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The Narnia Code: C. S. Lewis and the Secret of the Seven Heavens
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Ward, Michael, date.
The Narnia code : C.S. Lewis and the secret of the seven heavens / Michael Ward.
p. cm.
Rev. ed. of: Planet Narnia.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-4143-3965-8 (sc)
1. Lewis, C. S. (Clive Staples), 1898-1963. Chronicles of Narnia. 2. Lewis, C. S. (Clive Staples), 1898-1963—Religion. 3. Lewis, C. S. (Clive Staples), 1898-1963—Knowledge and learning. I. Lewis, C. S. (Clive Staples), 1898-1963. Planet Narnia. II. Title.
PR6023.E926Z944 2010
823'.912—dc22 2010029274