Editing Inklings (section)

== The Inklings in fiction ==

In ''Swan Song'' (1947) by [[Edmund Crispin]] a discussion takes place between Professor [[Gervase Fen]] and others in the front parlour of the Eagle and Child.

{{quote |"There goes C. S. Lewis", said Fen suddenly. "It must be Tuesday."|}}

''[[The Late Scholar]]'' (2013) by [[Jill Paton Walsh]] is a sequel, set in 1951, to the [[Lord Peter Wimsey]] novels of Dorothy L. Sayers. Wimsey, now 17th Duke of Denver, is investigating a mystery in the fictional St Severin's College, Oxford with his friend Charles Parker, now an assistant chief constable.

{{quote |sign=|source=|"Right," said Peter. "How about lunch, Charles? We could spin out to the Rose Revived." [on the Thames about 7 miles from Oxford]

Charles looked bashful. "I have heard," he said carefully, "that there is a pub in Oxford at which C. S Lewis often takes lunch."

"There is indeed", said Peter. "But he lunches with a group of cronies … Right, on with our overcoats and it's off to the Bird and Babe."}}

Three of the best-known members of the Inklings – Tolkien, Lewis, and Williams – are the main characters of [[James A. Owen]]'s fantasy series, ''[[The Chronicles of the Imaginarium Geographica]]''. (Warren Lewis and Hugo Dyson are recurring minor characters throughout the series.) The existence and founding of the organization are also alluded to in the third novel, ''[[The Indigo King]]''. (The timeline of the books is different from the historical timeline at points, but these are dealt with part way through the series by the explanation that the books take place in a history alternative to our own.)<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/james-a-owen/indigo-king/|title=THE INDIGO KING {{!}} Kirkus Reviews|language=en}}</ref>