Out of the Silent Planet
Out of the Silent Planet
paperback
Published:
5 December, 2005
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Description
The first novel in C.S. Lewis’s classic sci-fi trilogy which tells the adventure of Dr Ransom who is kidnapped and transported to Mars
In the first novel of C.S. Lewis's classic science fiction trilogy, Dr Ransom, a Cambridge academic, is abducted and taken on a spaceship to the red planet of Malacandra, which he knows as Mars. His captors are plotting to plunder the planet's treasures and plan to offer Ransom as a sacrifice to the creatures who live there. Ransom discovers he has come from the 'silent planet' – Earth – whose tragic story is known throughout the universe…
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780007157150 |
| ISBN10 | 0007157150 |
| Number Of Pages | 224 |
| Item Weight | 170 g |
| Product Dimensions | 129 x 198 x 16 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Format | paperback |
Media Reviews
‘Adventure beyond our Earth – beautifully coloured and shaped.’ The Times
‘This book has real splendour, compelling moments and a flowing narrative.’ New York Times
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Author's Bio
Clive Staples Lewis, moralist and novelist, was born in 1898 in Belfast and educated at Malvern and University College, Oxford. He was appointed Professor of Medieval and Renaissance English at Cambridge in 1954. ‘Jack’ Lewis is best known for his literary criticism, religious and ethical works, science fiction, and most notably for his Narnia chronicles for children. He died in 1963.