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Many of the books I review are provided to me free of charge from publishers, authors, or other groups in return for a review. The delay will mostly be due to other reading commitments/preferences than desire to see how Lewis plays out the rest of Dr. There are two more books in the series, and I will eventually get to them. If you also read it with the viewpoint of what has transpired since WWII and our most recent history, it will challenge you to go deeper in understanding mankind and God himself. If you keep in mind the time period in which this novel was written, you can see Lewis’ concerns for the future. I came away with two - our ability to know God is limited by what we have decided is truth and people tend to view themselves as superior in regards to others based on their perceived intellect and experiences. Scholars have many takes on this novel and its themes. Through his study of their language, he learns things that make him question his pre-conceived notions of God and faith. His terror in finding himself among the strange terrain and beings is soon overcome by his interest in the linguistics of the planet’s inhabitants. Malacandria (or Mars) is a very foreign place for the reluctant space traveler, Dr. Written between WWI and WWII, its science seems a bit old fashioned, but the mechanics of space travel are really not the focus of the book.

Science fiction written by a renowned Christian apologist sounds a bit strange, but as always Lewis manages to reveal truth in the most unlikely places. I listened to the audiobook of Out of The Silent Planet, book 1 in C.

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