num_pages: 14
description: This is the final book of C. S. Lewis' acclaimed Ransom Trilogy, which includes Out of the Silent Planet and Perelandra. A classic work of fantasy as much for the wonder of its storytelling as for its insights into the human condition, the trilogy stages an epic battle between forces of light and darkness across a canvas of other worlds. In That Hideous Strength, the brave philologist Dr. Ransom (modeled after Lewis' friend J. R. R. Tolkien) finds himself in a world of superior alien beings and scientific experiments run amok. There is a rumor that the powerful wizard Merlin has returned to the world of the living, and a sinister technocratic organization plans to use his power in their plot to "recondition" society. Ransom's fight for moral wisdom in a brave new universe dominated by science is a quest filled with intrigue and suspense.
language: English
title: That Hideous Strength
titlecomplete: That Hideous Strength (Space Trilogy #3)
characters: Merlin (Arthurian wizard), Elwin Ransom
genres: Christianity, Fantasy, Science Fiction Fantasy, Christian Fiction, Religion, Classics, Christian, Fiction, Literature, Science Fiction
ratings_count: 38775
places: England
series: The Space Trilogy
awards: awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: Prometheus Hall of Fame Award
category: (2003), awardedAt: 820483200000
name: Retro Hugo Award
category: Best Novel
publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks