For anyone hoping to revisit the Narnia series
(or may be reading for the first time), there are
new versions of the beloved series (including
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader) being
released in conjunction with the new film.
Utilizing artwork from the movie, the
original novel with different packaging will
likely drawn in a new generation of C.S.
Lewis devotees.
Readers wanting a deeper look at the faith
that anchors Narnia will probably also enjoy
author Devin Brown’s Inside the Voyage of
the Dawn Treader: A Guide to Exploring the
Journey Beyond Narnia (Baker).
As a C.S. Lewis scholar who teaches classes
about his work as Asbury University and has
been regularly writing and lecturing about
Lewis for 15 years, Brown not only helps
untangle the deeper meaning behind the
pages, but provides supplemental information
on Lewis’s life and other writings.
In the book’s endorsement section, Michael
Flaherty, the president of Walden Media who
has been key for getting the Narnia series to
the big screen says this: “If Edmund were to
finally receive a belated gift from Father
Christmas, he would be lucky if it were a
copy of my good friend Devin Brown’s book. Like Lewis, Devin is somebody who adores
great stories and effortlessly weaves them
throughout his book. As a result, upon finishing
Devin’s book the reader is hungry not
only to read more of Lewis, but to read more
great literature. This book will surely be
banned at Experiment House.” FF