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Out of the Silent Planet
by C.S. Lewis
A philologist is kidnapped to Mars and discovers unfallen races and a cosmos alive with meaning. The first of the Space Trilogy, a theological adventure.
Read it if…
you want Lewis's ideas as science fiction.
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Skip it if…
you want hard SF.
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Three things you will actually use
- Fear distorts perception.
- Other minds may be better than ours.
- The universe is not silent.
Do this first
Read it in two sittings.
Our verdict
Lewis on Mars.
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