| Out of the Silent Planet |
 The
first book begins the adventures of the remarkable Dr. Ransom.
Here, that estimable man is abducted by a megalomaniacal physicist
and his accomplice and taken via spaceship to the red planet
of Malacandra. The two men are in need of a human sacrifice,
and Dr. Ransom would seem to fit the bill. Once on the planet,
however, Ransom eludes his captors, risking his life and his
chances of returning to Earth, becoming a stranger in a land
that is enchanting in its difference from Earth and instructive
in its similarity. First published in 1943, Out of the Silent
Planet remains a mysterious and suspenseful tour de force. |
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| Perelandra |
 The
second book continues the adventures of the extraordinary Dr.
Ransom. Pitted against that greatest of human weaknesses, temptation,
the great man must battle evil on a new world -- Perelandra
-- when it is invaded by the Devil's agent. Will Perelandra
succumb to the Devil's influence, or will it throw off the yoke
of corruption and achieve a spiritual perfection as yet unknown
to man? The outcome of Dr. Ransom's mighty struggle will alone
determine its fate. |
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| That Hideous Strength |
 The
final book concludes the adventures of the matchless Dr. Ransom.
Finding himself in a world of superior alien beings and scientific
experiments run amok, Dr. Ransom struggles with questions of
ethics and morality, applying age-old wisdom to a brave new
universe dominated by science. His quest for truth is a journey
filled with intrigue and suspense. |
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