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The Space Trilogy books in order

The Space Trilogy by C. S. Lewis has 3 books, published 1938–1945. Reading all of them takes about 14 hours (779 pages).

1Out of the Silent P… 2Perelandra 3That Hideous Streng…
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Reading order

  1. Book 1 · 1938

    Out of the Silent Planet

    174 pages, about 3.2 hours 4.0★ (32)

  2. Book 2 · 1943

    Perelandra

    223 pages, about 4.1 hours 3.5★ (13)

  3. Book 3 · 1945

    That Hideous Strength

    382 pages, about 7 hours 3.5★ (13)

Questions people ask

How many The Space Trilogy books are there?

There are 3 books in the series, published 1938–1945.

Which The Space Trilogy book should I read first?

Start with Out of the Silent Planet (1938), book 1. The list above is the reading order.

How long does it take to read the whole series?

About 14 hours at an average pace of 250 words a minute, or 779 pages in total. The longest book is That Hideous Strength at 382 pages.

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