Tag Archives: Planet Narnia

7 New Audiobooks on C.S. Lewis: Michael Ward, James Como, Stephanie Derrick, Patti Callahan, Joe Rigney, Diana Glyer, Gary Selby

Posted on July 10, 2019 by Brenton Dickieson

Checking Audible for something completely unrelated, I was pleased to see that Michael Ward’s Planet Narnia is now on audiobook. I thought I would provide a brief set of reviews on some good, new Audible C.S. Lewis finds. While sometimes audiobooks … Continue reading →

Posted in Lewis Biography, Reviews | Tagged Abigail Santamaria, audiobooks, Becoming Mrs. Lewis, Diana Pavlac Glyer, Gary Selby, James Como, Joe Rigney, Joy Davidman, Michael Ward, Planet Narnia, reception, reception history, Stephanie Derrick, The Fame of C.S. Lewis, The Narnia Code | 4 Comments

“(Re)Considering the Planet Narnia Thesis”: My Article in An Unexpected Journal

Posted on December 7, 2018 by Brenton Dickieson

Popular readers of C.S. Lewis and A Pilgrim in Narnia may be surprised that I have not been won over by Michael Ward’s thesis in Planet Narnia. It is an elegant, sophisticated, symmetrical, and well-argued idea about how C.S. Lewis constructed … Continue reading →

Posted in Original Research, Reviews, Thoughtful Essays | Tagged An Unexpected Journal, C.S. Lewis, Michael Ward, Narnia, Planet Narnia, The Narnia Code, writing | 45 Comments

This Time of Year, This Time of Life

Posted on September 5, 2018 by Brenton Dickieson

As a house full of educators and students, normally this week our family is having first first days, second first days, and third first days. My son’s first day of high school was yesterday. He was off to school, nervous … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged academic, archival research, Bodleian, Bodleian Library, C.S. Lewis, Oxford, Oxford C.S. Lewis Society, PhD Research, Planet Narnia, research, spiritual theology, Teaching, University, UPEI | 11 Comments

Why I Don’t Write Bad Book Reviews

Posted on May 24, 2017 by Brenton Dickieson

Though I do not review every book that I read, I do like to highlight a few. In particular, I like to draw attention to books that readers of A Pilgrim in Narnia—in particular, students of C.S. Lewis and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews | Tagged academic, Blogging, C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, Kathryn Lindskoog, Lewis Studies, Michael Ward, Planet Narnia, Reading, research, reviews, The Lion, the Witch, theology and literature, writing | 27 Comments

Why Do They Quote Shakespeare on Mercury?

Posted on April 23, 2014 by Brenton Dickieson

E.R. Eddison‘s challenging and infectious epic, The Worm Ouroboros, has a curious set up. The story itself is about a series of adventures between various warring countries. To begin with, the names of these countries are odd. The primary battle … Continue reading →

Posted in Fictional Worlds, Original Research | Tagged C.S. Lewis, E.R. Eddison, fantasy, Fictional Universes, J.R.R. Tolkien, Middle Earth, Philip Pullman, Planet Narnia, Roger Zelazny, Shakespeare, The Worm Ouroboros | 25 Comments

“The Planets” in C.S. Lewis’ Writing

Posted on May 27, 2013 by Brenton Dickieson

It does not take long for a serious reader of C.S. Lewis to realize that he was in love with cosmology—the planets and the stars as they sit within the vast expanse of space. His first popular fiction was science … Continue reading →

Posted in News & Links, Reflections | Tagged C.S. Lewis, Holly Ordway, Medieval Cosmology, Michael Ward, Planet Narnia, Ransom Trilogy, science, Science Fiction, The Discarded Image, The Planets, Walter Hooper, William O'Flaherty | 43 Comments

The Narnia Code: A Pre-Review to a Key Idea

Posted on October 17, 2012 by Brenton Dickieson

I know, I know: there is no such thing as a pre-review. But I’m stuck between two pressing realities. Facing me is the fact that Michael Ward’s argument in Planet Narnia and The Narnia Code is absolutely key to how … Continue reading →