Trying to follow the light. But failing.
February 11, 2011 10:47 AM Subscribe
Bookfilter: something something FANTASY something something BLUE LIGHT something something BIG SNAKE.
So, I'm really sketchy on the details and don't even know what to google.
I was in the 6th or 7th grade, so it must have been the early '90s. Our teacher read to us from a series of fantasy books that were thinly veiled Christian allegories.
The only things I remember was the protagonist following a blue light, being held in a dungeon, and tormented by a big-ass snake. Maybe there was a necklace or an amulet.
No, I am not thinking of anything to do with CS Lewis.
Somebody will get this—and knowing you guys, probably immediately!
Help?
So, I'm really sketchy on the details and don't even know what to google.
I was in the 6th or 7th grade, so it must have been the early '90s. Our teacher read to us from a series of fantasy books that were thinly veiled Christian allegories.
The only things I remember was the protagonist following a blue light, being held in a dungeon, and tormented by a big-ass snake. Maybe there was a necklace or an amulet.
No, I am not thinking of anything to do with CS Lewis.
Somebody will get this—and knowing you guys, probably immediately!
Help?
Response by poster: Argh, I know. I've read The Silver Chair many times too, but I know it's different. This has been killing me for years.
posted by functionequalsform at 11:05 AM on February 11, 2011
posted by functionequalsform at 11:05 AM on February 11, 2011
No, I remember this book. The "god" was called Yaal or something similar.
posted by Frowner at 11:06 AM on February 11, 2011
posted by Frowner at 11:06 AM on February 11, 2011
Best answer: The Tower of Geburah. I loved these when I was 8, but I somehow doubt that they've held up.
posted by Frowner at 11:07 AM on February 11, 2011
posted by Frowner at 11:07 AM on February 11, 2011
Response by poster: YES I AM FREAKING OUT THAT'S IT. BOOM!
posted by functionequalsform at 11:09 AM on February 11, 2011
posted by functionequalsform at 11:09 AM on February 11, 2011
Response by poster: A Jinn! The snake was called a Jinn. Holy smokes.
posted by functionequalsform at 11:11 AM on February 11, 2011
posted by functionequalsform at 11:11 AM on February 11, 2011
It really really sounds like Narnia Book 4, The Silver Chair.
These books are very derivative of the Narnia books, which is why the sound-alike.
posted by Sidhedevil at 11:20 AM on February 11, 2011
These books are very derivative of the Narnia books, which is why the sound-alike.
posted by Sidhedevil at 11:20 AM on February 11, 2011
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Wikipedia: "He explains that he suffers from nightly psychotic episodes, and during these episodes he must, by the Lady's orders, be bound to a silver chair; for if he is released, he will turn into a deadly green serpent and kill everyone in sight." "The enraged Lady transforms herself into a green serpent, and Rilian realizes that he has been enslaved all these years by his mother's murderer. "
And when they're escaping from underground, they follow a blue light to the outside world (confirmed by an amazon search within this book)
Possibly I have just read the Narnia books so well that I can fit any 3 random phrases into a description of one of them. Apologies for giving exactly the answer you said not to give.
posted by ansate at 10:59 AM on February 11, 2011