Perelandra

Written by C. S. Lewis

Book #2 in the Space Trilogy series

A professor battles a dark force threatening a utopian planet's existence.

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190 pages· 1020L

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Dr. Ransom faces a cosmic battle on Perelandra, a planet threatened by a dark force intent on destruction. As he confronts the embodiment of temptation, the fate of this peaceful world hangs in the balance. Will Perelandra fall to corruption, or can it achieve an unprecedented spiritual triumph? Ransom's struggle against this malevolent being will decide the planet's future, testing his courage and resolve in a universe where the stakes are nothing less than the survival of a beautiful civilization. Can he save Perelandra from a new world order of chaos?

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The second book in C. S. Lewis’s acclaimed Space Trilogy, which also includes Out of the Silent Planet and That Hideous Strength, Perelandra continues the adventures of the extraordinary Dr. Ransom. Pitted against the most destructive of human weaknesses, temptation, the great man must battle evil on a new planet – Perelandra – when it is invaded by a dark force. Will Perelandra succumb to this malevolent being, who strives to create a new world order and who must destroy an old and beautiful civilization to do so? Or will it throw off the yoke of corruption and achieve a spiritual perfection as yet unknown to man? The outcome of Dr. Ransom’s mighty struggle alone will determine the fate of this peace-loving planet.

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