num_pages: 182
description: Out of the Silent Planet is the first novel from Lewis s Space Trilogy, (also called the Space Trilogy, the Cosmic Trilogy and the Ransom Trilogy,) considered to be his chief contribution to the science-fiction genre. A planetary romance with elements of medieval mythology, the trilogy concerns Dr. Ransom, a linguist who, like Christ, is offered as a ransom for mankind. On a walking tour of the English countryside, Ransom falls in with some slightly shady characters from his old University and wakes up suddenly to find himself naked in a metal ball in the middle of the light-filled heavens. He learns that he is on his way to a world called Malacandra by its natives, who also call our world Thulcandra...the Silent Planet. The Malacandrans see planets as having a tutelary those of the other planets are good and accessible, but that of Earth is fallen and twisted.
language: English
title: Out of the Silent Planet
titlecomplete: Out of the Silent Planet (Space Trilogy, #1)
characters: Oyarsa, Weston, Devine, Elwin Ransom
genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Christian Fiction, Religion, Adventure, Science Fiction Fantasy, Classics, Christian, Audiobook, Fantasy
ratings_count: 91215
places: Malacandra, Mars
series: The Space Trilogy
awards: awardedAt: 1388563200000
name: Retro Hugo Award
category: Best Novel
publisher: Amereon Ltd