#The ransom trilogy

[artist-issues]

Quick question. Have you read any of Brandon Sanderson's books before? If so, what books would you recommend?

Also, what books of C.S. Lewis, would you recommend and why.

I want to start reading them, but I'm uncertain what books I should pick out and try.

Hello my friend!

I've never read Brandon Sanderson, or heard of him! Do you hear good things about him? Should I look into him? Sorry to turn it back around on you.

C. S. Lewis is unlike any other author to me. What he has to say resonates with me and feels like he opened up my heart and put what was in there into order every time I read his stuff. Feels like going to the chiropractor—like my thoughts and emotions and vague ideas have been out of alignment, and he pops them back into place where I didn't even know I needed alignment.

That said, I love all his stuff. Fiction, non-fiction, essays, letters to friends, lectures, everything. So I'm almost...the wrong person to ask, because I would recommend ANYTHING he writes.

I'll try to give you a little recommendation-by-starting point?

If you're looking for fiction: Read the Chronicles of Narnia. If you've already read them, read them again 😅 I read them on loop. They're on my phone. I'm never not reading them.

If you're looking for deeper ("adult") fiction: Read Out of the Silent Planet, then Perelandra—but I don't recommend reading That Hideous Strength until you've tried to read...

3. If you're looking for commentary on fundamental worldviews: Read The Abolition of Man. It's an essay on what C.S. Lewis believed about the idea of "progressivism," but it has a lot to say about objectivity versus subjectivity, and where logic and emotion belong in the priority-list of a person...I just recommend that everybody read The Abolition of Man. Then read That Hideous Strength to finish the Ransom Trilogy, because it's kind of a modern-fairytale picture of what Lewis was trying to say in Abolition. Reading both will compliment his thoughts!

4. If you're still looking for more fiction: Read The Screwtape Letters and The Great Divorce, then Til We Have Faces and The Pilgrim's Regress.

5. If you're looking to set your mind on the things above with C.S. Lewis: Read Mere Christianity, and The Problem of Pain.

6. If you're looking to hear what C.S. Lewis had to say about stories or critical thinking: Read his essay in response to critics of the Lord of the Rings (I think it's called "The Dethronement of Power") and read An Experiment in Criticism. (He has so much good stuff to say about enjoyment, and how humans can use their critical thinking skills to actually get in their own way. C.S. Lewis really believed that people should enjoy what is good to enjoy, in the proper way, and that that was one of the most God-honoring things you could do. He also hated teetotaling along the same lines 😅)

Remember that everything C.S. Lewis writes is very "thematic." He wasn't exactly making allegories all the time, but he was making "supposals" all the time. For example, Narnia is "suppose God created other worlds; in those worlds there had to have been a Jesus; in a world of talking beasts, what would Jesus look like? A lion." Or, "suppose God created life on all the planets in our solar system, not just Earth, and suppose Satan was put in charge of ours while other angels were put in charge of other planets; then what would space travel look like?" And many thematic lessons are tied up in there.

Also, if you read his biography Surprised by Joy and Perelandra, you might come to realize something about C.S. Lewis' beliefs that I'm only just starting to grasp: he thought we make WAY too drastic and exclusive a distinction between "story" and "reality." He believed that there was something in every story which points back to the one great story God made up, which is reality. So he's not afraid to include pagan mythology in his own Christian stories because to him, knowing their history and the cultures they come from, some of those pagan myths and stories tie neatly into truths about God. It might be a hard thing to grasp depending on your Biblical upbringing, but the spirit of what he means is not unbiblical.

Another cool thing I'm learning from Lewis is that he didn't think of all mankind as monsters. Oh, he believed that the Bible was correct when it says "all have sinned; there is none righteous," etc. He certainly didn't believe there was anything good left in man. But what he did believe was that man was kind of like a broken mirror, I guess. Like, it's in pieces on the floor. Good for nothing but the trash. But you can still look hard at the shards and figure out what it should be doing, and in that way, you can see traces of the mirror's creator. So in his biography, there's this interesting part where C.S. Lewis actually says that heartlessness is a worse sin than, say, homosexuality—they're both sin, but at least one points to a twisted version of what we were made for, which is love. At least someone could look at those broken shards and maybe come to the conclusion that there is a God who made us creatures for love, and therefore learn something about Him, even if we mucked it up. But with a heartless person? Lewis seems to condemn that person as not human at all, because there's no trace, not even a broken trace, of what humans are meant to be in them.

