Our Science Fiction University session for today is on the second book of C.S. Lewis' Space Trilogy, Perelandra. Join Dr. Charlie Starr as he gives insight into this fantastic novel

Today, we start a new feature here on Republibot that we are very proud of: Science Fiction University. For the first quarter (and maybe beyond), C.S. Lewis expert and all-around-pop-culture maven, Dr. Charlie Starr will be sharing scholarly, insightful and fun thoughts on such topics as LOST, King Kong and Battlestar Galactica. We get started with a three part series on C.S. Lewis' Space Trilogy. Without further ado, let's look at Out of the Silent Planet

Hello, Ladies and Gentlemen (But probably mostly gentlemen, if we're honest. I can't imagine a lot of women hanging around here. Prove me wrong!) When we first started running this site, we separated ourselves from the pack a little bit by running Original Fiction, rather than just recycling the work of others, or yammering about TV shows. There's nothing wrong with that, and obviously yammering about TV is hauling the waggon here, but we just wanted to contribute a little bit as well as discuss the contributions of others.

There are two kinds of lost fanatics: on the one hand, those who delve into its mysteries with Sherlock Holmsian passion in order to unlock the island’s secrets, and on the other hand, me. When I was first asked to write a chapter for an anthology on Lost a few years ago I decided to become the champion of the theory that no one else would champion: that the key to getting Lost is staying lost—that surrender to the joy of mystery is what makes Lost such a joy.