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The Space Trilogy books in order
There are 3 books in The Space Trilogy. The latest, That Hideous Strength, came out in 1945, and C. S. Lewis hasn't announced another one yet.
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Release information last checked 12 November 2026.
The Space Trilogy books in order
1938Book 1Out of the Silent Planet
1943Book 2Perelandra
1945Book 3That Hideous Strength
Companion stories
1977CompanionThe Dark Tower and Other Stories
What The Space Trilogy is about
From the description of Out of the Silent Planet, the first book.
The first book in Lewis's Space Trilogy, *Out of the Silent Planet* tells the story of Dr. Elwin Ransom, a philologist who likes to explore the English countryside on foot. Seeking out a place to stay the night, he ends up at the estate of a colleague who is away in London. However, the house is not empty. Ransom stumbles upon the plot of a megalomaniacal scientist and his collaborator, who just happens to be an old schoolmate of Ransom's. Drugged, kidnapped, and wisked away in the scientists rocket to the planet Malacandra where he is to serve as a human sacrifice, Dr. Ransom escapes into the strange Malacandran wilderness pursued by his kidnappers and abandoning his hopes of returning to Earth. Ransom discovers that the inhabitants of Malacandra are not what his kidnappers believed them to be. In his adventures in the often strangely beautiful, sometimes dangerous, and sometimes surprisingly familiar Malacandra and its inhabitants, Ransom uncovers information about the larger universe and Earth's place that suggest he has as much to discover about his home planet as he does about the alien Malacandra.
The Space Trilogy at a glance
- Author
- C. S. Lewis
- Books published
- 3
- Companion stories
- 1
- Still to come
- None announced yet
- First book published
- 1938
Questions readers ask
Is there going to be another Space Trilogy book?
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How many books are in The Space Trilogy?
3 books have been published in The Space Trilogy so far, plus 1 companion story.
What order should I read The Space Trilogy in?
Read the main books in order: 1. Out of the Silent Planet, 2. Perelandra, 3. That Hideous Strength. The 1 companion can be read alongside them.
Is The Space Trilogy finished?
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