I just thought that was interesting. Because it makes you realize that mankind's story isn't "bad to good." It's more like, "good, to bad, back to good." Which is why any of us recognizes the need for God at all.

Anyway! Sorry for the ramble, I know you didn't ask for it 😅 I hope that gets you started? I also hope you blog about what you think of any of Lewis' stuff; I can't wait to read it. He's near and dear to me, so I like the thought of "sharing" his writing with anyone. Thank you'

#C.S. Lewis #Lewis #Lewisian #Inklings #Narnia #asked #answered #recommendations #books #reading #the ransom trilogy #abolition of man

[divinecomedyproductions]

Listening to CS Lewis’s Ransom Trilogy, the Eldila and Oyéresu are basically Invisible Space Maiar and Valar and the Old Solar language is CS Lewis’s version of Elvish

#cs lewis #jrr tolkien #the space trilogy #the ransom trilogy #ransom trilogy #space trilogy #maiar #Valar

[lady-of-the-spirit]

I love when Deborah Harkness books are like "This is the most evil person ever" and it's just a normal person who might have legitimate grievances with the main characters, and when the books are like "this is just some normal person" and it's an absolute shitstain of a person.

#ransome and father hubbard are the first type and Philippe is the second type fyi #a discovery of witches #discovery of witches #all souls trilogy #i'm saying stuff

[thomasstaples]

Just finished That Hideous Strength by C.S. Lewis

As someone who typically loves the work of C.S. Lewis, I can't help but feel disappointment with this book. Out of the Silent Planet and Perelandra make for such wonderful entries, that the conclusion to this trilogy really stands out for being subpar. Despite my overall displeasure with this book, it does have a few things going for it. It (imo) has the most interesting plot idea of the books in the Ransom Trilogy, which is no small feat. I also think having so many different perspectives was an interesting change from the first two books. However, one of those perspectives was from Jane, the character who probably hurt this book the most. I do understand Lewis' theological perspective on gender roles (I do not wholly agree with them, but I understand them), but even if he felt the need to write about it, the way he does so felt very forced. Sadly, Jane feels much more like a stereotype than an actual person, as do several other characters. It is at times hard to reconcile that this is the same author who wrote such an amazing female character as Orual in Till We Have Faces, or even Lucy, Susan, Polly, and Jill in his Narnian books. While Susan has been controversial to a fair share of readers, I think most would agree that even she was more well rounded than Jane was in this book. I don't want to end this on a sour note, so I mention that throwing Merlin into this book was really fun.

#c.s. lewis #that hideous strength #Jane studdock #chronicles of narnia #till we have faces #Ransom Trilogy #sci fi and fantasy

[apinchofm]

Hey queen did you ever write anything about Phoebe meeting Marcus’s kids? I love the idea of them just unironically adoring her. Which of them relentlessly calls her ‘mom’ to annoy Marcus? When they’re pissed at Marcus I imagine they refer to him as ‘my stepmothers husband’.

I have! Here! But now I have to write one where she is called mum by his kids!

"Hey, mom!"

Ransome happily greeted Phoebe, purposefully kissing her on the cheek in greeting.

Their engagement party in Paris brought out the children of New Orleans who, whilst disliking their larger de Clermont family, were very impressed by Phoebe.

"Red suits you, mama," Ransome winked, and Marcus rolled his eyes, "What? I was told to be kind."

"To Matthew and Baldwin." Marcus reminded him.

Geraldine was with her sister Celine, holding engagement gifts. Baptiste, the youngest of the bunch, grinned.

"Thank you, so much!" Phoebe gushed, "Truly, you didn't need to bring all of this." She was so touched at how welcoming they were.

"Just bringing you a taste of home, mama. We have to have the wedding in New Orleans." Geraldine said.

"Oh, definitely," Marcus agreed. New Orleans was the best place for a wedding.

"Oh, look, it's our stepmother's husband," Baptiste grinned, kissing Phoebe and handing Marcus the bottle of whiskey, "How are you?"

"I'm-" Marcus began.

"Hush, we are speaking to our mother, father!" Celine admonished, "How rude. Mamon, I'm so sorry. Our father has always had such awful manners."

