, Tom Cruise | 7 Comments

2013: A Year of Reading

Posted on December 27, 2013 by Brenton Dickieson

Once again I managed to keep one of my New Year’s Resolutions. In January 2012, I resolved to read 50 books or articles related to my research and writing on C.S. Lewis and the Inklings, and I hit #50 near … Continue reading →