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'When two amateur archaeologists in Australia uncover a hidden high-tech tomb they inadvertently awaken a millennia-old superhuman. Does the beautiful Earani mean to save humanity or destroy it?
'A country farmer uncovers remnants of an advanced civilization that contain a woman, asleep in suspended animation for two thousand years. Upon awakening the woman Earani teleports herself into the office of the Australian Prime Minister and reveals her plans to take over the world – through mind control.
'An advanced civilization from the impossibly distant past is about to be resurrected in rural Australia. What dark secrets does it hold? Is it possible for a man to deny the requests of the world's most beautiful and intelligent woman? To fight a relentless and appealing logic no matter how horrific the consequences?
'It's rare that a novel captures a country's soul. How is it possible that a novel written almost a hundred years ago can speak to us so deeply of things that disturb and torment Australians even today? Out of the Silence is the most perplexing of novels, where during the course of the story your expectations and assumptions are turned 180 degrees.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
Adaptations
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Out of the Silence
R. Ernest Hicks
(illustrator),
1934
7497466
1934
single work
graphic novel
science fiction
Erle Cox's science-fiction novel adapted (apparently by Cox himself) as a comic strip, which ran simultaneously in at least three major Australian newspapers.
The strip appeared in the same form each week: three to four (most usually four) panels of black-and-white line drawings, each with their own small block of text beneath.
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form
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Out of the Silence
1940
Sydney
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2CH
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1940
Z1732446
1940
series - publisher
radio play
science fiction
Adapted from Erle Cox's lost civilisation novel of the same name.
Notes
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Dedication: To My Wife
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Russian translation 'çErminiia' published in Poslednii a novosti (4 April 1929 - 15 May 1929). National Library of Australia holds a photocopy (42 leaves; unsighted).
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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The World of Out of the Silence by Erle Cox
2022
single work
essay
— Appears in: Aurealis , no. 148 2022; -
The Fiction of the Future : Australian Science Fiction
2012
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Sold by the Millions : Australia's Bestsellers 2012; (p. 128-140) 'According to Russell Blackford 'commercial science fiction is the most international of literary forms.' He observes that 'Australian SF continues to flourish, even if it trails heroic fantasy in mass-market appeal.' Australian SF writers although published internationally, with a dedicated fan followings in USA, UK and Europe, were overlooked for a very long time by Australian multinational publishers. The international editions had to be imported and were then distributed in Australia (Congreve and Marquardt 8). Blackford in his chapter throws light on the history of Australian SF and observes how Australian SF writers, with their concern for the future, achieved a powerful synthesis in form and content. The progress of Australian SF, maturity of style in the work of younger writers, and massive worldwide sales make Blackford optimistic as he asserts that 'the best Australian writers in the genre will be prominent players on the world stage.' (Editor's foreword xii-xiii) -
Out of the Silence : Translated and Adapted
2001
single work
review
bibliography
biography
— Appears in: Notes on Australian Science Fiction 2001; (p. 56-59) -
Out of the Silence : The Book
2001
single work
essay
review
bibliography
— Appears in: Notes on Australian Science Fiction 2001; (p. 50-55) -
Out of the Silence
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: Notes on Australian Science Fiction 2001; (p. 47-49)
— Review of Out of the Silence : A Romance 1919 single work novel
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Australian Novel Popular In America
1929
single work
review
— Appears in: All About Books , 18 April vol. 1 no. 5 1929; (p. 158)
— Review of Out of the Silence : A Romance 1919 single work novel -
New Leaves for the New Year
1926
single work
review
— Appears in: The Home , 1 January vol. 7 no. 1 1926; (p. 3)
— Review of Out of the Silence : A Romance 1919 single work novel -
Out of the Silence
1932
single work
review
— Appears in: Northern Affairs , 6 May vol. 2 no. 1 1932; (p. 17)
— Review of Out of the Silence : A Romance 1919 single work novel -
Out of the Silence
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: Notes on Australian Science Fiction 2001; (p. 47-49)
— Review of Out of the Silence : A Romance 1919 single work novel -
Out of the Silence
1932
single work
review
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 25 August 1932; (p. 44)
— Review of Out of the Silence : A Romance 1919 single work novel -
What Ten Books Would You Take?
1929
single work
criticism
— Appears in: All About Books , 20 May vol. 1 no. 6 1929; (p. 187) Reviewer Nuttall lists ten books she would take to an isolated island of which three are by Australian authors. -
The Novel : Novels of Purpose
1961
single work
criticism
— Appears in: A History of Australian Literature, Pure and Applied : A Critical Review of All Forms of Literature Produced in Australia from the First Books Published After the Arrival of the First Fleet Until 1950, with Short Accounts of Later Publications Up to 1960 1961; (p. 1122-1152) -
Romance of a Best Seller
1932
single work
column
— Appears in: Northern Affairs , 15 July vol. 2 no. 3 1932; (p. 16) Kennedy introduces an article in which Cox describes writing Out of the Silence. -
Out of the Silence : The Book
2001
single work
essay
review
bibliography
— Appears in: Notes on Australian Science Fiction 2001; (p. 50-55) -
Out of the Silence : Translated and Adapted
2001
single work
review
bibliography
biography
— Appears in: Notes on Australian Science Fiction 2001; (p. 56-59)
- Victoria,
- Bush,
- 1913