"She wouldn't be your mother if she was not marrying me!" Marcus pointed out, shaking his head in disbelief.

#adow fic #phoebe taylor #ransome fayrweather #marcus whitmore #all souls trilogy #marcus x phoebe #fluff #new orleans vampires #new orleans #geraldine fayrweather #celine #baptiste

[ageofzero]

He is descended from wolves, from curse-breakers. There may be no family lessons to teach him how, but he will find a way. HIS way.

When he swallows down something that by all rights should kill him, and his lawyer looks at him with shock and dismay, he realizes two things very quickly.

One: Dahlia never cared about him one bit.

Two: He can eat curses.

Sure, he has to go to the hospital almost immediately after the trial, but he’s otherwise physically safe. (The doctors call it a miracle, he remains quiet.) And as soon as he’s released from hospital care and the detention center, he redoubles his efforts to find an old friend and throws himself into law.

He doesn’t yet realize that while he somehow manages to land on his feet after he swallows that first curse down, those around him aren’t so lucky. After all, how is it that Mia becomes his mentor, sees him through his very first trial in court, and is killed so soon after by that damned statue his friend made? He swears to bite down on whatever curse is looming over the Fey family, he swears to save Maya from it, no matter how long it takes for him to swallow down every bite.

(And there is so much more to swallow down than he expected.)

He faces down the curse on Miles, fifteen years later in the dead of winter. It writhes and chokes his friend in a desperate bid to remain right where it is. He ignores its struggle, and he sinks his teeth in deep. He clashes against Von Karma, he pushes and rips away at every piece of obfuscation meant to frame Miles for murder twice over. He gulps and gulps and gulps until the air is clear and the curse is no more.

Miles Edgeworth is Not Guilty.

Phoenix Wright digests a curse.

Maya returns to her village. Miles’s car holds a dead body, with his knife buried in it. Steps are carefully taken to mismanage the trial so that Miles will be forced to take the fall for its mismanagement. He grits his teeth and claws anew at the threads and machinations of a curse trying to take his old friend yet again.

(He begins to worry that he’s done something wrong, and also something he can’t begin to take back.)

He can’t put it into words, but curses taste different. They react differently as he snaps his teeth into them. He only has so much space inside him to digest these curses, but he can’t stop protecting the ones he loves once he begins. He still has one very important curse ahead of him.

He’ll suffer injuries, he’ll take any backlash as the writhing curses fight back, he’ll do anything except let go. He’ll grab the neck of the Fey curse and drag it into himself bite by bite. He’ll do it, thinking of Maya and Pearl and Mia, of those who have been harmed by the curse and who have done harm in the curse’s name.

He’ll take the curses into himself, and give up everything to see them digested into nothing.

(He doesn’t know it will take nearly a decade to do so.)

#Ace Attorney #Gyakuten Saiban #Tega writes #Tega's art #Phoenix Wright #Ryuuichi Naruhodou #spoilers #ssh spoilers #I have to tag it bc my friend is playing through the trilogy right now and only just finished 2-4 #shrugs??? #I think this one's gotten away from me a bit tbh #I wanted to add more of the Backlash people suffer in Phoenix's proximity #but it doesn't really flow well for me #But to put it in tags #Phoenix has a disaster proximity around him that affects himself and his family #Maya got kidnapped and held as ransom #Pearl went through A Lot #(and yeah those are also the Fey curse sometimes but good grief) #Miles has a whole two games of bullshit on top of everything else in canon #Phoenix goes through it #He puts Apollo through it!!! #Trucy!!!!! #He saves the ones he loves but the collateral damage still happens #(I guess it's also important to mention Gumshoe as being within the disaster proximity) #you can call this Protagonist Syndrome sure but it's more fun to say Curse Eater #also fun to shout it to the tune of Snake Eater #idk I'm done lmao #queueification in progress #comes back late to fix a typo lmao

[giffingthingsss]

#brannon braga #til he was originally jackson archer #magazine things #Enterprise things #cool name #but sounds like some rocking 24 year old #jackson archer is jonathan archer's transporter accident too-cool-for-school alter ego #he doesn't go around chasing chicks #he wears sunglasses and carries around a skateboard #and waits for the chicks to chase him #also i must admit to finding the ransom name super cool #also just loved that actor #but i was sitting here trying to figure out where i've heard the ransom name before #lewis' space trilogy #that i tried to read when i was like nine #funnily i didn't like the name then

