Novels of "inkling" Charles Williams

Tuor of Gondolin · 10-15-2003, 07:24 PM

(I tried a Search for this topic but didn't find any, so...)

Just wondering whether anyone has read/have views of the seven novels written by Charles Williams. I first heard about the inklings in Humphrey Carpenter's Tolkien biography and when on vacation in England managed to get a set of the novels.
They are a curious mixture of detective, supernatural, and sci-fi elements, but I found them to be quite good, in contrast to a sampling I made of his poetry and theological writings, which seemed a bit "turgid" to me.
By the way, he died young, in 1945, immediately after World War II.

The seven novels are:
1- War in Heaven (pub. 1930)
2- The Place of The Lion
3- Many Dimensions (pub. 1931)
4- Shadows Of Ecstasy
5- The Greater Trumps
6- Descent into Hell (pub. 1937)
7- All Hallows' Eve (pub. 1945).

10-15-2003, 07:24 PM	#1
Tuor of Gondolin Elf Lord Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Southeastern Pennsylvania Posts: 1,215	Novels of "inkling" Charles Williams (I tried a Search for this topic but didn't find any, so...) Just wondering whether anyone has read/have views of the seven novels written by Charles Williams. I first heard about the inklings in Humphrey Carpenter's Tolkien biography and when on vacation in England managed to get a set of the novels. They are a curious mixture of detective, supernatural, and sci-fi elements, but I found them to be quite good, in contrast to a sampling I made of his poetry and theological writings, which seemed a bit "turgid" to me. By the way, he died young, in 1945, immediately after World War II. The seven novels are: 1- War in Heaven (pub. 1930) 2- The Place of The Lion 3- Many Dimensions (pub. 1931) 4- Shadows Of Ecstasy 5- The Greater Trumps 6- Descent into Hell (pub. 1937) 7- All Hallows' Eve (pub. 1945). __________________ Democrat for Kerry-Edwards! Take Back America Aure entuluva! Last edited by Tuor of Gondolin : 10-15-2003 at 07:27 PM.

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