ISBN: 0307414744 9780307414748

Category: Fiction / Literary

Page count: 464

<b>In <i>Children of God,</i> Mary Doria Russell further establishes herself as one of the most innovative, entertaining and philosophically provocative novelists writing today.</b><br><br>The only member of the original mission to the planet Rakhat to return to Earth, Father Emilio Sandoz has barely begun to recover from his ordeal when the So-ciety of Jesus calls upon him for help in preparing for another mission to Alpha Centauri. Despite his objections and fear, he cannot escape his past or the future.<br><br>Old friends, new discoveries and difficult questions await Emilio as he struggles for inner peace and understanding in a moral universe whose boundaries now extend beyond the solar system and whose future lies with children born in a faraway place.<br><br>Strikingly original, richly plotted, replete with memorable characters and filled with humanity and humor,<i> Children of God</i> is an unforgettable and uplifting novel that is a potent successor to The Sparrow and a startlingly imaginative adventure for newcomers to Mary Doria Russell’s special literary magic.