Though he may have been born in 1898, the work of author and academician C. S. Lewis appears to be timeless.
If you’re a senior you enjoyed The Screwtape Letters, middle-aged folks grew up reading The Chronicles of Narnia, and young people have swarmed to see Narnia in movie format from 2005 until today, with Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.
On Facebook, we asked Guideposts’ fans to share their favorite C.S. Lewis books. Though many, like Beth Childs, lamented that it was “an impossible choice,” the outstanding favorite was the series of seven fantasy books, The Chronicles of Narnia.
Written between 1949 and 1954, the Christian-themed tales follow the adventures of four children who discover a magical land through a wardrobe.
Sherry Yeagley Kaas says she read them back in 1971 and still loves them. Marilyn Tonn Gladson collected the dramatized versions on CD of all the stories. “OK, so it was intended for children, but I love it anyway,” she wrote.
The runner-up favorite was The Screwtape Letters, a satirical Christian apologetics novel composed as a series of letters from a senior demon to his nephew, a “tempter.” Says Mark Allen Newbauer, “It would be a great reading to give to a science fiction buff.”
Several readers love Mere Christianity, in which Lewis defends the Christian faith. Other top choices included A Grief Observed written after the death of Lewis’ wife, Joy, and Perelandra the second book in his Space Trilogy.
No matter which C.S. Lewis book you love best, his faith and imagination prove a powerful storytelling combination.
Read about C.S. Lewis’ inspired life through the eys of his stepson, Douglas Gresham, in My Father, C.S. Lewis.
