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The Space Trilogy Reading Order
The Space Trilogy by C. S. Lewis has 3 main books (1938–1945). Start with Out of the Silent Planet (1938) and read the numbered books in order.
By C. S. Lewis
The Space Trilogy books in order
Your reading speed
- 3 h 3 min
- 3 h 54 min
- 6 h 41 min
Main books together: 779 pages, about 13 h 38 min at 238 words per minute.
Page counts: median across editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
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The Space Trilogy: common questions
- How many books are in the The Space Trilogy series?
- There are 3 main books in The Space Trilogy. The most recent main book listed here is That Hideous Strength (1945).
- What order should I read The Space Trilogy in?
- Read The Space Trilogy in its numbered order: Out of the Silent Planet, Perelandra, That Hideous Strength.
- What is the first The Space Trilogy book?
- The first book is Out of the Silent Planet by C. S. Lewis, published in 1938.
- How long does it take to read the whole The Space Trilogy series?
- The 3 main books add up to about 779 pages (median edition lengths). At 238 words per minute that is about 13½ hours of reading, or about 28 days at 30 minutes a day.