by JDMalament » May 9th, 2010, 8:22 pm
I think "Cosmic Trilogy" is certainly a better way of describing it. However, I don't think that just because That Hideous Strength is the longest book and only takes place on Thulcandra (Earth), is reason enough to discard the term "Interplanetary Trilogy." Out of the Silent Planet and Perelandra definitely fall under this category, as they both describe Ransom's travels between and interactions with beings from Malacandra and Perelandra. As for THS, while there is not really any interplanetary travel, I think this term could since apply since Thulcandra is located between the other two planets visited. Plus, the characters do still interact with the Eldila, which are somewhat otherworldly.
Either way, I think in the future, I will not personally refer to the trilogy using the term "Space."
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