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"The Dark Tower and Other Stories Paperback – July 28, 1983

by C. S. Lewis (Author), Walter Hooper (Editor)

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An extension of Lewis's fantasies, this book includes six stories. "The Dark Tower" is a draft of a possible fourth volume to follow Lewis's adult science fiction trilogy. Two characters - Ransom and McPhee - appear again, and the story contains sequences of debate about matter in time and space.

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'The Dark Tower, I believe, is as good as anything he wrote...' Church of England Newspaper 'For all lovers of the writings of the late C. S. Lewis ... this volume of writings will be as welcome as were his previous books...' Methodist Recorder --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Paperback: 160 pages
Publisher: Fount (July 28, 1983)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0006266363
ISBN-13: 978-0006266365
Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.3 x 0.1 inches
Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,617,660 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #1827 in Books > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Science Fiction > Short Stories
- #4218 in Books > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Fantasy > Anthologies
- #19422 in Books > Literature & Fiction > Short Stories & Anthologies > Anthologies

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Classic Lewis Sci-Fi

By Steven R. McEvoy on April 30, 2006

Format: Paperback

This is one of those little treasures most people do not know about, and the story behind them is almost as fascinating as Lewis's characters and his life itself. Edited and compiled by Walter Hooper, who was secretary to Lewis in his later years. The story behind this collection is that one day Walter was walking by the cottage that Lewis and his brother Warnie Shared, and saw Warnie burning some `rubbish'. Hooper asked what he was up to and Warnie replied he was clearing out some of Jack's (C.S. Lewis's) things. Hooper enquired into the contents and found out that they were unpublished manuscripts, stories ... Hooper asked for them and Warnie replied if they were not taken then and there they were going into the fire. A fire which supposedly burned for 3 days. One will always wonder what was lost to us from such a purging.

So Hooper saved this collection and some of the other writings that were published posthumously by the late great C. S. Lewis. These six stories are of a science fiction or fantasy nature. The first story The Dark Tower is of particular interest because it is a partial fourth story in Lewis's Science Fiction Trilogy Out of the Silent Planet, Perelandra and That Hideous Strength. This one being set between the first and second book. This story makes up more than half of this collection. Yet one could ask what is a partial story with middle sections and the end missing be worth? Or be worth reading? And to be honest it would be a very good question.

I would have to state an emphatic yes it would! I would declare so for many different reasons. The first is that this is the only time we see Ransom in his office's hanging out with a group of professors discussing life the universe and everything.Read more ›

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5 of 7 people found the following review helpful

Mostly by Walter Hooper

By it on January 27, 2006

Format: Paperback

The main story contains two chapters by Lewis and the rest by Walter Hooper who tried to make a novel out of the two Lewis chapters many years after the death of Lewis. You can really tell the difference between the two authors. Hooper's chapters contain Americanisms, theological statements opposite to that of the beliefs of Lewis, and a writing style emphasizing physical actions and not thought processes.

The dead giveaway is that 20% of the novel contains detailed descriptions of apparatus and their use. Lewis hated with a purple peeve such items in literature.

Hooper has also rewritten much of the poetry of Lewis to exclude the allusions to classical Greek and Roman literature.

For more information read "Light in the Shadowlands" and "The C. S. Lewis Hoax". Both books are written by a friend of Lewis.

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C.S. Lewis's strangest unfinished science fiction work

By Amazon Customer on January 28, 2012

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It is sad that so many of Lewis's unfinished works were destroyed before publishing, but we are fortunate that this one was rescued and lovingly preserved. This chilling tale grabs you from the beginning with unique twists and turns and finally the dread of realization that the end for all is near. But since it is not finished then we can only assume the outcome. I look forward to asking Lewis what he intended when I meet him in heaven.

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