I hope that if nothing else it piques your curiosity. I have chosen to test this assertion, for reasons which I hope will become apparent.Īnd, of course, this is Vintage Science Fiction Month! What a perfect excuse to review a relatively obscure book by a relatively famous author. That Hideous Strength is the third book in his “Space Trilogy,” but in the foreword Lewis promises that it can be read without reading the other two books. My dad agreed with me I remember him saying that the author of these books “must have been on drugs.” (My dad has never been a big fan of the fantasy genre.)īut I was interested to learn recently that Lewis had also written science fiction. I was about nine years old and I couldn’t stand The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. I was unusual (what else is new?) in that I really didn’t care for them. Lewis mainly as “that guy who wrote the Narnia books.” Most people probably remember them fondly from childhood. November 10: An Exploration of the Environmental Vision of C.S.If you’re like me, you know C.S. That Hideous Strength: October 20, 27 & November 3
Out of the Silent Planet: September 15, 22 & 29
For those who would prefer a no-cost option, here are links to online texts: For those who would like to (re-) read these “fairy tales for adults” in the weeks ahead, you can obtain copies of the books from a variety of online and local booksellers. Please join us each week for a summary of the portion of the story we will explore, followed by a detailed explanation and reflection of the important themes Lewis brings out. Published between 19, in a surprising way these books address contemporary themes of environmentalism and racial prejudice. Lewis has rather created his own myth of Deep Heaven that carries the reader to Mars, Venus and back to earth again as the stage of a great battle. The term science fiction is inadequate to describe the books’ genre. Less-frequently read are the three science fiction books in his so-called “ Cosmic Trilogy” (also known as the “ Space Trilogy” or the “ Ransom Trilogy”… named after their main character).
Today he is best-known for his best-selling series of children’s books, The Chronicles of Narnia (they continue to sell over a million copies annually). If you are interested in meeting in person to hear the presentation and discuss the book afterwards, please email Lewis was a distinguished 20 th-century scholar of literature, a popular novelist, and a famous defender of the Christian faith.
Quinn Fox kicks off his Faith Connection series, Planets in Peril: The Science Fiction Novels of C.S. Please join us at 7:00 pm on Wednesdays on our Watch page.
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