![]() ![]() During his time on Malacandra the professor learns much about the planet and its inhabitants, but even more about his own home, the Earth, and the place of human kind in the universe. His curiosity overcomes his fear, however, when he discovers that many of the native creatures possess the ability to speak and share a common tongue. The professor escapes his captors soon after they land, and he finds himself terrified in an unfamiliar world. Lewis tells the story of a philology professor, much reminiscent of Lewis’s friend J.R.R Tolkien, who, while exploring a mysterious house in the English countryside, is kidnapped and brought to the mysterious planet of Malacandra aboard a strange space–going vehicle. In this early work of science fiction ( Out of the Silent Planet was first published in 1938) C.S. MassHire Franklin Hampshire Career Center.Calvin Coolidge Presidential Library and Museum. ![]() My Account Accessibility Hours Contact Donate Search for: Search What to search ![]()
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