Which C.S. Lewis novel is set primarily on the planet Venus?

Perelandra is the C.S. Lewis novel set primarily on the planet Venus. Published in 1943, it is the second book in Lewis’s Space Trilogy and continues the story of scholar Elwin Ransom.

In Lewis’s fictional universe, Venus is called Perelandra. Ransom travels there and encounters a newly created world whose inhabitants face a test involving obedience, temptation, and the possibility of a fall. The novel uses an alien setting to explore moral and theological questions.

The trilogy’s first book, Out of the Silent Planet, takes place largely on Mars, while the third, That Hideous Strength, returns mainly to Earth. These different settings are a useful way to distinguish the three titles.

Perelandra is also known as Voyage to Venus in some contexts, but Perelandra is the standard title of the novel. Its alternate title can otherwise create confusion when identifying Lewis’s planetary fiction.