Out of the Silent Planet by Lewis, C.S - 1987-04-30

Out of the Silent Planet by C. S. Lewis - Space Trilogy, Bk 1
ISBN-13: 9780020869108
ISBN-10: 002086910X
First Paperback Edition 1965
Reading Level: Young Adult
Publisher: Collier Books
Paperback,
4.1 x 7 inches, 160 pages

Written during the dark hours immediately before and during the Second World War, C. S. Lewis's Space Trilogy, of which Out of the Silent Planet is the first volume, stands alongside such works as Albert Camus's The Plague and George Orwell's 1984 as a timely parable that has become timeless, beloved by succeeding generations as much for the sheer wonder of its storytelling as for the significance of the moral concerns. For the trilogy's central figure, C. S. Lewis created perhaps the most memorable character of his career, the brilliant, clear-eyed, and fiercely brave philologist Dr. Elwin Ransom. Appropriately, Lewis modeled Dr. Ransom after his dear friend J. R. R. Tolkien, for in the scope of its imaginative achievement and the totality of its vision of not one but two… Read More

Scribner, 1987-04-30. Paperback. Good.

Scribner, 1987-04-30. Paperback. Used:Good.

Collier Books, 1987-04-30. Paperback. Very Good. 6x4x0. New books. Printed as shown in listing. Soft-cover

Prentice Hall & Ibd, 1987. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,150grams, ISBN:002086910X

Very Good. Mass market, no marks, no names, first paperback edition, 1965 by McMillan.