The Space Trilogy, Omnibus Edition: :Three Science Fiction Classics in One Volume: Out of the Silent Planet, Perelandra, That Hideous Strength (The Space Trilogy: 1-3)
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- Synopsis
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Out of the Silent Planet begins the adventures of the remarkable Dr. Ransom.
Here, that estimable man is abducted by a megalomaniacal physicist and his accomplice and taken via spaceship to the red planet of Malacandra. The two men are in need of a human sacrifice, and Dr. Ransom would seem to fit the bill. Once on the planet, however, Ransom eludes his captors, risking his life and his chances of returning to Earth, becoming a stranger in a land that is enchanting in its difference from Earth and instructive in its similarity.
First published in 1943, Out of the Silent Planet remains a mysterious and suspenseful tour de force.
Perelandra continues the adventures of the extraordinary Dr. Ransom.
Pitted against the most destructive of human weaknesses, temptation, the great man must battle evil on a new planet -- Perelandra -- when it is invaded by a dark force. Will Perelandra succumb to this malevolent being, who strives to create a new world order and who must destroy an old and beautiful civilization to do so? Or will it throw off the yoke of corruption and achieve a spiritual perfection as yet unknown to man? The outcome of Dr. Ransom's mighty struggle alone will determine the fate of this peace-loving planet.
That Hideous Strength concludes the adventures of the matchless Dr. Ransom. The dark forces that were repulsed in Out of the Silent Planet and Perelandra are massed for an assault on the planet Earth itself. Word is on the wind that the mighty wizard Merlin has come back to the land of the living after many centuries, holding the key to ultimate power for that force which can find him and bend him to its will. A sinister technocratic organization is gaining power throughout Europe with a plan to "recondition" society, and it is up to Ransom and his friends to squelch this threat by applying age-old wisdom to a new universe dominated by science. The two groups struggle to a climactic resolution that brings the Space Trilogy to a magnificent, crashing close.
- Copyright:
- 1938
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 624 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780062340870
- Publisher:
- HarperCollins
- Date of Addition:
- 02/18/14
- Copyrighted By:
- C. S. Lewis
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Literature and Fiction, Religion and Spirituality, Science Fiction and Fantasy
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