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Out of the Silent Planet
Fantasy
Out of the Silent Planet
Book 1 of the The Space Trilogy series
160 pages · First published 1938
Cambridge philologist Elwin Ransom is kidnapped by the physicist Weston and businessman Devine and carried aboard a spacecraft to Malacandra, the planet humans call Mars. Expecting to be sacrificed to alien creatures, Ransom escapes and discovers several intelligent species living within a spiritual order radically different from Earth’s. His growing understanding of Malacandra exposes the arrogance behind Weston’s vision of human expansion. The first Space Trilogy novel combines planetary adventure, linguistics, Christian cosmology, and a critique of imperialism as Ransom discovers that humanity may be the spiritually isolated species rather than the civilized one.
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Kidnapping/captivity · Mild frightening/intense material
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Thames Lemonade
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What you'll need
- 1 1/2 oz fresh lemon juice ↗
- 3/4 oz simple syrup ↗
- 5 oz cold water
- Ice
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- Stir lemon juice and simple syrup with cold water until combined. Serve over ice.
- Garnish: Lemon wheel.
- Glassware: Highball glass.
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Orange-Kissed Brown Ale
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A mellow, malty pour suits a little enchantment and an escape from the everyday.
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- 12 oz English brown ale
- 1 wide strip orange peel ↗
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- Pour the beer into a pint glass and express the orange peel over the surface; add the peel if desired.
- Garnish: Orange peel.
- Glassware: Pint glass.
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