“Harry Potter, Narnia, and The Lord of the Rings is a thoroughly researched and well–balanced resource that should be on the shelf of every educator, youth worker, and parent interested in our culture’s fascination with fantasy. It is an honest, straightforward, and vitally important tool for friends and foes of fantasy alike. Informative . . .
a great resource for parents!”
—Bill Myers, bestselling youth and children fiction author, including
Fire of Heaven and The Incredible Worlds of Wally McDoogle series

“An extraordinary resource containing a clear presentation of the issues as well as practical tools of discernment. Fascinating and thoroughly enjoyable, yet grounded in scholarship of the highest quality.
This book should be in every home.”
—Michael O’Brien, bestselling author of the Father Elijah series and A Landscape with Dragons: The Battle for Your Childs Mind

“Harry Potter, Narnia, and The Lord of the Rings is a wonderful book built on four virtues: in–depth and comprehensive research of the title’s subjects, fairmindedness regarding rival viewpoints, scholarly rigor, and careful analysis of the material. This timely volume towers above other discussions of the Harry Potter books
in relation to the fantasy stories of
J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis.”
—Leland Ryken, professor of English, Wheaton College

“Balanced and exhaustively researched, Harry Potter, Narnia, and The Lord of the Rings gives the information all of us need to know to make good decisions. Abanes contrasts the works of J.K. Rowling, J.R.R. Tolkien, and C.S. Lewis, successfully illuminating each of their fantasy worlds. This, I believe, will help everyone move much closer toward rescuing the great tradition of children’s literature from the wasteland of modern commercialism, adult manipulation, and a spiritually impoverished culture.”
—Gene Edward Veith, bestselling author of Postmodern Times: A Christian guide to Contemporary Thought and Culture