Steve Adams at long last breaks away from the repressive Greenleaf University to journey to his beloved Galapagos Islands, but at what price? Will Adams really write a paper disproving evolution? Will he turn his back on all the science has taught him? Will his pilgrimage to the land of Darwin's greatest insight cause Adams to betray his greatest hero? Will he end up a Judas or a secular saint of science?

The third and final installment to the Paradox Lost Trilogy, Il Paradisio, sees the final final battle between superstition and science fought out. Adams faces all the temptations that a life of ignorant bliss offers him: financial comfort, easy work schedule and no intellectual challenges. What can science offer against the paradise of an easy life?