A Field Guide to Narnia

Colin Duriez was for many years general books editor for Inter-Varsity Press in Leicester, England. A professional writer, he currently offers acquisitions, editorial and project management services through his own business, InWriting, based in Keswick, Cumbria. He studied at the University of Istanbul, the University of Ulster (where he was a founding member of the Irish Christian Study Centre) and under Francis Schaeffer at L'Abri in Huemoz, Switzerland. He has held a variety of teaching and editorial posts spanning nearly thirty years. Duriez won the Clyde S. Kilby Award in 1994 for his research on the Inklings. He has published many articles, books and other written works, and he has spoken to a variety of literary, academic and professional groups in a number of countries. He has also appeared as a commentator on the extended-version film DVDs of theLord of the Rings Trilogy(Peter Jackson, director), PBS'sThe Question of God,which compared C. S. Lewis and Sigmund Freud, and the Sony DVDRingersabout Tolkien fandom and the impact of Tolkien on popular culture. His best-known books includeThe C. S. Lewis Encyclopedia(Crossway/SPCK),The Inklings Handbook(with the late David Porter, Chalice),J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis: The Gift of Friendship(Paulist Press/Sutton),Tolkien and The Lord of the Rings(Paulist Press/Sutton) andA Field Guide to Narnia(InterVarsity Press).