Perelandra, Book Two of Space Trilogy

The intrepid professor Dr. Ransom must take on an evil force to save a utopian planet inPerelandra, the second book in C.S. Lewiss classic science fiction Space Trilogy, which also includesOut of the Silent PlanetandThat Hideous Strength.

InPerelandra,Dr. Ransom is recruited by the denizens of Malacandra, befriended inOut of the Silent Planet,to rescue the peace-loving planet Perelandra (Venus) from a terrible threat: a malevolent being from another world who strives to create a new world order, and who must destroy an old and beautiful civilization to do so.

Written during the dark hours immediately before and during World War II, C.S. Lewiss Space Trilogy, of whichPerelandrais the second volume, stands alongside such works as Albert CamussThe Plagueand George Orwells1984as a timeless classic, beloved by succeeding generations as much for the sheer wonder of its storytelling as for the significance of its moral concerns.