The first book in C. S. Lewis's acclaimed Space Trilogy, which continues with u003ciu003ePerelandrau003c/iu003e and u003ciu003eThat Hideous Strength, Out of the Silent Planetu003c/iu003e begins the adventures of the remarkable Dr. Ransom. Here, that estimable man is abducted by a megalomaniacal physicist and his accomplice and taken via spaceship to the red planet of Malacandra. The two men are in need of a human sacrifice, and Dr. Ransom would seem to fit the bill. Once on the planet, however, Ransom eludes his captors, risking his life and his chances of returning to Earth, becoming a stranger in a land that is enchanting in its difference from Earth and instructive in its similarity. First published in 1943, u003ciu003eOut of the Silent Planetu003c/iu003e remains a mysterious and suspenseful tour de force.