Dude, read the novels if you haven’t, they’re amazing. Recognizably from the same planet as Lewis and Tolkien but not really the same continent or, like, sanity waterline. War in Heaven, Greater Trumps, Place of the Lion, All Hallow’s Eve all good bets, save Descent Into Hell for when you’re into it, the only one to avoid is Shadows of Ecstasy which is impossible to find anyway, I hunted down a copy eventually but it’s pretty unreadable. It’s also very worth paging through Poetic Diction if you’re that sort of language person.
This is an excellent post! You really capture the atmosphere and include important details. There are many small inaccuracies, however--and as CW liked to say, Hell is inaccurate! :) Would it be helpful if I went through and corrected them?
Dude, read the novels if you haven’t, they’re amazing. Recognizably from the same planet as Lewis and Tolkien but not really the same continent or, like, sanity waterline. War in Heaven, Greater Trumps, Place of the Lion, All Hallow’s Eve all good bets, save Descent Into Hell for when you’re into it, the only one to avoid is Shadows of Ecstasy which is impossible to find anyway, I hunted down a copy eventually but it’s pretty unreadable. It’s also very worth paging through Poetic Diction if you’re that sort of language person.
Seconding @Shabby here. The novels are bonkers, in a good(?) way. Also they're all available at cwlibrary.com now!
This is an excellent post! You really capture the atmosphere and include important details. There are many small inaccuracies, however--and as CW liked to say, Hell is inaccurate! :) Would it be helpful if I went through and corrected them?
I got chills when you mentioned Substitution and realized it's in Till we Have Faces.
Based Tolkien as usual. Do Barfield next. Terrible writer but w/ good ideas
I assume that date at the end is supposed to be “May 15, 1945”.