Out of the Silent Planet

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Out of the Silent Planet is the first novel of a science fiction trilogy written by C. S. Lewis, sometimes referred to as the Space Trilogy or Ransom Trilogy. The other volumes are Perelandra and That Hideous Strength, and a fragment of a sequel was published posthumously as The Dark Tower. The trilogy was inspired and influenced by David Lindsay's A Voyage to Arcturus (1920).http://www.discovery.org/scripts/viewDB/index.php?command=view&id=882

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Novel - Science fiction - Trilogy - C. S. Lewis - Space Trilogy - Perelandra - That Hideous Strength - The Dark Tower - David Lindsay - A Voyage to Arcturus

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According to his biographer A.N. Wilson, Lewis wrote the novel after a conversation with J.R.R. Tolkien in which both men lamented the state of contemporary fiction. They agreed that Lewis would write a 'space-travel' story, and Tolkien would write a 'time-travel' one. Tolkien's story only exists as a fragment, published in 'The Lost Road and other writings' (1987) edited by his son Christopher.

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A.N. Wilson - Tolkien - The Lost Road and other writings - Christopher

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