Perelandra by C.S. Lewis

In C.S. Lewis' sequel to Out of the Silent Planet, the main character Professor Elwin Ransom goes on yet another interplanetary voyage, this time to the planet Venus (or Perelandra). He is told by the benevolent eldil spirits that he is being sent for a reason, that reason Ransom does not know. Upon his arrival, Ransom finds the planet Venus both wild and holy. It is seemingly covered in nothing but churning seas that …

…very interesting imaginative work that even those who don't habitually read science fiction or fantasy will still love. Lewis excels at describing the exotic, wild, and holy country sides and making his fantasias livable. He also tackles the issues such as temptation, the oldest of human problems, by hitting straight on. His language is beautiful, poetic and easy to understand, without numbing the ideas. I love this book completely, I would recommend it to everyone!