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On the planet Perelandra, Dr Ransom battles to preserve a second Eden from the evil forces possessing the body of his enemy, Weston. Ransom eventually destroys the body of Weston, the "Un-man". Through the fantasy of Perelandra, Lewis explores issues of good and evil, God and the devil.
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In the first book of C.S. Lewis's legendary science fiction trilogy, Dr. Ransom is kidnapped and spirited by spaceship to the mysterious red planet of Malandra. He escapes and goes on the run, jeopardizing both his chances of ever returning to Earth and his very life. First published in 1943, this classic interplanetary fantasy continues to delight readers around the world. Written during the dark hours immediately before and during the Second World...
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The final book in C.S. Lewis's acclaimed Space Trilogy, which includes Out of the Silent Planet and Perelandra, That Hideous Strength concludes the adventures of the matchless Dr. Ransom. The dark forces that were repulsed in Out of the Silent Planet and Perelandra are massed for an assault on the planet Earth itself. Word is on the wind that the mighty wizard Merlin has come back to the land of the living after many centuries, holding the key to...
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Just as readers have been transfixed by the stories, characters, and deeper meanings of Lewis's timeless tales in The Chronicles of Narnia, most find this same allure in his classic Space Trilogy. In these fantasy stories for adults, we encounter, once again, magical creatures, a world of wonders, epic battles, and revelations of transcendent truths.
That Hideous Strength is the third novel in Lewis's science fiction trilogy. Set on Earth,
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Nine hundred thousand years ago, something annihilated the Amarantin civilization just as it was on the verge of discovering space flight. Now one scientist, Dan Sylveste, will stop at nothing to solve the Amarantin riddle before ancient history repeats itself. With no other resources at his disposal, Sylveste forges a dangerous alliance with the cyborg crew of the starship Nostalgia for Infinity. But as he closes in on the secret, a killer closes...
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Luta Paixon, capitaine du vaisseau marchand Tane Ikai, veut comprendre pourquoi elle a l'apparence d'une femme de trente ans alors qu'elle en a en réalité quatre-vingt-quatre. Elle n'est toutefois pas la seule à vouloir mettre la main sur cette information... Sa mère, une généticienne qui a disparu près de soixante ans plus tt, détient peut-être la clé de cette histoire. Cependant, admettant que sa mère soit toujours en vie, la traquer...
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Dale Kinmont spends his days helping the new government of Venus adjust to independence. He is comfortable there, and certainly doesn't want to go to some horrible place like the Crater prison colony on Mercury. But when Uncle Zack goes there and winds up missing, Dale knows he's the only one who can find him.Crater is too big for him to search for Zack by himself, so he must enlist the aid of the local partisans. Their assistance comes at a price,...
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Dale Kinmont recruits Martian volunteers to travel to Venus and aid in its defense. He assembles an army and dispatches them ahead of schedule. They'll beat Nat there with time to spare, and Dale is optimistic.
The plan is soon derailed. Nat and his army of convicts aren't going to Venus as planned-they're on their way to Mars. Dale's army's ship can't turn around, and they will never make it back in time.
He must find a way to defend his uncle's...
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Dale Kinmont is a college student in post-catastrophe America. He's lucky; he lives in one of the walled cities for the nation's elite, and life is pleasant. He expects to graduate and find employment in his uncle's company.Everything changes when he's framed for murder. He's tried, convicted, and sentenced to hard labor in the prison colony on Mercury. He ends up in Hesperus instead, a flying city that soars eternally through the acidic skies of...
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Book Three in The Space Empire Trilogy -
Alexander risked everything for Michael, only to see himself barely tolerated in the reconciliation between the Space Empire's king and his son. Forces are at work far beyond Lorelei's Peace Child plans and Randolph and Aidan's struggles for acceptance. The empire that has never welcomed an Earthling into its ranks, much less allowed a marriage with someone who might step up to the throne. The Church's claimed...
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Aidan, their unintended traveling companion, is losing blood fast. The destruction of two possible escape vehicles and the forced evacuation of the third leaves them little choice. But a golf cart in the dense wilderness isn't the best getaway vehicle. An introduction to Earth's Fourth Empire really wasn't on Michael or Randolph's calendar.
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A series of dark comedy sci-fi novellas put together into one novel. The Divine Space Gods trilogy is parodying The Divine Zetan Trilogy by the same author.
The whole Divine Space Gods trilogy containing Abraham's Follies, Revolution for Dummies, and Rangda's Shenanigans
Divine Space Gods 1: Abraham's Follies
When God dies, an idiot takes his place!
Divine Space Gods 2: Revolution for Dummies
Keila is the perfect revolutionary:
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They say bad news comes in threes, but trouble can multiply.
With HiveZ on the way to the Crab Nebula and annihilation, Tessa Graham is finally ready to relax. After more than a thousand years fighting mankind's worst enemy, she deserves a break.
Unfortunately, fate has other plans.
Jordan Hightower is a man with responsibilities – the first of which is providing for his young sister, LouAnn. The quick-thinking privateer is always looking for...
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In another life, Tessa Graham was a hotshot cyber security geek. The most dangerous thing she tackled in a day was a wayward computer virus. Losing everything puts her life on a different trajectory, one that leads first to love, and then to devastating loss when her soul is stolen and used to target a high-tech nanocyte plague designed to wipe out the human race. Accidentally given an android body, Tessa vows that she will stop humanity's worst enemy...
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In "Humiliation," Michael, crown prince
of the Space Empire, finds that he is not alone in his quest to build an
advanced deep-space battle-ready vessel.
Mysterious ships bearing scarlet crosses pursue his convoy and expose
conspiracies against the Space Empire from within and without.
Michael's adoptive brother Randolph follows him to exile on Earth and a
summer of biblical teaching at Jonathan Edwards' camp meetings.
Forbidden romance leads to...
16) Perelandra
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Perelandra, la segunda novela de la trilogía de ciencia ficción de Lewis, narra el viaje del Dr. Ransom al planeta paradisíaco de Perelandra, o Venus, que resulta ser un hermoso mundo parecido al Edén. Se horroriza al descubrir que su viejo enemigo, el Dr. Weston, también ha llegado y lo pone en grave peligro una vez más. Mientras el cuerpo del loco Weston es tomado por las fuerzas del mal, Ransom emprende una lucha desesperada para salvar la...
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