Description: "This edition is a scanned facsimile of the original edition published in 2004"--title page verso.
Brief description: David C. Downing is Co-director (with his wife Crystal) of the Marion E. Wade Center at Wheaton College in Illinois. His other books on C. S. Lewis include Planets in Peril, a critical study of the Space trilogy; Into the Wardrobe, an overview of the Narnia Chronicles; Into the Region of Awe, a study of how Lewis's wide reading in Christian mysticism enriched his own faith and imaginative writings; and Looking for the King, a novel in which two young Americans meet Lewis and Tolkien in Oxford.
Review Quotes: "An excellent and robust idea that has been skillfully and convincingly realized. I very much appreciate the elegant and sparing way that David writes, and was dazzled by the powerful speculative ending to the last chapter."
- Colin Duriez, author of The C. S. Lewis Encyclopedia
"Downing has carefully traced the story of Lewis's conversion as found in both published and unpublished writings. He balances the suddenness of Lewis's final decision for Christ with the slow maturing of mind and heart within the context of literature, myth, and European Christian tradition. Especially valuable is Downing's discussion of 'The Quest of Bleheris, ' one of Lewis's first attempts to write fiction."
- Doris T. Myers, author of C. S. Lewis in Context
"Here's a book that deals with the most important and neglected aspect of C. S. Lewis's life--his conversion. Its value can't be overestimated. It's really good--no, it's BRILLIANT."
- Walter Hooper, editor of C. S. Lewis: A Companion & Guide