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C. S. Lewis - Perelandra: Un Viaje a Venus / Space Trilogy

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The second book of Lewis's classic science fiction trilogy, which began with Out of the Silent Planet, focuses on the age-old nature and consequences of temptation and evil as experienced by Dr. Ransom in a brand new world. Reprint.
 

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Perelandra---perfection for the senses

Date of Review:  Jan 29, 2002
The Bottom Line: Out of the Silent Planet was good, but this is so much better...if you thrive on the joys of your senses, you're sure to love it! Great spiritual battle, too...
Review: Just two days ago I finished the second installment in C.S. Lewis's Space Trilogy, Perelandra. Written in 1944, it is the second installment of the trilogy, continuing the adventures of Dr. Elwin Ransom. At 181 pages it's around 30 pages longer than...
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Sumptuous sensuality, good plot and...
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One certain passage pretty slow
 

Not a "perel" of Great Price

Date of Review:  Aug 5, 2000
Review: Science fiction, allegory, and retelling of the Fall of Man from Genesis, 3rd Chapter wrapped in one, Perelandra aims high, but falls short as the esteemed author gets caught up in the theology he is presenting and the narrative descends into...
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An interesting plot
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Too long to develop; tedious.
 

A Trip to the Stars

Date of Review:  Jun 16, 2000
Review: By far the best of Lewis's space trilogy, Dr.Ransom returns to outer space by traveling to Perelandra. We call it Venus.

Lewis's unique knack for presenting theological issues within fantasy or science fiction is back at it. Lewis shows...
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Highly entertaining; deep; thought...
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Not for the shallow reader.
 
 

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Authors C. S. Lewis
Narrator Geoffrey Howard
Fiction Genre Biography & Autobiography • Education • Juvenile Fiction • Philosophy
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  Commonweal: "Writing of the highest order. 'Perelandra' is, from all standpoints, far superior to other tales of interplanetary adventures."

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  Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Scribner (October 01, 1996)
Measurements: 10"(h) x 6.5"(w) x 0.75"(d), 0.9 lbs.
ISBN: 9780684833651

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  As I left the railway station at Worchester and set out on the three-mile walk to Ransom's cottage, I reflected that no one on that platform could possibly guess the truth about the man I was going to visit.
 

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The second book in C.S. Lewiss acclaimed Space Trilogy 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 the malevolent being, who strives to creat 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. Ransoms mighty struggle alone will determine the fate of this peace-loving planet.
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