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Out of the Silent Planet (Space Trilogy, Book One)

26 Ratings: 3.5
A book by C.S. Lewis

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review by . March 25, 2010
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Elwin Ransom, an Oxford don and an ardent philologist, is enjoying a solitary cross country ramble on his vacation when he encounters Professor Devine, a long-time acquaintance from his student days at Oxford, and Weston, a somewhat distracted and grumpy, reclusive individual. Weston is, in fact, a physicist who has secretly built a space craft in which he and Devine plan to return to Mars (Malacandra, in the native Martian populace's language) with nefarious ideas of plunder and planetary domination. …
Quick Tip by . January 12, 2011
I didn't get hooked on this series till I read the last one, but now I love them all.
Quick Tip by . November 06, 2010
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This book and series are very under appreciated. Even though they are contrary to our understanding of the planets, even Lewis knew this at the time that he wrote them.
Quick Tip by . August 08, 2010
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good proto sci-fi, though hardly hard SF, with a touch of the Jules Verne, though not quite with the same spirit. More values-fic, or spiritual vision. Worth a read for the Biblical insight.
Quick Tip by . July 03, 2010
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great for young adults. imaginative as usual for Lewis, along with deeper meanings to explore
Quick Tip by . June 22, 2010
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Had to read this for a science fiction class, I ended up really liking it.
Quick Tip by . June 28, 2010
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Absolutely loved this book! Lewis is faboosh!
Quick Tip by . June 22, 2010
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The first book of my favorite fictional tale by Lewis. Gotta love those Sorns!!
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