Out of the Silent Planet

Publisher Marketing: Out of the Silent Planet is the first novel of Lewis' Ransom Trilogy (also known as the Cosmic or Space Trilogy), which is considered his chief contribution to science fiction. A planetary romance with elements of medieval mythology, the trilogy concerns Dr. Elwin Ransom, a professor of philology 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 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 call our world Thulcandra, the silent planet. The Malacandrans see planets as having tutelary spirits; those of the other planets are good and accessible, but Earth's is fallen and twisted. Review Citations: Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/2007 pg. 784 (EAN 9780743234900, Paperback) Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2010 pg. 506 (EAN 9780743234900, Paperback) Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2014 pg. 607 (EAN 9780743234900, Paperback) Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2000 pg. 404 (EAN 9780684833644, Hardcover) Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/2002 pg. 623 (EAN 9780684833644, Hardcover) Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2006 pg. 567 (EAN 9780684833644, Hardcover) Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/2007 pg. 784 (EAN 9780684833644, Hardcover) Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2010 pg. 506 (EAN 9780684833644, Hardcover) Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2014 pg. 607 (EAN 9780684833644, Hardcover) Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/1992 pg. 702 (EAN 9780025707955, Hardcover) Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/1997 pg. 648 (EAN 9780025707955, Hardcover) Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/1995 pg. 398 (EAN 9780025707955, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Lewis, C S Clive Staples Lewis (1898-1963) was one of the intellectual giants of the twentieth century and arguably one of the most influential writers of his day. He was a Fellow and Tutor in English Literature at Oxford University until 1954, when he was unanimously elected to the Chair of Medieval and Renaissance Literature at Cambridge University, a position he held until his retirement. He wrote more than thirty books, allowing him to reach a vast audience, and his works continue to attract thousands of new readers every year. His most distinguished and popular accomplishments include Out of the Silent Planet, The Great Divorce, The Screwtape Letters, and the universally acknowledged classics The Chronicles of Narnia. To date, the Narnia books have sold over 100 million copies and have been transformed into three major motion pictures. Clive Staples Lewis (1898-1963) fue uno de los intelectuales mas importantes del siglo veinte y podria decirse que fue el escritor cristiano mas influyente de su tiempo. Fue profesor particular de literatura inglesa y miembro de la junta de gobierno en la Universidad Oxford hasta 1954, cuando fue nombrado profesor de literatura medieval y renacentista en la Universidad Cambridge, cargo que desempeno hasta que se jubilo. Sus contribuciones a la critica literaria, literatura infantil, literatura fantastica y teologia popular le trajeron fama y aclamacion a nivel internacional. C. S. Lewis escribio mas de treinta libros, lo cual le permitio alcanzar una enorme audiencia, y sus obras aun atraen a miles de nuevos lectores cada ano. Sus mas distinguidas y populares obras incluyen Las Cronicas de Narnia, Los Cuatro Amores, Cartas del Diablo a Su Sobrino y Mero Cristianismo. Contributor Bio:  Cosham, Ralph Ralph Cosham (1936-2014), a.k.a. Geoffrey Howard, was a British journalist who changed careers to become a narrator and screen and stage actor. He performed in more than one hundred professional theatrical roles, and several of his narrations were named "Audio Best of the Year" by "Publishers Weekly." In 2013 he won the coveted Audie Award for his narration of Louise Penny's "The Beautiful Mystery".