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Perelandra
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Perelandra (also titled Voyage to Venus in a later edition published by Pan Books) is the second book in the Space Trilogy of C. S. Lewis, set on the planet of Perelandra, or Venus. It was first published in 1943.
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- Author
- C. S. Lewis
- First published
- 1943
- Editions
- 43
- Subjects
- Linguists, Elwin Ransom (Fictitious character), Open Library Staff Picks, Life on other planets, Philologists, Science fiction, College teachers, English Science fiction
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Key facts
- Book.name
- Perelandra
- Book.image
- CSLewis Perelandra.jpg
- Book.caption
- First edition cover
- Book.author
- C. S. Lewis
- Book.country
- United Kingdom
- Book.language
- English
- Book.series
- The Space Trilogy
- Book.genre
- Science fiction novel, Theological fiction
- Book.publisher
- The Bodley Head
- Book.release_date
- 1943
- Book.media_type
- Print (Hardback & Paperback)
- Book.pages
- 243 (hard cover)
- Book.preceded_by
- Out of the Silent Planet
- Book.followed_by
- That Hideous Strength
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- literary work
- Author
- C. S. Lewis
- Genre
- science fiction
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Publisher
- The Bodley Head
- Series
- The Space Trilogy
- Followed by
- That Hideous Strength
- Follows
- Out of the Silent Planet
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- publication date
- 1943-00-00
- language of work or name
- English language
- title
- Perelandra
- form of creative work
- novel
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- Plot summary
- Publication history
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Perelandra (also titled Voyage to Venus in a later edition published by Pan Books) is the second book in the Space Trilogy of C. S. Lewis, set on the planet of Perelandra, or Venus. It was first published in 1943.
==Plot summary== Philologist Elwin Ransom, some years after his return from Mars at the end of Out of the Silent Planet, receives a new mission from the Oyarsa (the angelic ruler) of Mars. Ransom summons narrator-Lewis to his country home. Ransom explains to Lewis that he (Ransom) is to travel to Perelandra (Venus), where he is to counter some kind of attack – details not yet specified – to be launched by Earth's Black Archon (Satan).
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