The Space Trilogy
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Average rating3.8
Added to listPhilosophical & Existential Fictionwith 13 books.
Added to listScience Fictionwith 15 books.
Summary: C.S. Lewis’s space trilogy is a set of science fiction works unlike any other that I’ve ever read. It follows the journey of Elwin Ransom across several worlds. In the first two books, Out of the Silent Planet and Perelandra, he encounters new terrain and new species, all the while pitted against people who wish to do the beings around him harm. These works overtly deal with some major philosophical and theological questions but do so in a compelling way. The final book of the trilogy, That Hideous Strength, is set on Earth, but is no less an exciting work of science fiction than its counterparts, although it is a little gorier and has, in my opinion, a somewhat darker tone.
Summary: C.S. Lewis’s space trilogy is a set of science fiction works unlike any other that I’ve ever read. It follows the journey of Elwin Ransom across several worlds. In the first two books, Out of the Silent Planet and Perelandra, he encounters new terrain and new species, all the while pitted against people who wish to do the beings around him harm. These works overtly deal with some major philosophical and theological questions but do so in a compelling way. The final book of the trilogy, That Hideous Strength, is set on Earth, but is no less an exciting work of science fiction than its counterparts, although it is a little gorier and has, in my opinion, a somewhat darker tone.