Out of the Silent Planet (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: C. S. Lewis
- First Published: 1938
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Science fiction
- Time of Work: Early 1900’s
- Setting: England and Mars
- Principal Characters: Elwin Ransom, Weston, Devine, Sorns, Hrossa, Hyoi, Hnakra, Pfifltriggi, Eldils, Oyarsa
- Genres: Long fiction, Science fiction, Fantasy
- Subjects: Extraterrestrial life, Other worlds, War, Christianity, Good and evil, Faith, Kidnapping, Adventure, Planets
- Locales: England, Mars
The Story:
Elwin Ransom was on vacation, taking a walking tour alone through the English countryside. Seeking shelter from the rain and lodging for the night, he met a farm woman, frantic that her retarded son, Harry, had not yet come home from his job at a neighboring professor’s home. Hoping this professor might provide lodging, he promised to find Harry. The professor’s house was dark and locked. Ransom squeezed through the hedge and came upon Professor Weston and his friend Devine in a scuffle with young Harry. Startled, they let Harry go. Devine recognized Ransom as an...
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