Out of the Silent Planet
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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…
Praises & Awards
Praise
- ‘Adventure beyond our Earth – beautifully coloured and shaped.’ The Times
- ‘This book has real splendour, compelling moments and a flowing narrative.’ New York Times
Product Details
ISBN: 9780007157150
Imprint: HarperCollins
On Sale: 05/12/2005
1290 x 1980mm
Pages: 224
List Price 9.99 GBP
BISAC1: Fiction / Classic fiction (pre c 1945)
BISAC2: Fiction / Classic science fiction