There are also some elements which foreshadow Lewis' later fiction, including The Chronicles of Narnia. Elwin Ransom who features throughout the series. Out of the Silent Planet is the first outing of Dr. While this theme is common in science fiction today, it was comparatively rare at the time and very progressive. It inverts some of the tropes of previous science fiction, with humans effectively invading Mars, rather than vice versa.
Out of the Silent Planet discusses the moral implications of space travel, of contact between cultures and the abuse of science. Two sequels, Perelandra and That Hideous Strength, were published in 19 respectively, completing the so-called Cosmic Trilogy or The Space Trilogy, along with posthumously published The Dark Tower (1977) of uncertain origin. Five years later it was published in the U.S. Lewis, published in 1938 by John Lane, the Bodley Head.
Out of the Silent Planet is a science fiction novel by Irish author C. I do not think the forest would be so bright, nor the water so warm, nor love so sweet, if there were no danger." - Hyoi in Out of the Silent Planet
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