by splashen » June 2nd, 2008, 2:32 am
I don't think Lewis really wanted an eighth book. The Last Battle suggests completion since it is number seven, and Narnia comes to an end in the book. Aslan shuts the door, and it's all over with. What happened to Susan outside of Narnia when she is older doesn't concern Narnian history that much because she is outside the time frame. There was no need to go on with another story after Narnia ended. The Last Battle is like the book of Revelation in the Bible in being a conclusion to all that preceded it. We aren't told what happened to every character in Scripture either, e. g. we don't know for certain if Solomon was saved. We are only told what we need to know for salvation. The rest is God's business-- not ours.
Larry W.[/quote]
That is why I said that he may have intended to write **POST** Narnia story. I base this belief on the fact that he had apparently written to fans that the reason he left Susan out was because "Susan's story wasn't finished yet." Thing is, Susan only exists within the realms of fiction. So, the only way such a statement such as "Susan's story isn't finished yet," is if Lewis intended to one day write a post-Narnia story about Susan. Incidently, in LB, the only friends from Narnia that even do return to Narnia are Jill & Eustace. When Peter, Edmund, Lucy, Polly & Professor Digory are there in the end, they are in Aslan's Country, which has no end.