| Perelandra Contributor(s): Lewis, C. S. (Author) |
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ISBN: 074323491X ISBN-13: 9780743234917 Publisher: Scribner Book Company OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2003 Annotation: Pitted against the greatest of human weaknesses, temptation, Dr. Ransom must battle evil on a new world--Perelandra--when it is invaded by an evil force. Will Perelandra succumb to this being's influence or will it throw off the yoke of corruption and achieve a spiritual perfection as yet unknown to man? |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Science Fiction - Action & Adventure - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Christian - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 1020 |
| Series: Space Trilogy (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.25" W x 8" (0.35 lbs) 190 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 73557 Reading Level: 7.3 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 15.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Lewis, C. S.: - C.S. Lewis was a professor of medieval and Renaissance literature at Oxford and Cambridge universities who wrote more than thirty books in his lifetime, including The Screwtape Letters, The Chronicles of Narnia, and Mere Christianity. He died in 1963. |