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That Hideous Strength (Voyager Classics) (Paperback)

by C.S. Lewis (Author)
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 448 pages
  • Publisher: Voyager; New edition edition (3 Dec 2001)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0007122020
  • ISBN-13: 978-0007122028
  • Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 12.8 x 3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 770,322 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'An extravagant mingling of dream and realism...excellent and thrilling reading' Daily Telegraph

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars fascinating conclusion to the space trilogy, 24 April 2002
By awblundell@hotmail.com (Warwickshire,England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: That Hideous Strength (Space Trilogy) (Mass Market Paperback)
This novel is a wonderful conclusion to CS Lewis' space trilogy, which began with Out of the Silent Planet and Perelandra (also published as Voyage to Venus). I use the word 'wonderful' in it's fullest original meaning i.e. full of wonder.
That Hideous Strenght was one of the first SF books I bought and is at least in part responsible for the five crammed bookcases which now house my collection.
Lewis has blended classical, Arthurian, medieval legend and allegory for the climax to the story of Ransome.
The book is suffused throughout with Lewis' Christian beliefs and philosophy but don't let that put you off - as an agnostic bordering on atheist myself I can assure you that it doesn't detract from the book.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Prophetic, wise, 13 Oct 2000
By Extollager (Mayville, ND United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: That Hideous Strength (Voyager) (Paperback)
I turn to this novel again and again. Lewis put everything he loved into it -- references to J R R Tolkien's mythology, allusions to the theories of Owen Barfield and the poetry of Charles Williams; love of British countryside and weather; economic insights that have won praise from Wendell Berry - - many more examples could be given.

And it's a thrilling story, with psychic dreams, an Orwellian science fiction theme, and a satisfactorily Jacobean climax.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The Best of The Cosmic Trilogy, 9 Mar 2000
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This review is from: That Hideous Strength (Space Trilogy) (Mass Market Paperback)
This book is often unfairly maligned as being the 'weakest' of the three books in the science fiction trilogy. In my humble opinion it is the best. Superlatives will have to suffice: a plethora of superbly sketched characters; a bizarre plot deftly handled with the separate elements woven together nicely at the end; moments of true horror and terror; I could go on and on but - read this book! The influence of Charles Williams' thrillers on 'That Hideous Strength' have been noted before now. In my opinion they are eclipsed by this, a definate curates' egg in English Literature.
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5.0 out of 5 stars That Hideous Strength
This book started slowly and was clearly of its own era but it became absolutely fascinating as I realised just how much the ideas and imagery had either influenced or were part... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Mrs. K. Davies

5.0 out of 5 stars Goodness Garnished with Pantheism for a Wilder Ride
Lewis, like his friend and fellow philologist Tolkien, dealt in the creation of realistic myth. This well paced novel culminates his Space Trilogy, commencing with Out of the... Read more
Published 13 months ago by Graham Worthington

4.0 out of 5 stars Part 3 of the trilogy
I struggled with this book, I have to admit, making two separate attempts to complete it, but ultimately I did and I enjoyed it. Read more
Published 17 months ago by G. Horsham

5.0 out of 5 stars More than you might think
This book is curious, at the very least because at the time it was published there was a mild fuss over the possibility that Lewis was referring to parallel organizations and... Read more
Published 22 months ago by Mark Grindell

5.0 out of 5 stars Great
This is the third and final book in C.S. Lewis's amazing Space Trilogy. This book was written as a sequel to the immensely popular Out of the Silent Planet and Perelandra but... Read more
Published 22 months ago by Steven R. McEvoy

5.0 out of 5 stars Great
This is the third and final book in C.S. Lewis's amazing Space Trilogy. This book was written as a sequel to the immensely popular Out of the Silent Planet and Perelandra but... Read more
Published 22 months ago by Steven R. McEvoy

4.0 out of 5 stars Best characters, weakest plot
Serials can be subject to the law of diminishing returns, and that is certainly true to an extent here. Read more
Published on 14 Feb 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars A jewel
C S Lewis was one of the finest writers of fantasy before the term was coined; in the wake of his friend J R R Tolkien's "The Hobbit" the field expanded from Wellsian... Read more
Published on 12 Aug 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars A jewel
C S Lewis was one of the finest writers of fantasy before the term was coined; in the wake of his friend J R R Tolkien's "The Hobbit" the field expanded from Wellsian... Read more
Published on 12 Aug 2001

4.0 out of 5 stars A good read
The third and final book in C.S. Lewis's science fiction trilogy is a curious mixture of 1984 style science (but written before it and more realistic! Read more
Published on 4 Jun 1999

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