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From: garys@bunker.UUCP (Gary M. Samuelson)
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Subject: Re: Re: Yellow Press in SciFi?
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Ken Nichols, on religion in SF:

> ... I do know of a SF
> trilogy by C. S. Lewis that is quite good.  Though religion is not
> specificaly mentioned, the books have analogies to religion as the base
> of their story line.  I have read them two or three times and they are 
> very interesting.  But wouldn't you know it, I'm at work and I can only 
> remember the name of the first book in the trilogy.  I will post the
> other titles later I guess.  The first book is called Perelandra.
> 
> Although some parts of the last book contains what some might call graphic
> violence, I would suggest this as good reading to any Christian SF fan.

The three books are: "Out of the Silent Planet," "Perelandra," and
"That Hideous Strength."  I'm not sure what Ken would consider a
specific mention of religion; it is pretty clear to me that religion
is a key element in this trilogy (often referred to as Lewis's Space
Trilogy).

"Out of the Silent Planet" deals with yet another case of humanity's
self-acclaimed finest running roughshod over an ostensibly primitive
society.  But in this case, the Lord of the planet, Oyarsa, is no
mere superstition, and has a few tricks up his, ah, incorporealness.
The setting is Mars, known by its inhabitants as Malacandra.

"Perelandra" deals with the awakening of life on Venus, where the
first man and the first woman are facing the first temptation,
with two of the earthmen from the first book on hand to try to
sway the woman's decision.

"That Hideous Strength" concerns the struggle between the Oyarsa
of the earth and other Oyeresu to determine the destiny of the
earth's inhabitants.  The conflict is played out by their
respective human agents, though almost none of the agents for
either side know exactly who is behind it all.

The above summaries are deliberately vague; I didn't want to
spoil anything.  I second Ken's recommendation, though.

Gary Samuelson
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