[blogthefiresidechats]

Best 10 Books in.....Sci Fi/Fantasy

I’ve comprised a list of the 10 best books from the sci fi/fantasy genre. This list is in no particular order and this list is only my opinions based on what books I’ve read in the past. Enjoy! Kat Bateson, and her two younger siblings, attend a boarding school located inside an old castle, other children begin disappearing and it’s a race against time to find out the cause. This book begins a…

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#A Game of Thrones #C. S. Lewis #Charlie Fletcher #Christpher Paolini #Curt Caufield #George R. R. Martin #Janet Fox #Janet Hill #Lucy Crisp and the Vanishing House #Miss Peregrine&039;s Home for Peculiar Children #Ransom Riggs #Stephen King #The Charmed Children of Rookskill Castle #The Chronicles of Narnia #The Dark Tower series #The Inheritance Cycle #The Orion Project #The Stoneheart trilogy

[iwasmadetobeasoldier]

The Space Trilogy

So, I just read the Space Trilogy, also known as the Ransom Trilogy, and...its was amazing. The way C. S. Lewis writes is fantastic. He has a way of detailing storyline and the characters are colorful with so much work put into them. Ransom is my favorite character since he is the main one but he is written like the heroes I like. Adaptable and knowing that maybe something out there could be nice. And the fact we share a last name is awesome too :)

Another thing I love is the higharcy of the eldila and Oyarsa on Malacandra and Perelandra. The way God is shown in these books is so spellbinding.

I definitely recommend it for a read and some good fanfics can come from these three books.

~ Sandy

#fanfic #the space trilogy #Elwin Ransom #Ransom #High fantasy #c s lewis #books and reading #Reading lists #Love for books #scifi #Science fiction #Trilogy

[artist-issues]

And I triple-dog dare you to read The Ransom Trilogy by C.S. Lewis and then message me and tell me what you thought of it. Do it. You won’t. I dare you.

#The ransom trilogy #the space trilogy #out of the silent planet #perelandra #That hideous strength #c.s. Lewis #lewisian #Lewis #reading #writing #me #you can find it as an ebook on hoopla or a free pdf online #you can find it at your local library #my local Barnes & noble had out of the silent planet #you can do it. I dare you to do it

[buckrecs]

Heeey !!! Do you have any fics of Bucky being a fuckboy ?

Fuckboy!Bucky

masterlist | req masterlist

Send Nudes by @bucky-barnes-diaries

Bucky took it literally when you told him to take your nudes himself, so he arrived a few minutes later.

Nights Like This by @writing-for-marvel

There are rules for friends with benefits, and you’ve broken the most important one: don’t fall in love with him.

Powerless by @delaber

Bucky finds himself misplaced and powerless at the annual Stark beach party and turns to you to feel some control - only you won’t allow him to.

Forever Not Yours by @delaber

Bucky is well-aware of his many bad qualities, but there is only one bad quality that makes him want to curl his toes and slip into a coma whenever he's confronted with it; the way he treats you.

trilogy by @buckycuddlebuddy

he was toxic. most of the time you were with him, you were used for pleasure only, you knew that, and he wasn’t hiding it. maybe it was how good he made you feel that made you fell in love with him, or maybe it was the fact that he somehow made you feel like you were someone ─ but you fell in love with him. although you knew in the beginning that you shouldn’t have, it was way too late for that, now. you were in too deep. 

hot and cold by @bucksfucks

you & bucky had never gotten along, but when your ex-boyfriend ransom turns up at the same bar you’re at, bucky goes to every length to protect you.

If I Didn’t Love You by @samthemarvelfan

Love is pathetic...or maybe that’s just Bucky Barnes.

Until You Breath Fresher Air by @suitk0via

You've been in a relationship with Bucky since college. You spend six years in a relationship with him, convinced you can somehow change him. You deal with his antics for longer than you can handle. Finally realizing how unhealthy your relationship is, you decide to make a decision you've been avoiding for far too long.

Savage Love by @tumblin-theworldaway

You should never have said yes to him that night. But you had never been any good at denying Bucky Barnes.

