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explorer / books · 1999

Children of God

Mary Doria Russell

Mary Doria Russell’s only award entry in this dataset.

Published 1998 by Villard · 438 pages

Hugo · 1999

Finalist
Science Fiction

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Synopsis

Father Emilio Sandoz, broken and traumatized by his first mission to Rakhat, is forced to return to the alien world. There he discovers that the society he left behind has been transformed by revolution, and must confront the consequences of first contact and the nature of divine purpose. The sequel to The Sparrow.

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Social SF
Religion & SpiritualityAlien ContactColonialism & Empire

Details

Series
The Sparrow · Book 2
Author nationality
United States
ISBN
9780679456353