Novels like “The Time Machine, “The Island of Doctor Moreau,” and “War of the Worlds” captivated my imagination when I was growing up. Tolkien made me realize that both the devil and God can be found in the details. But, the books the movies come from were a revelation when they were written in the 1950’s. The entire Middle Earth saga ( “The Hobbit,” “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy, and “The Silmarillion”) is a breathtaking masterpiece. The Peter Jackson films are awesome, too. One of the more underrated books he’s written is called “Relentless” and may be a compilation of every author’s worst nightmares. Koontz is another prolific writer with great commercial success. The “Odd Thomas” series is very popular and very fun. Lewis has had as big of an impact on me as a writer and a person as anyone else on the planet. “The Screwtape Letters” also blew me away in high school and books like “Mere Christianity” and “A Grief Observed” are works I recommend to everyone. Lewis and his fantastic Chronicles of Narnia series because of both comparisons to my series, “The Four Corners,” and the fact that we share the same first two initials (although, I’m Christopher Scott – not Clive Staples.) The Narnia books were staples (pun absolutely intended) in my house when I grew up. While the list is in no particular order, I thought I’d start with C.S.
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