C. S. Lewis

C. S. Lewis

Clive Staples Lewis (1898-1963) was a British writer and lay theologian. He held academic positions in English literature at both Oxford University (Magdalen College, 1925-1954) and Cambridge University (Magdalene College, 1954-1963). He is best known for his works of fiction, especially The Screwtape Letters, The Chronicles of Narnia, and The Space Trilogy, and for his non-fiction Christian apologetics, such as Mere Christianity, Miracles, and The Problem of Pain.

Lewis and fellow novelist J. R. R. Tolkien were close friends. They both served on the English faculty at Oxford University and were active in the informal Oxford literary group known as the Inklings. According to Lewis's memoir Surprised by Joy, he was baptised in the Church of Ireland, but fell away from his faith during adolescence. Lewis returned to Anglicanism at the age of 32, owing to the influence of Tolkien and other friends, and he became an "ordinary layman of the Church of England". Lewis's faith profoundly affected his work, and his wartime radio broadcasts on the subject of Christianity brought him wide acclaim.

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Books by C. S. Lewis
The Pilgrim's Regress
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Out of the Silent Planet (Space Trilogy #1)
★ 6.52 / 34
Perelandra (Space Trilogy #2)
★ 6.04 / 27
That Hideous Strength (Space Trilogy #3)
★ 5.60 / 23
The Great Divorce
★ 8.16 / 13
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (The Chronicles of Narnia #1)
★ 7.54 / 349
Prince Caspian (The Chronicles of Narnia #2)
★ 7.20 / 257
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (The Chronicles of Narnia #3)
★ 7.16 / 234
The Silver Chair (The Chronicles of Narnia #4)
★ 6.88 / 202
The Horse and His Boy (The Chronicles of Narnia #5)
★ 6.98 / 203
The Magician's Nephew (The Chronicles of Narnia #6)
★ 7.02 / 211
Till We Have Faces: A Myth Retold
★ 8.42 / 17
The Last Battle (The Chronicles of Narnia #7)
★ 6.48 / 188
The Screwtape Letters
★ 6.60 / 33
Screwtape Proposes a Toast
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Space Trilogy
★ 4.00 / 1
The Dark Tower and Other Stories
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The Complete Chronicles of Narnia
★ 7.76 / 155
The Chronicles of Narnia
★ 7.84 / 308
Narnia Chronology: From the Archives of the Last King
★ 8.12 / 8
Boxen: Childhood Chronicles Before Narnia
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Series by C. S. Lewis

The Chronicles of Narnia (9 books)
Space Trilogy (4 books)

Speculative Fiction Novels

(The Chronicles of Narnia)
2001 | fantasy, high fantasy, young adult
(The Chronicles of Narnia)
1998 | fantasy, high fantasy, collection, young adult
1977 | science fiction, short stories
(Space Trilogy)
1975 | science fiction
1959 | fantasy
(The Chronicles of Narnia #7 / 7)
1956 | fantasy, high fantasy, young adult
(The Chronicles of Narnia #6 / 7)
1955 | fantasy, high fantasy, young adult
(The Chronicles of Narnia #5 / 7)
1954 | fantasy, high fantasy, young adult
(The Chronicles of Narnia #4 / 7)
1953 | fantasy, high fantasy, young adult
(The Chronicles of Narnia #3 / 7)
1952 | fantasy, high fantasy, young adult
(The Chronicles of Narnia #2 / 7)
1951 | fantasy, high fantasy, young adult
(The Chronicles of Narnia #1 / 7)
1950 | fantasy, high fantasy, young adult
1946 | fantasy
(Space Trilogy #3 / 3)
1945 | science fiction
(Space Trilogy #2 / 3)
1943 | science fiction
(Space Trilogy #1 / 3)
1938 | science fiction
1933 | fantasy