Who else is in favor of more Narnia books?

[judyfromkansas]

I know I am. IMO it makes sense that others from our world besides the Pevensies and their cousin could have visited Narnia. After all, the Professor, in "The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe" told the Pevensies that they would be able to tell if other people they met had had similar adventures. So why not new stories? I think if the right author(s) could be found it would rock to have more Narnia!

[Pevensie Child]

I agree with you completely. There must have been more kids who have entered Narnia. And as you said if that the right authors that know how to write these kinds of stories then I think that they will be wonderful! :D

[lamer]

I'd like more Narnia books but I would never read one from an author other than Lewis, and that's not possible.

[Hope96]

Yeah I agree. I would love to have more Narnia books but I don't think I could bring myself to read anything that is written by someone other than Lewis. It's like the Wizard of Oz books. L. Frank Baum wrote 12 (or was it 14, I don't remember right off hand now) original books about Oz. Since then there have been sooooooo many books written by others (alot of them by Baum's descendants) but they just aren't the same.

[sailndwntrder]

I'd like more Narnia books but I would never read one from an author other than Lewis, and that's not possible.

exactly. C.S.Lewis wanted it this way anyway.. when he stopped writing the books he said it would be better to stop when everyone still wanted more, then to stop writing them when everyone had grown sick of them.

[georgeknarnia]

Yeh I dunno if it's such a good idea with out Lewis to be honest, though in theory I would like more nanrnian adventures....i think, lol

[Lord_Minotaur]

I think that it would be awesome for new books to come out, but that is left to the imagination (taps on head with finger) lol. I am going to start a fanfiction that continues with the narnia series, so maybe i'll post it on here! Great idea :) :D

[she-elfwarrior19]

I'd love them and i'd read them but i dont think i'd like them as much if they werent written by C.S.Lewis.

[Aravis Kenobi]

I heard Douglas Gresham (C.S. Lewis' stepson) say that he was asked by a young child why he didn't continue the series. He said that the story just stopped telling itself to him. I don't think Lewis would be very happy if more books were made.

[Aravis Kenobi]

I heard Douglas Gresham (C.S. Lewis' stepson) say that he was asked by a young child why he didn't continue the series. He said that the story just stopped telling itself to him. I don't think Lewis would be very happy if more books were made.

I accidentally didn't specify he in the first line. I meant C.S. Lewis was asked by a young boy or child I don't remember. Just thought that I would clear that up so no one would get confused. I also read on narniaweb, although it's pretty much a rumor, that Prince Caspian might be released December 2007. But that hasn't been confirmed yet.

[polly&digory]

Ummm sure if you can bring Lewis back to life then im for the new books. He was a genius and i wouldn't even come close to what he could come up with.

[Lillee]

exactly. C.S.Lewis wanted it this way anyway.. when he stopped writing the books he said it would be better to stop when everyone still wanted more, then to stop writing them when everyone had grown sick of them.
Exactly!
its better to go out on top.

[onlymystory]

yeah, I like reading fanfic and hearing new ideas but I don't want anyone but CS Lewis writing the books. And since he's dead I think I'll follow his example and use my imagination.

[dazzascfc]

Although it would be nice to read more adventures about Narnia, i dont think that it would be right or very fair to CS Lewis if more books are written, in respect to his memory, they should leave them as they are, i think thats what he would want as well.

[elie05]

I dont know, I dont think anyone besides Lewis can write them. I wouldnt like any more.

[pavender]

I agree that officially, we can't really have more books as a) Lewis wouldn't have wanted it and b) he's dead and nobody can come close to doing them justice.

But I do believe that more people would have passed between the two worlds than we know about. We're only told about Diggory, Polly, Andrew, the Pevensies, Eustace, Jill and the Telmarines (who were pirates who came through a cave on an island in the South Seas). However I was reading LWW the other day and Diggory says to Lucy once she comes back from Narnia, "You musn't tell anybody about this, but you will know other people who've been there when you see them. They have a look about them". Seeing as at that stage, the only people aside from himself and the Pevensies who he knew that had been to Narnia were Andrew and Polly. What's to say he hadn't met other people who had been there, people we're never told about.

It all makes a very good platform for decently written fanfiction, IMO. :)

[EveningStar]

The real place for a new book would have been the rise of the White Witch, but I must admit that it would be unlike the others since it would end on a down note. All of the Chronicles of Narnia end somewhat more upbeat.

I have a short story about how the White Witch managed to worm her way to the throne, and I'll post it if anyone is interested.

[she-elfwarrior19]

Thanks for that:).

