Few writers cast a shadow over the world of Christian books like C. S. Lewis. From his epic Narnia series of books to apologetics texts that offered heartfelt and rigorous defences of Christianity, Clive Staples Lewis was a voice like no other. His books have been held up as classics of English writing as well as foundations to modern Christian understanding.

Born in November 1898, Lewis held academic roles at both halves of Oxbridge. Lewis went on to write more than 30 books which have been translated into more than 30 languages and have sold millions of copies. Many of these have been brought to the stage, TV, radio, and cinema. Most recently, the life of C. S. Lewis has been dramatised in The Most Reluctant Convert, a TV Movie based on the popular play of the same name.

Whether you are new to C. S. Lewis’ books or want to dip into the great library of his writing, we’ve picked out 7 books that we think offer a taste of his work.

Here’s our pick of 7 Christian Books by C. S. Lewis:

1. The Chronicles of Narnia

C S Lewis' timeless fiction series for all readers about a magical land where anything is possible. This value bundle features all 7 books in the Chronicles of Narnia series, from 'The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe' right up to 'The Last Battle'. Essential reading for all.

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2. Mere Christianity

One of the most popular and beloved introductions to the concept of faith ever written, ‘Mere Christianity’ has sold millions of copies worldwide. The book brings together C.S. Lewis’s legendary radio broadcasts during the war years, in which he set out simply to ‘explain and defend the belief that has been common to nearly all Christians at all times’.

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3. The Screwtape Letters

On its first appearance, The Screwtape Letters was immediately recognized as a milestone in the history of popular theology. Now, in it's 70th Anniversary Year, and having sold over half a million copies, it is an iconic classic on spiritual warfare and the power of the devil.

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4. Surprised by Joy

This autobiography of C.S.Lewis' early life, focusing on the spiritual crisis which was to determine the shape of his entire life. Lewis was for many years an atheist, and in Surprised by Joy he vividly describes the spiritual quest which eventually convinced him of the truth and reality of the Christian faith.

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5. The Great Divorce

C.S. Lewis's dazzling allegory about heaven and hell and the chasm fixed between them, is one of his most brilliantly imaginative tales, as he takes issue with the ideas in William Blakes's The Marriage of Heaven and Hell.

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6. A Grief Observed

A "Grief Observed" comprises the reflections of the great scholar and Christian on the death of his wife after only a few short years of marriage. Painfully honest in its dissection of his thoughts and feelings, this is a book that details his paralysing grief, bewilderment and sense of loss in simple and moving prose.

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7. The Space Trilogy

C. S. Lewis takes to the stars! This striking one-volume edition contains Lewis's classic sci-fi trilogy dealing with the adventures of Dr Ransom. Told with a wealth of imagination and sense of adventure, all three tales incisively draw out the realities of good and evil, God and the devil from the fantasy.

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