The Adventures of Tolkien and Lewis? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

zxcvbn · 12-27-2007, 06:21 AM

Has anybody here read the novel Here, There Be Dragons by James A. Owen? The plot:

An unusual murder brings together three strangers, John, Jack, and Charles, on a rainy night in London during the first World War. An eccentric little man called Bert tells them that they are now the caretakers of the Imaginarium Geographica -- an atlas of all the lands that have ever existed in myth and legend, fable and fairy tale. These lands, Bert claims, can be traveled to in his ship the Indigo Dragon, one of only seven vessels that is able to cross the Frontier between worlds into the Archipelago of Dreams.

Pursued by strange and terrifying creatures, the companions flee London aboard the Dragonship. Traveling to the very realm of the imagination itself, they must learn to overcome their fears and trust in one another if they are to defeat the dark forces that threaten the destiny of two worlds. And in the process, they will share a great adventure filled with clues that lead readers to the surprise revelation of the legendary storytellers these men will one day become.

The surprise twist at the end is that the three characters John, Jack, and Charles, are none other than John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, C.S. Lewis (who went by the name Jack), and Charles Williams, and that these adventures are what inspired them to create their fantasy worlds later on.

Warner Brothers has already picked up the film rights. The film will be produced by David Heyman(who is producing the Harry Potter films) and the script will be by David Goyer(who wrote Batman Begins).

Any opinions? I wonder if the Tolkien Estate would have anything to say about it, since they control the use of JRRT's likeness.

12-27-2007, 06:21 AM	#1
zxcvbn Wight Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: In front of my PC Posts: 164	The Adventures of Tolkien and Lewis? Has anybody here read the novel Here, There Be Dragons by James A. Owen? The plot: An unusual murder brings together three strangers, John, Jack, and Charles, on a rainy night in London during the first World War. An eccentric little man called Bert tells them that they are now the caretakers of the Imaginarium Geographica -- an atlas of all the lands that have ever existed in myth and legend, fable and fairy tale. These lands, Bert claims, can be traveled to in his ship the Indigo Dragon, one of only seven vessels that is able to cross the Frontier between worlds into the Archipelago of Dreams. Pursued by strange and terrifying creatures, the companions flee London aboard the Dragonship. Traveling to the very realm of the imagination itself, they must learn to overcome their fears and trust in one another if they are to defeat the dark forces that threaten the destiny of two worlds. And in the process, they will share a great adventure filled with clues that lead readers to the surprise revelation of the legendary storytellers these men will one day become. The surprise twist at the end is that the three characters John, Jack, and Charles, are none other than John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, C.S. Lewis (who went by the name Jack), and Charles Williams, and that these adventures are what inspired them to create their fantasy worlds later on. Warner Brothers has already picked up the film rights. The film will be produced by David Heyman(who is producing the Harry Potter films) and the script will be by David Goyer(who wrote Batman Begins). Any opinions? I wonder if the Tolkien Estate would have anything to say about it, since they control the use of JRRT's likeness.