[Lenny]

I'd like more Narnia books but I would never read one from an author other than Lewis, and that's not possible.
Yes, it wouldn't be Narnia if it were by someone else.

x

[Ite]

I would HATE to see new Narnia books.

Lewis started them and ended them, other people's views on how Narnia should be aren't the same and I would never read them.

[Rhyanidd]

I know I am. IMO it makes sense that others from our world besides the Pevensies and their cousin could have visited Narnia. After all, the Professor, in "The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe" told the Pevensies that they would be able to tell if other people they met had had similar adventures. So why not new stories? I think if the right author(s) could be found it would rock to have more Narnia!

You have a point, however I am opposed to anybody but the origanl author wrighting storys about a made up world. Its been my expeirence that they dont tend to be as good, also I think that with books, less tends to be best, because if you look at Brian Jacques and Redwall eventually they repeat themselves, so I think that 7 is a good number!

[EveningStar]

My finished short work, "The Legend of Gorim" can be read at:

http://royalmagi.org/legend.html

It is a relatively quick read, but I think you'll enjoy it. And if you feel absolutely moved to give me feedback (hint hint) there is an email link at the bottom of the page or PM me.... Cheers and regards. (and yes, bright eyes, I did edit the name...) :D

[inkspot]

Well done, Chakal! I liked it. The only thing is that bit about no one naming their sons Corin anymore -- because we know in just a few years, the king of Archenland will have twins and name one of them Corin ... or do you think because the WW is vanquished, they think it's okay to name kids Corin again?

[EveningStar]

Thanks for the praise, but my bad...about Corin... Eek, time to edit.... It's Gorim. I got confused...yeah...that's it. I misspelled Gorim....

[Srob]

I actually started writing a fanfic about the Witch's rise to power...and it was good(not just b /c I wrote it, but bc other peeps said).

I am kinda half and half about the book thing. I would LOVE to have more, but only if they were written in the way C.S. wrote them--no cussing(except the occasional name for the donkey's) and the shan't and all the 1940's and such word usages. But oh well.

[abbyluvswilliam]

I know I am. IMO it makes sense that others from our world besides the Pevensies and their cousin could have visited Narnia. After all, the Professor, in "The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe" told the Pevensies that they would be able to tell if other people they met had had similar adventures. So why not new stories? I think if the right author(s) could be found it would rock to have more Narnia!

I think it would be awesome for some more books, but if someone wrote it they might ruin it! I would hate to see that happen! I think they would be better left untouched!

[high_kingpeter]

Same here. Let the books be. Besides, I think that the fact that there are seven books is quite symbolic as well...New ones will just ruin it I believe.

[Knight of Narnia]

Agreed! Lewis wrote seven books because it was what he intended to write. We all love the world of Narnia that was created by Lewis and for someone else to try and add to it would be blashemey. Fan fiction is a wonderful endevor that I wholly support, however no expansion of the seven Narnia books should ever be published by a major publishing company.

[Aslan'sFriend410]

I agree with most everyone else. Narnia was Lewis' vision. It would be very hard for someone else to write within the series and it not break the continuity. I don't know of any author today that I would even want to entrust such a timeless masterpiece to. that's not to say there aren't any good authors, but there was only one C. S. Lewis.

[CSLewisFan]

CS Lewis finished the series.

Get off being lazy and come up with an original story line. :rolleyes:

-Austin

[TimmyofOz]

CS Lewis finished the series.

Get off being lazy and come up with an original story line. :rolleyes:

-Austin
That isn't nice to say. There has been talk on this forum of a story about what happpen to Susan. There is the story of Qween Swanwhite. There are stories of Archenland kings that are talked about. Yes, Lewis made it hard by killing almost everyone off. He kind of took his ball home after the game and ruined it for us all. I've read most of the post Baum Oz book and I liked them still. It may be best to leave it completed and ask Professor Lewis to tell us more when we get to heaven. :)

[judyfromkansas]

CS Lewis finished the series.

Get off being lazy and come up with an original story line. :rolleyes:

-Austin

He finished it very badly IMO.

Once I met Madeleine L'Engle at a writers' conference (she's the author of some great books, including "A Wrinkle In Time", which has a strong religious undercurrent). And somebody at the meeting asked her if she liked the Narnia books. She said yes, very much, except the last one. She said she believed Lewis had let the Christian allegory overtake the story, and I agreed with her then and I agree with her now. I HATED "The Last Battle". All of a sudden a great adventure series turned into a Sunday school lesson. I don't think I've ever quite forgiven Lewis for that.

