Homage vs. Rip-off: An Interview with Lev Grossman and a Guide to Literary Allusions in The Magician King
I quickly realized that the danger isn't going too far, it's not going far enough. If you're going to borrow from Lewis, you have to travesty him, openly poke fun at him, say something about him. Anything less and readers will see your allusions as merely plagiarism.