Out of the Silent Planet
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3.8
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C.S. Lewis
In the first book of C.S. Lewis's legendary science fiction trilogy, Dr. Ransom is kidnapped and spirited by spaceship to the mysterious red planet of Malandra. He escapes and goes on the run, jeopardizing both his chances of ever returning to Earth and his very life. First published in 1943, this classic interplanetary fantasy continues to delight readers around the world.
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Author
C.S. Lewis
Pages
160
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Published Date
1996-10
ISBN
0684833646 9780684833644
Ratings
Google: 4
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"Okay I loved the story telling in this book! But!! There were a few times in the book where I was confused and had to go back and reread it… sometimes I was still confused even after going back and repeating it. Maybe it was the voice/vocabulary with which the book was being written. Anyway, it was good and wholesome and clean, and interesting, and WORLDS better than the last book I read… just confusing sometimes!!"
Claire Foltz Wells
"Great world-building but rather slow, and being Lewis, there is some definite allegory."
Ricki Marking-Camuto
"Fascinating setting. Vibrant story. "
Mikkel Sv
"#christian #scifi"
Joseph Henry Kester
"A quick classic sci-fi read. A great glimpse into what people thought space travel would be like before the technology existed."
Josh Johnson
"Although a bit too cerebral for many readers, if you enjoy challenging and strange scifi this is a great choice."
Walter B. Carver
"This isn't a bad science fiction book, as it builds a very interesting universe. Unfortunately, once we hit the last quarter of the book it becomes a thinly veiled (is it even veiled at all) religious allegory, that it somewhat spoils it,"
John Detrick