From Narnia to a Space Odyssey : The War of Letters Between Arthur C. Clarke and C.S. Lewis

From Narnia to a Space Odyssey : The War of Letters Between Arthur C. Clarke and C.S. Lewis
by Arthur C. Clarke, C.S. Lewis

From Narnia to a Space Odyssey : The War of Letters Between Arthur C. Clarke and C.S. Lewis
List Price: $21.00
Our Price: $4.49
You Save: $16.51 (79%)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Category: Book
See more book details and other editions


(Click here)
Buy this book at online book store in your country
Canada | UK | Germany | France

Book Summary Information

Author: Arthur C. Clarke, C.S. Lewis
Edition: Hardcover
Published: 2003-10-01
ISBN: 0743475186
Number of pages: 176
Publisher: I Books

Book Reviews of From Narnia to a Space Odyssey : The War of Letters Between Arthur C. Clarke and C.S. Lewis

Book Review: Appalling, shameful book production
Summary: 1 Stars

Lewis's letters are presented with ghastly typographical errors. I could hardly believe my eyes, this book was so badly done.

Summary of From Narnia to a Space Odyssey : The War of Letters Between Arthur C. Clarke and C.S. Lewis

From Narnia to Space Odyssey is the dialogue of letters between Arthur C. Clarke and C.S. Lewis in which they debate, discuss, and ponder the potential and potential dangers of the rise of technology. Their encounter sets the stage for much of what we face today: is technology the "beauty" that will lead to a more utopian society, or is it the "beast" that endangers our humanity and spirit?

Clarke and Lewis began their correspondence in December 1943 when Clarke took Lewis to task for his remark about "little rocket societies bent on exporting the crimes of mankind to other planets." While they met only once (at a well-known pub in Oxford, with Lewis bringing along a good friend-the Oxford don, one J.R.R. Tolkein), their "encounters" lasted until 1954 when Clarke became involved in underwater exploration and left for the Great Barrier Reef. Their concern about the future of society, even from differing perspectives, is both provocative and illuminating, and bears close reading today when we are all confronted with the question whether mankind can control the explosion of technology or will become its slave.

Authors Books

Book Subjects
Most talked about in The Christian Imagination
Poems and Prose (Penguin Classics) ImagePoems and Prose (Penguin Classics)
by Gerard Manley Hopkins
Penguin Classics; Published: 1953-12-30; Paperback; Book
Best price: $7.95
Price in other shops: $16.00
The Pilgrim's Progress from This World, To That Which Is to Come (Penguin Classics) ImageThe Pilgrim's Progress from This World, To That Which Is to Come (Penguin Classics)
by John Bunyan
Penguin Classics; Published: 1965-12-30; Paperback; Book
Best price: $1.99
Price in other shops: $8.95
Paradise Lost (Penguin Classics) ImageParadise Lost (Penguin Classics)
by John Milton
Penguin Classics; Published: 2003-04-29; Paperback; Book
Best price: $5.44
Price in other shops: $11.00
The Complete English Poems (Penguin Classics) ImageThe Complete English Poems (Penguin Classics)
by George Herbert
Penguin Classics; Published: 2005-06-28; Paperback; Book
Best price: $9.42
Price in other shops: $16.00
Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith and Art (Wheaton Literary Series) ImageWalking on Water: Reflections on Faith and Art (Wheaton Literary Series)
by Madeleine L'Engle
Shaw Books; Published: 2001-04-17; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $7.75
Price in other shops: $13.99
The Ordering of Love: The New and Collected Poems of Madeleine L'Engle ImageThe Ordering of Love: The New and Collected Poems of Madeleine L'Engle
by Madeleine L'Engle
Shaw Books; Published: 2005-03-15; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $10.15
Price in other shops: $17.99
Poetic Diction: A Study in Meaning (Wesleyan Paperback) ImagePoetic Diction: A Study in Meaning (Wesleyan Paperback)
by Owen Barfield
Wesleyan; Published: 1984-12-15; Paperback; Book
Best price: $16.96
Price in other shops: $19.95
The Four Loves ImageThe Four Loves
by C. S. Lewis
Thomas Nelson; Published: 2004-05-12; Audio CD; Book
Best price: $12.46
Price in other shops: $24.99
From Narnia to a Space Odyssey : The War of Letters Between Arthur C. Clarke and C.S. Lewis ImageFrom Narnia to a Space Odyssey : The War of Letters Between Arthur C. Clarke and C.S. Lewis
by Arthur C. Clarke, C.S. Lewis
I Books; Published: 2003-10-01; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $211.16
On Stories: And Other Essays on Literature ImageOn Stories: And Other Essays on Literature
by C.S. Lewis
Harvest Books; Published: 2002-10-28; Paperback; Book
Best price: $7.48
Price in other shops: $13.00
Similar Books and other products
The City and the Stars (Millennium SF Masterworks S) ImageThe City and the Stars (Millennium SF Masterworks S)
by Arthur C. Clarke
Gollancz; Published: 2001-03-08; Paperback; Book
Best price: $9.09
Price in other shops: $14.45
Out of the Silent Planet (Space Trilogy, Book One) ImageOut of the Silent Planet (Space Trilogy, Book One)
by C.S. Lewis
Scribner; Published: 2003-03-04; Paperback; Book
Best price: $4.90
Price in other shops: $13.00
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke ImageThe Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke
by Arthur C. Clarke
Orb Books; Published: 2002-01-14; Paperback; Book
Best price: $11.58
Price in other shops: $19.95
Childhood's End ImageChildhood's End
by Arthur C. Clarke
Del Rey; Published: 1987-05-12; Mass Market Paperback; Book
Best price: $2.38
Price in other shops: $6.99
From Narnia to a Space Odyssey: The War of Ideas Between Arthur C. Clarke and C.S. Lewis ImageFrom Narnia to a Space Odyssey: The War of Ideas Between Arthur C. Clarke and C.S. Lewis
by Ryder W. Miller
IBooks, Inc.; Published: 2005-12-25; Paperback; Book
Best price: $3.92
Price in other shops: $12.95
Book store. Illustrated catalog of books on different categories