C.S. Lewis
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| Original Title: | That Hideous Strength |
| ISBN: | 0007157177 (ISBN13: 9780007157174) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | The Space Trilogy #3 |
| Characters: | Elwin Ransom, Merlin |
| Setting: | England |
| Literary Awards: | Prometheus Hall of Fame Award Nominee for (2003) (2008), Retro Hugo Award Nominee for Best Novel (1996) |
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The third novel in the science-fiction trilogy by C.S. Lewis. This final story is set on Earth, and tells of a terrifying conspiracy against humanity. The story surrounds Mark and Jane Studdock, a newly married couple. Mark is a Sociologist who is enticed to join an organisation called N.I.C.E. which aims to control all human life. His wife, meanwhile, has bizarre prophetic dreams about a decapitated scientist, Alcasan. As Mark is drawn inextricably into the sinister organisation, he discovers the truth of his wife’s dreams when he meets the literal head of Alcasan which is being kept alive by infusions of blood. Jane seeks help concerning her dreams at a community called St Anne’s, where she meets their leader – Dr Ransom (the main character of the previous two titles in the trilogy). The story ends in a final spectacular scene at the N.I.C.E. headquarters where Merlin appears to confront the powers of Hell.Particularize Appertaining To Books That Hideous Strength (The Space Trilogy #3)
| Title | : | That Hideous Strength (The Space Trilogy #3) |
| Author | : | C.S. Lewis |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 534 pages |
| Published | : | December 5th 2005 by HarperCollins Publishers (first published December 1945) |
| Categories | : | Science Fiction. Fiction. Fantasy. Christian. Classics. Christian Fiction. Science Fiction Fantasy |
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Ratings: 3.88 From 28879 Users | 1753 ReviewsCriticize Appertaining To Books That Hideous Strength (The Space Trilogy #3)
Newly married Jane Studdock is troubled by nightmares she later learns are actual events and is a gift (or curse) powers around her wish to use for good or ill. Her husband, Mark, is a professor at Bracton, an English college more than 700 hundred years old. He desperately wishes to be considered part of the Progressive Element at the school.Bragdon Wood on the schools property is even older than it, with ties to the time of Merlin. N.I.C.E. wishes to buy the Wood for their headquarters. EvenEasily the best of the Ransom Trilogy; a masterwork. Can also be read as a stand-alone novel. I recommend you preface it with The Abolition of Man.
The best of the series. I'd love for the rest of my life to be about building a St. Annes to fight N.I.C.E.'s
Originally posted at FanLit. Come visit us!http://www.fantasyliterature.com/revi..."Nature is the ladder we have climbed up by. Now we kick her away."That Hideous Strength is the final volume of C.S. Lewiss SPACE TRILOGY. This story, which could be categorized as science fiction, dystopian fiction, Arthurian legend, and Christian allegory, is different enough from the previous books, Out of the Silent Planet and Perelandra, that you dont need to have read them, but it may help to vaguely
I started this book with a certain amount of trepidation. I'd liked the first book in this series a lot, but while I had been enchanted with the descriptions of Venus/Perelandra, I was frustrated by the outcome of the second book as a whole. Which way was this going to go? Well, somewhere in the middle. In general, the book was entertaining to read, with occasional passages that made me stop and take a deep breath. It's one of those things where some of the things he says sound fantastic, and
Good Story 206. Julie and Scott are appalled to find that N.I.C.E. bought the lot next door.===========As with the other two books in C.S. Lewis's "space trilogy" I found this one difficult to get into and, yet, once I got past the indefinable point where it was no longer a struggle, I couldn't read it fast enough. Consequently this was a 24-hour book for me. It is a testament to Lewis's imagination and writing skill as to how different all three of the books are in this trilogy, while
I've read "That Hideous Strength" several times, and it always has been my favorite of C.S. Lewis' space trilogy. But this time through, it captivated me in a way that it never has before. Only C.S. Lewis, with his combination of brilliance, scholarly knowledge, writing ability, wit and Christian world view, could have written this book.It is Lewis' most satirical book, even more so than "Screwtape Letters." It is probably his most sophisticated fiction work with the exception of "Till We Have
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