• Perelandra

  • Ransom Trilogy, Book 2
  • By: C. S. Lewis
  • Narrated by: Geoffrey Howard
  • Length: 7 hrs and 47 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (6,885 ratings)

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Perelandra

By: C. S. Lewis
Narrated by: Geoffrey Howard
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Publisher's summary

C. S. Lewis’s Space Trilogy, of which Perelandra is the second volume, stands alongside such works as Albert Camus’s The Plague and George Orwell’s 1984 as a timely parable that has become timeless, beloved by succeeding generations as much for the sheer wonder of its storytelling as for the significance of the moral concerns.

Readers who fall in love with Lewis’s fantasy series The Chronicles of Namia as children unfailingly cherish his Space Trilogy as adults; it, too, brings to life strange and magical realms in which epic battles are fought between the forces of light and those of darkness. But in the many layers of its allegory, and the sophistication and piercing brilliance of its insights into the human condition, it occupies a place among the English language’s most extraordinary works for any age, and for all time.

Perelandra is a planet of pleasure, an unearthly, misty world of strange desires, sweet smells, and delicious tastes, where beasts are friendly and naked beauty is unashamed, a new Garden of Eden, where the story of the oldest temptation is enacted in an intriguingly new way. Here, in the second part of C. S. Lewis’s acclaimed Ransom Trilogy, Dr. Ransom’s adventures continue against the backdrop of a religious allegory that, while it may seem quaint in its treatment of women today, nonetheless shows the capability of science to be an evil force tempting a ruler away from the path that has produced a paradisiacal kingdom. Will Perelandra succumb to this malevolent being, who strives to create a new world order, or will it throw off the yoke of corruption and achieve a spiritual perfection as yet unknown to man?

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"Geoffrey Howard's skilled narration keeps the listener riveted. His scholarly handling of the text minimizes characterization, while easily distinguishing the players. Howard's respect for the subject matter equals Lewis's own and entices the listener to address serious questions of temptation and morality." (AudioFile)

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I am seriously enjoying this trilogy!

It is so much fun, and the symbolism, you have to pay attention to everything.

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C S Lewis is a word master. Short but oh so sweet.

C S Lewis is a word master. Short but oh so sweet. Brilliantly and well don.

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Enriching and Entertaining

Beautiful as art even without the truth it teaches. It doesn't teach like a non-fiction book might, but by showing us our world from without, as can only be done with another world

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A great story

What did you love best about Perelandra?

This is pure C. S. Lewis.

What does Geoffrey Howard bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

His accent.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

Read of listen to the book. A film would not do justice to this great story

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deep knowledge following deep magic...

Sad that the book ended...it is uthe sadness of bidding farewell to a beloved friend...

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A Work of Art

Even better than the first book in the series, and one of my overall favorites by C.S. Lewis. What a mind-expanding experience.

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A life-changing trilogy

A review of this awesome book in 15 words? You're kidding me! Audible is stupid!

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CS Lewis as always

Be sure to listen to all 3 volumes - in order - each is a full story - but only in all 3 does the picture complete itself

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Beautiful

This is one of the most beautiful, thought-provoking stories I have ever heard. Highly recommended!

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love this book

it's about my tenth time through this book.
Mr Howard does such a good job reading!
I get something new each time I read it.
bless you 😇 Jack Lewis.
save me a coffee date in heaven.

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