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Mary Doria Russell's debut novel, The Sparrow, took us on a journey to a distant planet and into the center of the human soul. A critically acclaimed bestseller, The Sparrow was chosen as one of Entertainment Weekly's Ten Best Books of the Year, a finalist for the Book-of-the-Month Club's First Fiction Prize and the winner of the James M. Tiptree Memorial Award. Now, in Children of God, Russell further establishes herself as one of the most innovative, entertaining and philosophically provocative novelists writing today.
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.
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.
Strikingly original, richly plotted, replete with memorable characters and filled with humanity and humor, Chil-dren of God 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.
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.
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.
Strikingly original, richly plotted, replete with memorable characters and filled with humanity and humor, Chil-dren of God 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.
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Heather J. (
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
I was really looking forward to reading this book and I was NOT disappointed. This is the follow up to her earlier book, “The Sparrow.” While I sometimes got frustrated with that book I never did with this book. It goes more deeply into the characters, both human and “alien”. The culture is much more prevalent that in the first book as well. I am very pleased with this book.
Sue K. (
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
This book answered a lot of questions about the end of the first one, The Sparrow. Like what happened to everybody! Poor
Emilo, he suffered greatly and is finally finding some form of happiness on Earth though he is still very fragile emotionally. I won't spoil anymore for the next person but it caught my interest from the first and was a great read!!!
Paul C. (
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
This sequel to "Sparrow" deals a lot more with the alien life on planet Rakhat. The story does jump back and forth to different time periods, and the names and relationships of some of the aliens can be difficult to follow. There is still considerable discussion of God and moral issues.
All in all, I enjoyed "Sparrow" a bit more, but this book is a reasonable sequel.
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