Suffering another bout of insomnia, I've decided on a whim to re-read CS Lewis' The Magician's Nephew.
I've only got to the opening chapters, but it being 3.30am, I've realised that Uncle Andrew, his experiments and Atlantean researches wouldn't be out of place in Lovecraftian fiction - or more properly in MR James' occult world. I wonder if Lewis had James' 'Lost Hearts' somewhere in mind in Andrew's dealings with Polly and Digory?
Of course, Lewis will shy away from the occult, but I wonder what we could make of it?
And, of course, it's Christmas. Time for us all to sit down and think of Monty James and all his works.
All of which, makes me think that I should dig out Casting the Runes, the RPG set in James' world. I bought it back in February of last year, put it on a pile to read and review, and let it collect dust.
Just one of those little projects we set ourselves in the pre-dawn which go nowhere...
Ive never read this book, but I like the sound of it. So well done for tipping me the wink.
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