The Cosmic Trilogy (3 volumes in 1)

This magnificent edition marks the 85th anniversary of C. S. Lewis’s classic science fiction compilation featuring Dr. Ransom’s voyages to Mars, Venus, and Earth. With an exclusive foreword of collected letters from J.R.R. Tolkien, who inspired Lewis to write the first volume and on whom the main character of Ransom was largely based, The Cosmic Trilogy is a remarkable work of fantasy that demonstrates the powerful imagination of C. S. Lewis.

The Cosmic Trilogy includes:

Out of the Silent Planet

Dr. Ransom, a Cambridge academic, is kidnapped and taken in a spaceship to the red planet of Malacandra, which he knows as Mars. His captors plan to plunder the planet’s treasures and offer Ransom as a sacrifice to the creatures living there.

Perelandra

After escaping Mars, Dr. Ransom is taken to the paradisiacal planet of Perelandra, or Venus. When his old enemy also arrives and is taken over by evil forces, Ransom finds himself in a desperate struggle to save the innocence of this Eden-like world.

That Hideous Strength

Investigating the truth of her prophetic dreams, Jane Studdock encounters the legendary Dr. Ransom, who is suffering greatly from his travels. A sinister society led by his former adversaries seeks to harness the ancient powers of a resurrected Merlin in their ambition to subjugate the inhabitants of Earth.

Pages: 816
Dimensions: 22.8 x 15.2 x 5 cm
ISBN: 9781400232253