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 reflect the golden radiance of the thick atmosphere. The only obvious "land" is in the form of the thick weed mats that ride the ever undulating Venetian waves. On these…