And I'd be willing to bet good money that if ANY of the Narnia films fail, it will be the one based on that book. Why would anyone want to see a fairy-tale Armeggedon? I admire Lewis very much and have read most of his books, including "The Great Divorce", "Surprised By Joy", and "Mere Christianity". But he wasn't perfect, and the final book in the Narnia series IMO proves it.

I think more Narnia stories are possible. In fact I think I read somewhere that an author had written a story about Susan called "Brave Again". If it's good I hope it gets published. If it gets published I'll certainly buy it.

[CSLewisFan]

He finished it very badly IMO.



Judy,

This is your ideology. I think the books had a terrific ending. I would not want them added to.

I would not be opposed to fan additional stories if:

1. A different title such as "Fan Additions to the Chronicles of Narnia" was used.

2. That no profit to be made off of the addition books. They would be just enough charge to cover publishing fees.

This ensures that the authors really are hard-core, well-meaning fans. Not enterprisers out to make a buck. (Also, making a profit off of the editions would clash with publishing copyright laws.)

3. That the additions to not take or scorn the original storyline. (This was pretty much taken care of with number one, since it will be well meaning fans of the original series writing the books.)

-Austin

[TimmyofOz]

I agree with Kansas. Last Battle was a great story til they went in the Stable. Aslan never even appears in Narnia, only New Narnia. In the Bible Christ reigns on this earth for a 1000 year after the Tribulation. I tried to write a Susan book but got writers block.

[Knight of Narnia]

Judy,

This is your ideology. I think the books had a terrific ending. I would not want them added to.

I would not be opposed to fan additional stories if:

1. A different title such as "Fan Additions to the Chronicles of Narnia" was used.

2. That no profit to be made off of the addition books. They would be just enough charge to cover publishing fees.

This ensures that the authors really are hard-core, well-meaning fans. Not enterprisers out to make a buck. (Also, making a profit off of the editions would clash with publishing copyright laws.)

3. That the additions to not take or scorn the original storyline. (This was pretty much taken care of with number one, since it will be well meaning fans of the original series writing the books.)

-Austin


I agree completely. Any non-profit published fan fiction would be very welcome, because that way you could see the influence of Lewis on the individual writer.

[shmeepie]

i don't think it would do at all if new narnia books were published. i say this with almost personal experience, as i have read the "a life of faith" series (elsie dinsmore, millie keith, and violet travilla, but i have not read the new laylie colbert series).

the first series in this series, the elsie dinsmore books were written by martha finley, and were extremely well written. she also wrote some of the millie keith stories. the books after the books martha finley had written were written by someone else, but based on the same characters. as i have read through the new stories, i have found myself getting increasingly boreder and boreder. the laylie colbert books aren't even based on the same characters as the ones by martha finley, and i don't even want to touch them for fear that they will ruin the experience of the books written by martha, like the other ones almost have.

so in my opinion, new books written by a different author ruin a series, not that i don't like fan fictions. in fact i love them. but i wouldn't buy them if they were published - there are perfectly good ones on the net for free.

sorry this has been a long post, but just one last thing - what does IMO mean?

[Harvestar]

I have not read the books (Yes, I know Im missing out- starting next week)
But I usually do prefer the books as you can imagine the characters,
the plot, the background, movement etc.. In the movie it is quite 'fixed'.

[NarniaEdd]

Hello, i'm new here , my name is Eduardo, nice to meet u, well i am in favor for more narnia books !!

[Aslan The Great]

I am, but C.S. Lewis is dead.

[Daishi]

NO.

An author's world, is THEIR WORLD. You can't EVER understand or fully comprehend that world the way the original author did, it can't ever be the same, and it's just gratuitous. There are a thousand different worlds to explore, when my pen finishes the last of my books that's it, nobody else has the right to touch it. That's MY world.

[Machiathemarshwiggle]

I don't really think that it would be a good Idea. I mean no one can write Narnia like C.S. Lewis would want it except for C.S. Lewis himself.

[smokinapipe]

i will personaly beat the crap out of anyone who writes more narnia books. no one but lewis can write about narnia. anyone else would make crap, unoriginal, stupid fantasy stories out of narnia, and that would be horrible.

[fea~mar~vanwa~tyalieva]

hmm...well I would absolutely love it if CS Lewis wrote more about Narnia, if there were a hundred books written about Narnia by him I would read them hehe

however, I would not read Narnia by someone else....it's like reading another lotr by someone other than Tolkien...(shudder)
I think they would ruin Narnia for me...I know I'm being presumptious (sp), but it just wouldn't be the same. Every writer has their own writing style.

and I loved the ending of Narnia...:) for many reasons.