OUT OF THE SILENT PLANET (C.S. Lewis' Space Trilogy Part 1‪)‬ Strangers and Aliens: Science Fiction & Fantasy from a Christian Perspective

Ben and Steve explore Mars via C.S. Lewis’ science fiction novel, the first book in his celebrated “Space Trilogy”, Out of the Silent Planet.







Published in 1938, Out of the Silent Planet is the story of a man, Ransom, who is kidnapped and taken to Mars and thrust into an adventure he never wanted. In the process, he meets alien intelligences and gains and new understanding about a spiritual cosmology.







C.S. Lewis is one of Ben and Steve’s favorite authors, and with his mix of Christianity and science fiction and imagination, this series of books is perhaps the best fit for discussion on a podcast like Strangers and Aliens . . .







Coming soon . . . episodes finishing the trilogy with Perelandra and That Hideous Strength and an episode about the controversial book fragment The Dark Tower.







Some links to our other C.S. Lewis Coverage:







OUR COVERAGE OF THE SPACE TRILOGYOUT OF THE SILENT PLANET (C.S. Lewis’ Space Trilogy Part 1) – SA344PERELANDRA (C.S. Lewis’ Space Trilogy Part 2) – SA372THAT HIDEOUS STRENGTH (C.S. Lewis’ Space Trilogy Part 3) – SA386THE DARK TOWER (C.S. Lewis’ Space Trilogy Part 4) – SA405The first time we started a podcast series and forgot that we even did it – Ep. 47 — Into the Silent Planet (an introduction to C.S. Lewis’ “science fantasy” novel)







OUR COVERAGE OF TILL WE HAVE FACESTILL WE HAVE FACES Pt. 1: The Origin of the Book – SA211TILL WE HAVE FACES Pt. 2: Book Discussion – SA212







THE “IS IT WORTH READING?” SERIES COVERING THE SPACE TRILOGY ON YOUTUBEOUT OF THE SILENT PLANET: Is It Worth Reading? (Exploring Christian Sci-Fi) – VIDEOPERELANDRA: Is It Worth Reading? (Exploring Christian Sci-Fi) – VIDEOTHAT HIDEOUS STRENGTH: Is It Worth Reading? (Exploring Christian Sci-Fi) – VIDEOTHE DARK TOWER by C.S. Lewis: Is It Worth Reading? (Exploring Christian Sci-Fi) – VIDEO