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4.8 Stars

"Perelandra" is the second book in C.S. Lewis' Space Trilogy and a marvelous adventure. I enjoyed this book far more than "The Silent Planet." The Silent Planet was a story of discovery, of exploring a new world (Mars/Malacandra) that was much different than ours and unstained by sin. But "Perelandra" is an epic story of good versus evil that is masterfully filled with Biblical imagery and themes of redemption. Perelandra is a parable of Genesis 1 and the temptation of Eve. The central conflict of the story is between the hero, Ransom, who is sent to Venus (Perelandra) for an unknown purpose by God (Maleldil), and Weston who is eventually possessed by the demonic Bent One (Satan). What progresses throughout the story is a grand story of good versus evil, of temptation, of trusting in God, of sacrifice and suffering, of redemption, and glorification. The last two chapters of the book were glorious, a beautiful picture of the restoration that God will bring to all things at the end of time.

Perelandra by C.S. Lewis is a marvelous story and a reminder that most of the times stories bring us much closer to reality than logic and reason. Lewis's book is beautiful and good, compelling, and a reminder of God's marvelous world and the restoration that He will bring to all things!