Esa horrible fortaleza: Libro 3 de La trilogía cósmica

by C. S. Lewis

<p><em>Esa horrible </em>fortaleza es la tercera novela de la trilog&iacute;a de ciencia ficci&oacute;n de Lewis. Ambientada en la Tierra, narra una terror&iacute;fica conspiraci&oacute;n contra la humanidad. La historia rodea a Mark y Jane Studdock, una pareja reci&eacute;n casada. Mark es un soci&oacute;logo que se siente atra&iacute;do por una organizaci&oacute;n llamada N.I.C.E., que pretende controlar toda la vida humana. Jane, por su parte, tiene extra&ntilde;os sue&ntilde;os prof&eacute;ticos sobre un cient&iacute;fico decapitado, Alcasan. Mientras Mark se ve arrastrado inextricablemente a la siniestra organizaci&oacute;n, descubre la verdad de los sue&ntilde;os de su mujer cuando conoce la cabeza literal de Alcasan, que se mantiene viva mediante infusiones de sangre. Jane busca ayuda en relaci&oacute;n con sus sue&ntilde;os en una comunidad llamada Santa Ana, donde conoce a su l&iacute;der, el Dr. Ransom. La historia termina en una espectacular escena final en la sede de la N.I.C.E., donde Merl&iacute;n aparece para enfrentarse a los poderes del infierno.</p><p><strong>That Hideous Strength</strong></p><p><em>That Hideous Strength </em>is the third novel in Lewis's science fiction trilogy. Set on Earth, it tells of a terrifying conspiracy against humanity. The story surrounds Mark and Jane Studdock, a newly married couple. Mark is a sociologist who is enticed to join an organization called N.I.C.E., which aims to control all human life. Jane, meanwhile, has bizarre prophetic dreams about a decapitated scientist, Alcasan. As Mark is drawn inextricably into the sinister organization, he discovers the truth of his wife's dreams when he meets the literal head of Alcasan, which is being kept alive by infusions of blood. Jane seeks help concerning her dreams at a community called St. Anne's, where she meets their leader&mdash;Dr. Ransom. The story ends in a final spectacular scene at the N.I.C.E. headquarters where Merlin appears to confront the powers of Hell</p>