#space trilogy

[queenlucythevaliant]

So in That Hideous Strength, C.S. Lewis names Arthur, Barbarossa, Enoch, and Elijah as the only people never to have died. You know who he's (ironically) missing?

Reepicheep.

#yeah i know he's not the self -referential type #plus rhe space trilogy predates vdt #all I'm saying is that it /I/ made a 'people who never died' list Reepicheep would definitely be on it #jack #narnia #space trilogy

[raspberryzingaaa]

The WORST part of rereading That Hideous Strength is that you've got to deal with the terrible talking in circles nonsense of the n.i.c.e.

Its just a whole bunch of words saying approximately nothing, which I understand is the point, but on a reread it makes a body want to scream

#nia post #shaking mark by the shoulders: dude dont take a job if you dont know ehat the job is you stupid idiot #space trilogy

[wayward-wren]

Obsessed with Ransom in the Space Trilogy btw absolute character of all time. My guy got kidnapped into space and concerningly quickly decided hey space is actually pretty cool this isn't too bad. Landed on a strange planet and bolted, spent a night alone and almost going insane, came face to face with a terrifying giant otter but immediately forgot his fear in favour of linguistics curiosity when it starts speaking. Keeps trying to figure out who rules who and what the conflicts are on this new planet, absolute British Behavour. Almost immediately fitted into the giant otter alien culture to the point of helping them kill a giant monster creature they went to hunt. Dude was going on a walking tour and didn't tell anyone where he was, making him a perfect interplanetary kidnapee. Tries to give his watch to an alien as a thank you gift. Absolute fascinated by the language of this weird planet, to an almost concerning but also lowkey relatable degree.

And I haven't even finished the first book.

#wren rambles #space trilogy #cs lewis #cs lewis space trilogy #out of the silent planet #love this dude fr #what a guy

[clevermird]

Review: Out of the Silent Planet by C.S. Lewis

Clearly, whoever put together my list of the "great classics" was thinking ahead. After the long, somewhat archaic Moby Dick, they suggested something lighter and more accessible with The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe. However, while I agree that the book is a classic and well-deserving of being "one of the greats", I've read it many times, the last of which was less than two years ago. So I decided to replace it with another work by the same author. His most famous non-Narnia work, The Screwtape Letters, I read even more recently and most Lewis is firmly in the realm of non-fiction. But then my eyes landed on the so-called Space Trilogy. Equipped with Project Gutenberg access and a vague memory of my grandmother liking the books when I was a kid, I stepped into Out of the Silent Planet completely blind. What I found surprised me greatly. Professor Ransom, a talented linguistics teacher, is on a walking tour of England when he runs into an old schoolmate who seems to be working on a mysterious project in a secluded house. Accepting the offer of tea, Ransom finds himself drugged, kidnapped, and packed onto a space ship headed for planets unknown, while his captors clearly plot some kind of sinister fate for him at their destination. This book was a lot of fun. Ransom was a very likable protagonist. He's no hero, no great and inspiring leader, and realistically freaks out at some of the situations he's thrown into. Yet rather than stay in a panic, he keeps pulling himself out because he's just such a nerd. After the initial horror of his kidnapping, for example, he soon adjusts to what's going on and forgets to be particularly scared because he's in *space* and it's *cool*. The aliens are genuinely alien and some of the descriptions of the fantastic landscapes are quite inspiring.  Perhaps the most surprising thing, however, was the thematic undertone and how modern it felt, for lack of a better word. I'm used to older literature having messages that didn't age well, but some of the central themes of this one - that going to another place where people already live to take their things and exploit their natural resources is bad (even if those people do not look or talk like you) and that evil ideas dressed up in pretty words are still evil - feel very relevant and wouldn't be out of place in a scifi novel published last year. Not revolutionary, but still surprising in a book written in the 1930s. Not that everything was perfect. The story drags a fair bit in the second act and I would have liked a bit more character development. I also wasn't a fan of the meta element introduced in the last few chapters, which I felt weakened my enjoyment significantly.  Still, I had a lot of fun with this book and am cautiously optimistic to see how this relatively self-contained story will progress in the next two books. 

