The events of this novel follow those of "Out of the Silent Planet" and "Perelandra" (also titled "Voyage to Venus") and again feature protagonist Elwin Ransom; but take place on Earth rather than on other planets in the solar system.
The events of this novel follow those of "Out of the Silent Planet" and "Perelandra" (also titled "Voyage to Venus") and once again feature the philologist Elwin Ransom. Yet unlike the principal events of those two novels, the story takes place on Earth rather than in space or on other planets in the solar system.