Emilio Sandoz, a brilliant Jesuit priest, seems like the perfect leader for the first expedition to an extraterrestrial culture. -- USA Today. -- The Dallas Morning News Mary Doria] Russell shows herself to be a skillful storyteller who subtly and expertly builds suspense.
Wells, with a dash of Ray Bradbury for good measure.
G.
Clarke and H. recalls both Arthur C. . . -- San Francisco Chronicle Provocative, challenging .
The Sparrow tackles a difficult subject with grace and intelligence. . . -- Entertainment Weekly Powerful .
The Sparrow is one of them. -- The New York Times Book Review Important novels leave deep cracks in our beliefs, our prejudices, and our blinders.
Praise for The Sparrow A startling, engrossing, and moral work of fiction.
The mission begins in faith, hope, and beauty, but a series of small misunderstandings brings it to a catastrophic end.
A visionary work that combines speculative fiction with deep philosophical inquiry, The Sparrow tells the story of a charismatic Jesuit priest and linguist, Emilio Sandoz, who leads a scientific mission entrusted with a profound task: to make first contact with intelligent extraterrestrial life.
Why? An extraordinary fiction debut, by paleoanthropologist Mary Doria Russell.
However, when Sandoz returns to Earth 20 years later as the mission\'s sole survivor, he is accused of unspeakable violence and depravity.
Emilio Sandoz, a brilliant Jesuit priest, seems like the perfect leader for the first expedition to an extraterrestrial culture
