The Dark Tower, and Other Stories, C. S. Lewis
The Dark Tower, and Other Stories, C. S. Lewis
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The Dark Tower, and Other Stories

Author: C. S. Lewis, Walter Hooper

Narrator: Simon Vance

Unabridged: 5 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/29/2020

Synopsis

The revered author’s definitive collection of short fiction, which explores enduring spiritual and science fiction themes such as space, time, reality, fantasy, God, and the fate of humankind.From C.S. Lewis—the great British writer, scholar, lay theologian, broadcaster, Christian apologist, and author of Mere Christianity, The Screwtape Letters, The Great Divorce, The Chronicles of Narnia, and many other beloved classics—comes a collection of his dazzling short fiction.This collection of futuristic fiction includes a breathtaking science fiction story written early in his career in which Cambridge intellectuals witness the breach of space-time through a chronoscope—a telescope that looks not just into another world, but into another time.As powerful, inventive, and profound as his theological and philosophical works, The Dark Tower reveals another side of Lewis’s creative mind and his longtime fascination with reality and spirituality. It is ideal reading for fans of J. R. R. Tolkien, Lewis’s longtime friend and colleague.

About C. S. Lewis

It is a lofty goal, but many would be pleased if the work they accomplished would last well after their death, and be lauded with posthumous praise. Such is what happened to British author Clive Staples Lewis. He was born on November 29, 1898 and passed on November 22, 1963...... just prior to his 65th birthday. It was 2013 on the 50th Anniversary of Lewis' death, that he was honored by being given a memorial in Poet's Corner in West minister Abbey.

Lewis wore many professional hats......that of novelist, poet, academic, medievalist, literary critic, essayist, lay theologian, broadcaster, lecturer, and Christian apologist. His best known work is The Chronicles of Narnia, The Screwtape Letters, and The Space Trilogy. He is the author of more than 30 books, translated into over 30 languages. As we are all aware, The Chronicles of Narnia had tremendous sales numbers and have been made popular on stage, TV, radio, and cinema.

Lewis married American author, Joy Davidman, in 1956, but sadly, she passed away only four years later from cancer at only 45 years old. Lewis then died in 1963 of renal failure.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Caitlin on December 22, 2011

Previously unaware of its existence, I was excited to stumble upon this at the library. The Dark Tower I found intriguing, and wished that Lewis had developed and completed it. The Man Born Blind, reminiscent of Poe. (that threw me for a loop.) After Ten Years, a myth retold, also made me wish it had......more

Goodreads review by J. Aleksandr on September 11, 2017

Where was he going with The Dark Tower?? It's maddening! Ah, it started so well. Not all tales in this short story sci-fi collection are equally as good, but most are interesting and the title work alone, unfinished though it be, makes the book worth purchasing. Update: here is a photo of The Dark Tow......more

Goodreads review by Jenny on June 23, 2023

I really enjoyed this collection of short stories and novel fragments by one of my favorite authors. The Dark Tower: I really wish this book had been finished, but much of the imagery and the philosophies and mythologies come up in other ways in Lewis's later books. For instance, this is believed to......more

Goodreads review by John on January 12, 2025

Die Auswahl von Fragmenten und Kurzgeschichten in The Dark Tower kam mir sowohl von den Thematiken als auch vom Stil wie eine Mischung aus Perelandra und Du selbst bist die Antwort vor. Also z.T. Science Fiction und z.T. Neuinterpretationen mythologischer Geschichten. Der Höhepunkt ist auf jeden Fall......more

Goodreads review by Lizzy on December 29, 2023

C.S. Lewis derailed me with these stories. I really thought I knew him! There were so many sides to him that came as a surprise to me. I welcomed it, for the most part. Almost all of these stories have some sort of plot twist in them. I found myself saying out loud either “Whuuuuuuuut?!” or “NOOOO W......more

Quotes

“If wit and wisdom, style and scholarship are requisites to passage through the pearly gates, Mr. Lewis will be among the angels.” New Yorker

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