Out of the Silent Planet, by C.S. Lewis is a story of a man named Ransom who is a traveler looking for a place to stay. One night he comes across a large mansion and sneaks into the garden, when later he finds out the mansion belongs to one of his old colleagues named Weston and his assistant Divine. Ransom later finds out that they are using him for some sort experiment as he dozes off from drugged wine. When he comes to his senses he is on a high tech space shuttle to a distant planet called Malacandra where apparently there is life. Ransom still knows Weston and Divine are using him, so he attempts to sneak away on the baron and unknown planet.
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