From Narnia to a Space Odyssey : The War of

"It is true that the human race is still in its infancy, but I believe that astronautics more than any single development will accelerate the coming of age of our species," writes Arthur C. Clarke, legendary science fiction author of 2001: A Space Odyssey and many other classic novels and short stories, as he begins a dramatic philosophical debate with fellow writer and visionary, C.S. Lewis, famous for his Chronicles of Narnia, that would last for more than a decade.

C.S. Lewis died in 1963. Arthur C. Clarke has continued writing and resides in Sri Lanka Ryder W. Miller is a noted commentator and environmental reporter, ecocritic, and science writer with a strong interest in space exploration and space policy. He has been published in Mercury, New Mars.com, The Electronic Green Journal, and gyre.com. He was a book review editor for San Francisco Frontlines and has published book reviews in The Bloomsbury Review, Rain Taxi, and California Wild. A native of New York, Ryder W. Miller studied natural sciences at SUNY Stony Brook, and holds a Masters in Environmental Education from CSU Hayward. He currently lives in San Francisco, where he is a regular contributor to community newspapers

Introduction: The Other Clarke and Lewis	p. 5
C.S. Lewis: "Protector of the Heavens"	p. 11
Arthur C. Clarke: "Man of the Century"	p. 21
Preface	p. 33
The Clarke/Lewis Correspondence	p. 35
Stories and Essays	p. 53
Ministering Angels	p. 54
Forms of Things Unknown	p. 63
On Science Fiction	p. 70
A Meeting with Medusa	p. 82
Jupiter Five	p. 121
The Nine Billion Names of God	p. 148
The Star	p. 155
The Light of Darkness	p. 161
The Moon and Mr. Farnsworth	p. 167
When Will the Real Space Age Begin?	p. 171
A Final Letter from Arthur C. Clarke	p. 175
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From Narnia to a Space Odyssey : The War of Letters Between Arthur C. Clarke and C. S. Lewis

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