Trilogia cosmică 1. departe de planeta tăcută

A physicist who craves power kidnaps Professor Ransom. An accomplice helps him. They take Ransom to the planet Malacandra in a spacecraft. They plan to steal its riches. They also plan to kill Ransom as a human sacrifice. He escapes and meets three kinds of beings who can think. He learns that beings across the universe know Earth's tragic past. They call his home the silent planet.

This science fiction novel by C.S. Lewis starts the Cosmic Trilogy. Ransom's trip raises questions about life in the vast reaches of space. He sees space as full of light. The planets seem like dark gaps in that light. He wonders if true emptiness lies beyond the solar system.

Andrei Dirlau translated this edition from English. Its original title is Out of the Silent Planet.