Lewis, C. S. (Clive Staples) 1898-1963

The lion, the witch, and the wardrobe by C. S Lewis ( Book )
638 editions published between 1900 and 2010 in 37 languages and held by 6,610 libraries worldwide
Four English schoolchildren find their way through the back of a wardrobe into the magic land of Narnia and assist Aslan, the golden lion, to triumph over the White Witch, who has cursed the land with eternal winter.

Prince Caspian : the return to Narnia by C. S Lewis ( Book )
445 editions published between 1951 and 2009 in 30 languages and held by 5,822 libraries worldwide
Four children help Prince Caspian and his army of Talking Beasts to free Narnia from evil.

The magician's nephew by C. S Lewis ( Book )
406 editions published between 1900 and 2010 in 35 languages and held by 5,806 libraries worldwide
When Digory and Polly try to return the wicked witch Jadis to her own world, the magic gets mixed up and they all land in Narnia where they witness Aslan blessing the animals with human speech.

The horse and his boy by C. S Lewis ( Book )
379 editions published between 1954 and 2010 in 31 languages and held by 5,722 libraries worldwide
A boy and a talking horse share an adventurous and dangerous journey to Narnia to warn of invading barbarians.

The last battle by C. S Lewis ( Book )
374 editions published between 1950 and 2010 in 28 languages and held by 5,719 libraries worldwide
When evil comes to Narnia, Jill and Eustace help fight the great last battle and Aslan leads his people to a glorious new paradise.

The voyage of the Dawn Treader by C. S Lewis ( Book )
387 editions published between 1952 and 2010 in 26 languages and held by 5,707 libraries worldwide
Lucy and Edmund, accompanied by their peevish cousin Eustace, sail to the land of Narnia where Eustace is temporarily transformed into a green dragon because of his selfish behavior and skepticism.

The silver chair by C. S Lewis ( Book )
393 editions published between 1951 and 2010 in 27 languages and held by 5,652 libraries worldwide
Two English children undergo hair-raising adventures as they go on a search and rescue mission for the missing Prince Rilian, who is held captive in the underground kingdom of the Emerald Witch.

The Screwtape letters by C. S Lewis ( Book )
350 editions published between 1941 and 2011 in 25 languages and held by 5,445 libraries worldwide
In this humorous and perceptive exchange between two devils, Lewis delves into moral questions about good vs. evil, temptation, repentance, and grace.--From publisher description.

Mere Christianity by C. S Lewis ( Book )
290 editions published between 1943 and 2009 in 29 languages and held by 4,634 libraries worldwide
This volume discusses the essence of Christian faith and the doctrine of the Trinity. It is a discussion of Christian belief that rejects the boundaries that divide Christianity's many denominations. The author finds a common ground on which all Christians can stand together, and provides an unequaled opportunity for believers and nonbelievers alike to hear a powerful, rational case for their faith.

Out of the silent planet by C. S Lewis ( Book )
182 editions published between 1938 and 2009 in 17 languages and held by 4,122 libraries worldwide
In the first book of C.S. Lewis's legendary science fiction trilogy, Dr. Ransom is kidnapped and spirited by spaceship to the mysterious red planet of Malandra. He escapes and goes on the run, jeopardizing both his chances of ever returning to Earth and his very life. First published in 1943, this classic interplanetary fantasy continues to delight readers around the world. Written during the dark hours immediately before and during the Second World War, C.S. Lewis's Space Trilogy, of which Out of the Silent Planet is the first volume, stands alongside such works as Albert Camus's The Plague and George Orwell's 1984 as a timely parable that has become timeless, beloved by succeeding generations as much for the sheer wonder of its storytelling as for the significance of the moral concerns. For the trilogy's central figure, C.S. Lewis created perhaps the most memorable character of his career, the brilliant, clear-eyed, and fiercely brave philologist Dr. Elwin Ransom. Appropriately, Lewis modeled Dr. Ransom after his dear friend J.R.R. Tolkien, for in the scope of its imaginative achievement and the totality of its vision of not one but two imaginary worlds, the Space Trilogy is rivaled in this century only by Tolkien's trilogy The Lord of the Rings. Readers who fall in love with Lewis's fantasy series The Chronicles of Narnia as children, unfailingly cherish his Space Trilogy as adults; it, too, brings to life strange and magical realms in which epic battles are fought between the forces of light and those of darkness. But in the many layers of its allegory, and the sophistication and piercing brilliance of its insights into the human condition, it occupies a place among the English language's most extraordinary works for any age, and for all time. Out of the Silent Planet introduces Dr. Ransom and chronicles his abduction by a megalomaniacal physicist and his accomplice via space ship to the planet Malacandra. The two men are in need of a human sacrifice and Dr. Ransom would seem to fit the bill. Dr. Ransom escapes upon landing, though, and goes on the run, a stranger in a land that, like Jonathan Swift's Lilliput, is enchanting in its difference from Earth and instructive in its similarity.