Here are some wonderful books you may not have tried. These come from some of Lewolkien’s contributors with best wishes for a wonderful reading experience.
Ten great books beyond Lewis and Tolkien
Recommended by DJ Edwardson
- The Wise Woman and the Lost Princess by George MacDonald
- Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
- The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
- Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
- Little Women by Luisa May Alcott
- The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
- Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne
- City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau
- Trumpet of the Swan by E.B. White
Adventures in literature
Recommended by Lynn Nichols
- The Worst Journey in the World by Apsley Cherry-Gerrard
- The White Spider/Seven Years in Tibet by Heinrich Harrer
- Secretariat: The Making of a Legend by William Nack
- The Tragedy of Prince Hamlet of Denmark by William Shakespeare
- Two Years Before the Mast: A Sailor’s Life at Sea by Richard Henry Dana Jr.
- For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway
- Perelandra by C.S. Lewis
- Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis
- High Adventure by Edmund Hillary
- The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
- Seven Years in Tibet by Heinrich Harver
- The Earthsea Cycle by Ursula K. Legun
Unforgettable fiction
Recommended by Matthew Cyr
- The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
- The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
- The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien
- The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis
- Til We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis
- Beowulf by Unknown
- Paradise Lost by John Milton
- The Book of the Dun Cow by Walter Wangerin Jr.
- Lord of the Flies by William Golding
- Peace Like a River by Leif Enger
- Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton
- The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle
- The Ball and the Cross by G.K. Chesterton
- Napoleon of Notting Hill by G.K. Chesterton
- The Space Trilogy by C.S. Lewis
- The Wingfeather Saga by Andrew Peterson
- Wingfeather Tales by Various
- The Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Speare
- Ashtown Burial Series by N.D. Wilson
- The Last Motley by DJ Edwardson
Unforgettable nonfiction
Recommended by Matthew Cyr
- On Fairy Stories by J.R.R. Tolkien
- Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis
- The Four Loves by C.S. Lewis
- The Problem of Pain by C.S. Lewis
- A Preface to Paradise Lost by C.S. Lewis
- Bandersnatch by Diana Glyre
- The Supper of the Lamb by Robert Farrer Capon
- Courage, Dear Heart: Letters to a Weary by Rebecca Reynolds
- In Search of the Source by Neil T. Anderson
- Orthodoxy by G.K. Chesterton
My time in 19th Century Russia
recommended by Jacob Stock
- The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky
- Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
- Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- Fathers and Sons by Ivan Turgenev
- The Bet by Anton Chekhov
Youth Stories in WWII Occupied Europe
Recommended by Jacob Stock
- A Father Promise by Donna Lynn Hess
- Children of the Storm by Natasha Vins
- The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom
- Night by Elie Wiesel
- Snow Treasure by Marie Mcswigan
10 Delightful Stories for Youngsters
Recommended by Jacob Stock
- Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
- Railway Children Edith by Nesbit
- Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
- Little Women by Louise May Alcott
- Little Men Louise by May Alcott
- 21 Balloons William by Pene du Bois
- Treasure Island Robert by Louis Stevenson
- My Side of the Mountain by Jean C George
- Dutch Color Douglas by Jones
- Wingfeather Saga by Andrew Peterson