Which C.S. Lewis novel is set mainly on Venus?

Perelandra is the C.S. Lewis novel set mainly on Venus.

Published in 1943, Perelandra is the second novel in Lewis’s Space Trilogy. Its title is the name used for Venus in the novel, and the story follows Dr. Elwin Ransom after he travels there. The planet is portrayed as a young, beautiful world of floating islands and seas, with a society facing a profound moral test.

The narrative develops Lewis’s interest in temptation, freedom, obedience, and the possibility of unfallen life. Ransom encounters the Green Lady and confronts a demonic adversary who attempts to persuade her to violate a divine command.

Readers can confuse Perelandra with Out of the Silent Planet because both feature Ransom and extraterrestrial settings. The distinction is straightforward: Out of the Silent Planet takes Ransom to Malacandra, Lewis’s fictional Mars, while Perelandra takes him to fictional Venus. The trilogy concludes with That Hideous Strength, which returns the action largely to Earth.