Wicked Games by @straywords

College is hard enough without your feelings for an inconsiderate jerk becoming an unwelcome distraction.

Noisy by @straywords

You wish your obnoxious roommate wasn’t so d/amn loud some nights.

#bucky barnes fic rec #bucky barnes x reader #bucky barnes x y/n #bucky barnes x you #bucky barnes x f!reader #bucky barnes series #bucky barnes smut #winter soldier x reader #fuckboy!bucky #bucky barnes college au #bucky barnes modern au #bucky barnes angst #fwb!bucky barnes #fwb!bucky

[divinecomedyproductions]

Thinking of my Megacrossover events; The Order of Cair Paravel

One Saga, involving RWBY, BlazBlue, Skullgirls, Bionicle, Skeleton Knight in Another World, Code Geass, Fate, D.Gray-Man and a few others which focus on original characters, notably one is the granddaughter of Susan Pevensie and her love interest who is an American dude who's a bit of satire of New Hollywood movies of the 1980s and set in mostly our world which shares the Fate World and references many 1980 films such as Ghostbusters and The Goonies and is all about fighting disenchantment and uses Chronicles of Narnia as a basis

Then there's another saga that involves the bully of the American character's school finding redemption involving Lies of P, Alice Madness Returns, Bioshock and a few others but uses The Ransom Trilogy and bits of The Silver Chair, even involves worlds including world of Fritz Lang's metropolis and overarching themes of the horrors and evils of scientism and modernity

Both involve evil Cults/Secret societies who are under the influence of "The Bent One" aka The Devil

#rwby au #crossover fanfiction #blazblue #d.gray-man #the chronicles of narnia #the space trilogy #the ransom trilogy #cs lewis #fate type moon #fate series #lies of p #alice madness returns #bionicle #metropolis #fritz lang #metropolis 1927 #bioshock #scientism #skullgirls #code geass

[lady-of-the-spirit]

The scene with Ransome in the show is so much better than in the book. In the show Matthew comes after Marcus has been trying, Marcus tells him what Ransome wants - an apology and explanation -, Ransome calls him out on his hypocrisy and lack of remorse, and Matthew actually shows remorse. And he doesn't just list the names of the people he killed, he remembers how he did it, and neither Ransome or the others need a ledger to remember the names, because they remember them too. You feel the weight of all of this history and blood spilled. You KNOW it's important for Matthew to name them all. And it matters when it's done.

In the book, Matthew shows up with a sense of entitlement that is fucking staggering to read (I wanted to slap him), insults Ransome while trying to talk to him, only remembers names AND tells Ransome to keep the deaths in chronological order (shut the fuck up!), and leaves as soon as it's done and he has Ransome on his side. No sense of real apology. No real weight to the scene. It just happens and then it's done. You don't get the sense of how important this was to either Matthew or Ransome and his family. It just happens.

#my more critical opinion of deborah harkness is that she struggles with making things seem important when they should be #all souls trilogy #the book of life #a discovery of witches #ransome fayrweather #i'm saying stuff

[all-too-random]

Okay MPHFPC Fandom, I have a question.

What are the fandom's opinion of the latter three books in the series?

My friend and I, who have read them all, have come to the conclusion that we did not care for the second trilogy much and felt it took away from the original story. This is not to bash Ransom Riggs as an author whatsoever, I still love his writing and respect his creative vision, it just wasn't something I overly enjoyed. I felt Library of Souls would have been a fine place to end the story, and that's where I have chosen to stop when I re-read the books.

So I'm curious: What do other fans think of the last three books? The only people I know who have read all 6 don't like the latter half, so I'm curious of other opinions.

#miss peregrines home for peculiar children #miss peregrine book #mphfpc #ransom riggs

[holdmytesseract]

Fic authors self rec! When you get this, reply with your favorite five fics that you've written, then pass on to at least five other writers. Let’s spread the self-love 💗

Ooo, that's SO cool! Thank you for sending me this! 🧡

Let's see...

▪︎ Baby Fever Trilogy

It was the start of this AU, and y'all know how much I love it. I'm very happy that so man people love this sweet lil' universe as well.

▪︎ By The Fireplace

The story was originally for @lokisgoodgirl 's Winter Warmers Collection, and now it's the foundation of the Ice Flower AU.