Rating: 7/10

#mird reviews stuff #mird reads the classics #out of the silent planet #c s lewis #space trilogy

[elvenwhovian]

Getting ready to review @silavut ‘s edits of this fic, so an official cover was in order ... for the future ebook of course :)

#the wayfarer chronicles #fan fiction #c s lewis #cosmic trilogy #space trilogy #oh photoshop how i have missed you my beloved

[divinecomedyproductions]

Listening to CS Lewis’s Ransom Trilogy, the Eldila and Oyéresu are basically Invisible Space Maiar and Valar and the Old Solar language is CS Lewis’s version of Elvish

#cs lewis #jrr tolkien #the space trilogy #the ransom trilogy #ransom trilogy #space trilogy #maiar #Valar

[apesoformythoughts]

“But in the meantime it does make a difference how things are put. For instance, if it were even whispered that the N.I.C.E. wanted powers to experiment on criminals, you'd have all the old women of both sexes up in arms and yapping about humanity. Call it re-education of the mal-adjusted, and you have them all slobbering with delight that the brutal era of retributive punishment has at last come to an end. Odd thing it is—the word 'experiment' is unpopular, but not the word 'experimental.' You mustn't experiment on children; but offer the dear little kiddies free education in an experimental school attached to the N.I.C.E. and it's all correct!"

— That Hideous Strength

#that hideous strength #space trilogy

[bluenesss]

Been reading Perelandra :))

#cs lewis #perelandra #space trilogy #fanart #character art #art

[who-canceled-roger-rabbit]

Ironic given the date I'm posting this, but wow holy shit lads I did not recall until now just how much of an Awakening™ Jadis the White Witch was for me when I was smol.

I mean c'mon people she's 7 FEET TALL. I cannot be the only WLW with this experience. As trad as Lewis's views on gender and sexuality were (see That Hideous Strength, the final installment of his Space Trilogy), Clive Staples inadvertently knew how to appeal to the sapphic audience.

#jadis #white witch #jadis the white witch #narnia #the chronicles of narnia #sapphic #gay #lesbian #queer #lgbtq+ #women loving women #wlw #space trilogy #that hideous strength #c. s. lewis #c.s. lewis #c s lewis #cs lewis

[simchafisher]

Stars thick as daisies on an uncut lawn

Stars thick as daisies on an uncut lawn

Have you SEEN the new pictures from the crazy new James Webb telescope? The first images are gorgeous, just glorious. Images from space are almost always joyful and exultant, each one surpassing the last, and I’m always a little baffled by people who say they see them and feel small and insignificant.  For me, they have just the opposite effect.  Here’s a little essay I wrote in 2018 (and sightly…

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#astronaut #astronomy #c.s. lewis #James Webb Telescope #space #Space Trilogy

[raspberryzingaaa]

The jealousy i feel when listening to Out of The Silent Planet, when Ransom goes to speak with Oyarsa. I would have skipped all other questions to tell Oyarsa Malacandra of the wonderful and terrible things that Maleldil has done. I get all jittery and wiggly thinking about it and Ransom Never Does get to the point to tell them all about the epicness of God's Hands on Earth.

#nia post #like. i get that he has a limited vocabulary and time but i start compiling a list of things i would be explaining 😂 #jack lewis #space trilogy

[macksamuels]

I am stoked to be able to share my completed work. This has taken a few years, but now it's done and on Audible! It was so much fun doing the work for ACX … and the GAI! Anyway, I hope you get a chance to explore this series. It is intended to be challenging, philosophical, and fun sci-fi!

So what is this all about? Sure, let me tell you: " In an act of desperation, humanity reaches out across the stars in a search for purpose. Even after a thousand years of searching, purpose proves to be ever allusive. And since every person tends to define purpose in their own way, how can humanity reach for the stars, find purpose, and manage to not destroy itself in the process? "

And why? Well, because: " As a long-time student of Restoration Theology (Tikkun Olam), this book is his attempt to write out a fictional account of how the restoration of a civilization might actually occur. This book also examines many aspects of morality, from simply doing good to one’s fellow citizens to searching for deeper spiritual truths."

I hope you enjoy!

#restoration #messianic #dystopic #science fiction #sci fi #appointed times #space trilogy #philosophy #writing #self publish #self publishing #audio books

[getooine]

POV: you just interrupted the Skywalker twins at the space gala

Just a little post to say thank you for a 1000 followers!! I never thought that posting my little pictures on tumblr would get so much love 💕

#art #artists on tumblr #fanart #star wars #star wars fanart #digital art #star wars original trilogy #illustration #luke skywalker #luke skywalker fanart #leia organa #princess leia #luke and leia #leia organa fanart #planet: coruscant #I wish I could have been bothered to do the background properly but oh well #space twins #skywalker family #skywalker twins

[apesoformythoughts]

“We are in fact asking her to take a leap in the dark. It is like that, like getting married, or going into the Navy as a boy, or becoming a monk, or trying a new thing to eat. You can’t know what it’s like until you take the plunge.”

— That Hideous Strength

#that hideous strength #space trilogy

[othercat2]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Space Trilogy - C. S. Lewis Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Characters: Original Characters Additional Tags: Worldbuilding Summary:

A little girl among the hrossa of Malacandra asks questions and starts an apprenticeship program between the seroni, hrossa and pfifltriggi.

#space trilogy #yuletide #rec