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(More customer reviews)Jane Easterly is certainly correct in saying that the book is redundant in places, which is something I work hard to minimize. In the next printing, I will go through and carefully minimize the redundancy, since I find that a little goes a long way.
I wrote this book because, unlike most Narnia fans, I came into Narnia fairly late in life. I've had a set of the books on my shelf for over a decade, but only recently picked them up to read them, since the movie was coming out and the trailer looks magnificent. (There's no doubt that the movie will be spectacular.)
In my research on books about C.S. Lewis and Narnia, the thing that struck me is that most of them were written for academicians or those of Christian faith. I felt what was needed was a general interest book (much like my own MUGGLES AND MAGIC) about C.S. Lewis, written especially for those who come from the movie (THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE) to the bookstore and want a basic introduction to the man and his fiction.
If you've never read the Narnia books and know nothing about C.S. Lewis, my book is a good place to start. It's got a lot of information gleaned from many sources--and no, you won't find all of this information on the web--and provides in one handy, affordable book everything the new Lewis reader needs to know.
The book is wonderfully illustrated by Tim Kirk, who has illustrated both of my previous books (MUGGLES AND MAGIC, and FACT, FICTION AND FOLKLORE, both about Harry Potter).
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New to Narnia? Don't feel lost—or alone! This accessible, illustrated guide is your passport to C. S. Lewis's enchanting world of Narnia and all its wonders. Written especially for newcomers, Passport to Narnia tells you everything you need to know about Narnia and its creator, C. S. Lewis. Fun, fact-filled, and entertaining, it also features the art of award-winning fantasy illustrator Tim Kirk, whose map of Narnia and delightful drawings lend just the right touch.Written by a seasoned traveler who has taken his readers in previous books to J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth and J. K. Rowling's wizarding world of Harry Potter, author George Beahm is your guide to the wonders of Narnia.What's the story behind Lewis's writing The Chronicles of Narnia? What is its geography and who are its people? Who are the principal characters in each book, and what challenges await them? These, and many more, questions are answered.From Lewis's Narnia novels to early coverage of Disney's adaptation of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, and the wealth of related products (audiobooks, dramatizations, other books by Lewis, and books about him), this companion book is a reader's delight.Through the wardrobe, to the lamppost in the Lantern Waste, and to the very edges of the Eastern Ocean, Beahm's Passport to Narnia is your first-class ticket to C. S. Lewis's enduring children's classic that has enthralled and entertained readers for more than half a century.Beahm has chronicled Narnia in a reader-friendly way that will charm both the young and old, the new and seasoned readers: This is your ticket to Lewis's world beyond the wardrobe.
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