Till We Have Faces
#1094.20 in the official ranking · full ranking
Books 1 book Status Complete 1956 Reading commitment Low C.S. Lewis Last reviewed 2026-09-25
Overview
C.S. Lewis's last novel, published in 1956, retells the myth of Cupid and Psyche through the eyes of Psyche's elder sister, Orual, princess and later queen of Glome, a small pagan kingdom on the edge of the Greek world. Written as Orual's lifelong complaint against the gods, it follows her fierce, possessive love for her beautiful half-sister and what becomes of it when Psyche is given as a sacrifice to the god of the Grey Mountain.
Mythic fantasy · For Adult
Core Canon: Reading Order (1 work) counts toward ranking
Till We Have Faces (1956) core · 4.20 (85,276 ratings); A retelling of the myth of Cupid and Psyche, told as the complaint against the gods of Orual, Psyche's elder sister, princess and later queen of the pagan kingdom of Glome.
Quick answers
- How many books are in Till We Have Faces? Till We Have Faces's Core Canon is 1 book.
- Is Till We Have Faces finished? Complete (1956).
- How much reading does Till We Have Faces take? Low reading commitment (estimated from 1 Core Canon book · ~313 pages).
- How is Till We Have Faces ranked? #109 in this site's official ranking, based on 85,276 reader ratings across 1 Core Canon book. See the full ranking for how this is calculated.
Why is it ranked #109?
Ranked #109 in the official ranking.
- Average reader rating of 4.20 across 1 core book.
- A smaller readership (85,276 ratings), so the score carries less weight of numbers.
- Less than 0.01 behind #108, The Devils (a finer tie-break level decides the order).
- Below the top-10 average of 4.45.
- A single standalone novel: ranked on that one book alone.
Why explore this universe?
Highly rated · 1 book · Complete · 85k ratings · Ranks #109 overall
Good choice if you want a quick, low-commitment mythic fantasy universe that's already finished, so there's no wait for the next book.
Reading order
A single Core Canon work: no sequencing question to resolve.
Awards (verified)
- No award could be confirmed for this novel.
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Official resources
Research details
Ranking metrics: weighted average 4.20 across 85,276 ratings on 1 Core Canon book. See Why is it ranked here? above for the full breakdown, or the full ranking.
How do we know this?
Admission: Canon extension: Till We Have Faces (C.S. Lewis) accepted 2026-09-25
Sources: (see source tier definitions)
- Wikipedia Tier 2
- Kirkus Reviews Tier 2
Last reviewed: 2026-09-25
Rule: Core Canon = Till We Have Faces (1956) only, standalone.