![]() ![]() Lewis continued his space story a few years later. The full fragment can be found in The Lost Road and other Writings. The main basis of the plot, which was supposed to lead up to the fall of Atlantis, instead became the basis for the fall of Númenor, an important part of the history behind The Lord of the Rings. Tolkien’s attempt at time travel was never finished, but there are echoes of the story in his other writings. Interestingly enough, the main character, Elwin Ransom, is a philologist like Tolkien. ![]() Lewis got space, and Tolkien got time.įor Lewis, the result was the first book in the Space Trilogy, Out of the Silent Planet (1938). Who would write which story was determined by a coin toss. However, they were already encouraging each others’ writing, and eventually issued each other a challenge: one of them would write a story about space-travel, and the other would write a story about time-travel. Tolkien had not yet published what would become their most famous works. Lewis‘ Space Trilogy ( Out of the Silent Planet, Perelandra, and That Hideous Strength) began with the latter. Sometimes stories begin with a challenge and a coin toss. Sometimes stories begin with a single image of a faun and a lamppost ( The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe). Look for “Did you know” articles on NarniaWeb on the first of every month. ![]()
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