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Perelandra (also titled Voyage to Venus in a later edition published by Pan Books) is the second book in the Space Trilogy of C. S. Lewis, set on the planet of Perelandra, or Venus. It was first published in 1943.
Venus is a science fiction novel by American writer Ben Bova, [1] part of the Grand Tour novel series [citation needed] and first published in the year 2000. [1] The story follows Van Humphries, the son of the ruthless tycoon Martin Humphries, and his experiences on Venus.
In the first book Pirates of Venus, Carson Napier, a human from Earth, crash-lands on Venus (Amtor) and is immediately thrust into the chaotic world of warring factions. He encounters the sophisticated Vepajans, who have advanced technology but are under threat from the Thorists, a revolutionary group that overthrows their society, killing or ...
Most of the alien names in Venus were formed by transposing the letters of English or non-English words." [1] The title and paperback cover art are a reference to an Italian Renaissance tempera painting by Sandro Botticelli, The Birth of Venus, which depicts the birth of the goddess Venus as her rising from the sea on a scallop shell. The ...
The second book, Hunger, was released a year later, followed by the third book, Lies, on May 4, 2010. The fourth book, Plague , was released on April 5, 2011. The fifth book, Fear , was released on April 3, 2012, in the United States and the United Kingdom, although it was released as early as March 23 in Australia and Hong Kong.
Last night, Swarovski hosted Venus Williams in honor of her upcoming book Strive. At the brand’s Fifth Avenue flagship, Williams spoke with Rajni Jacques about her career, love of fashion, and ...
The book contains stories and novel excerpts of Venus in fiction from the time before its true nature became apparent, when the clouded planet could still be imagined as another Earth, albeit a hotter one. From that point on, few stories would be written which did not recognize Venus as a dry lifeless world with acid clouds and a temperature ...
The Birth of Venus: A Novel is a 2003 novel by Sarah Dunant, a bestselling British author. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The story is set in the late 15th century in Florence , Italy. It was first published by Little, Brown in 2003 with the title The Birth of Venus: Love and Death in Florence .