▪︎ Illusions

I am SO proud of this Loki story. I truly am. It was inspired by two amazing songs and I just love the concept of it.

▪︎ Blurred Love

Ahh yes... My Will Ransome series. I dunno why, but this holds a special place in my heart. I absolutely LOVE the plots of this. And how steamy I was able to make it.

▪︎ Crossing Lines

I love, love, love to write for Mr. Dixon. He always just comes naturally to me when I write him. I love all of my Daryl stories, but this one is... Wow. Followed very closely by all the stories involving my OC Teddy.

Again, thank you for this, @loz-3 ! I had so much fun doing this! 🧡

FYI: @muddyorbsblr @mochie85 @captain-camille @smolvenger @mypainischronicbutmyassisiconic @chennqingg @jiyascepter @asgards-princess-of-mischief @lokiforever +++ <3

#favourite fics #loki x reader #loki #will ransome #will ransome x reader #the baby fever au #the ice flower au #daryl dixon #daryl dixon x reader #thank you! <3

[glittergear]

Un-horny BG2 mods

Ok, so I often hear that BG2 mods are very horny--not denying that, but here are some horny-free BG2 mods that I enjoy. I'm only including Quest and NPC mods here. I'm also only including mods that I have entirely played through myself.

The White Queen, by Lava: a quest mod that allows player to visit brand new place - Silent Swamps - where something happened some time ago. Curious? Let yourself discover what lies under the layers of the mud, meet the White Queen and her servants. Also, the music is bangin'

I Shall Never Forget, by Lava: This Baldur's Gate 2 mod allows you to work with Orion - a mage who has lost the sense of his life. Either help him regain what he lost or let him die without the faintest ray of hope.

Southern Edge, by Lava: Southern Edge is a new district for Athkatla available from the very start, once you talk to Gaelan and hear his offer. You can get a Book of Intelligence as a reward for one of the quests, and there's a scribe who will buy your unneeded quest documents (like The Tome of Amaunator, the Noontime Ritual, the Book of Kaza, etc. It's a nice lore-friendly way to get rid of some items)

Ooze's Lounge, by Lava: The mod introduces a brand new part of Athkatlan sewers. You may now use the originally inactive grate in Slums to enter a locked part of the sewers and discover its dark corners. The mod offers three new areas as well as a couple of mini-quests, new items and graphics.

Yoshimo Romance, by Lava: Mod includes 16 timered talks with Yoshimo (pre-Brynnlaw) plus those fired by circumstances - including talk in Brynnlaw and at entrance of Spellhold. Those who love reading may also install additional portion of text - dialogues for both male and female players fired by in-game events. There's no horniness here; the most you can do is kiss his cheek once, IIRC

Everything else, by Lava: seriously, all of his mods are great, and none of the ones on his site are horny

Trials of the Luremaster, by Argent77: This mod makes the Icewind Dale expansion "Trials of the Luremaster" available to BG2:EE (v2.0 or later), Siege of Dragonspear and EET (Enhanced Edition Trilogy).

✨Adrian✨, by Rhealla: Adrian has lived an interesting life, for lack of a better term, though he's hoping to finally put his past behind him. Aside from his magic, he has a background in espionage and a decadent -- some might say romantic -- streak that has gotten him into trouble in the past. He once pursued (and ultimately wrecked) a political career with one of the most notorious organizations in the Realms, and may very much enjoy the opportunities for intrigue the Shadow Thieves have to offer... if you can drag him away from fighting with the Harper and the Red Wizard long enough to notice, that is. Don't let his alignment scare you off. He's the least evil Evil character in the game, and his alignment can seamlessly shift to LN. He does fine in my good-aligned playthroughs. His romance isn't particularly horny--he offers once, but you can turn him down just fine (and there are multiple ways to tell him no). He's by far my favorite romance and favorite NPC in the game; I am not normal about him at all; and I could probably write an entire essay about his character arc. Please do try him out

Sir Ajantis by jastey: With this modification Ajantis can be acquired as a member of the PC's group after the fight in the Windspear Hills (which was not changed by the mod principally). The player must first solve a quest to free Ajantis from Firkraag's ransom. You have the option to continue his romance from BG1 or start a new romance with him--I've done the new romance route, and I didn't notice any horniness.

#baldurs gate #baldur's gate #bg2 #gg plays #recs