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'Astonishing, really: Jogues went back.
He must have known what would happen but he sailed back to work among the
Mohawks, as soon as he was able. And in the end, they killed him. Horribly.'
After
hearing alien songs via radio telescope, a Jesuit priest, Emilio Sandoz,
decides to mount an expedition. With his friends and colleagues having all the
skills necessary to make this dangerous journey, Sandoz believes that they
could only be going via the grace of God. Never has he been so much in love
with God...
Four decades later, Sandoz returns from the alien planet, Rakhat. His hands are
mutilated and he is a broken man. He has become a murderer, and all his friends
are dead. The Jesuit Order shields him, whilst they attempt to find out what
really happened. But are they ready for the shocking truth?
'The Sparrow' is an excellent SF novel, with a seriously enthralling
theological slant. In some ways, it's reminiscent of Ray Bradbury, with his
stories of priests finding Jesus on Mars, and of the quest for God on alien
planets. Sometimes the tone seems too middle American, too homey, too
comforting. A novel written by an American mother, like that of Russell's
iconic author photo. But this comfort powerfully contrasts with the shocking
resolution...
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