The Sparrow (The Sparrow, #1)

by Mary Doria Russell

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In 2019, humanity finally finds proof of extraterrestrial life when a listening post in Puerto Rico picks up exquisite singing from a planet that will come to be known as Rakhat. While United Nations diplomats endlessly debate a possible first contact mission, the Society of Jesus quietly organizes an eight-person scientific expedition of its own. What the Jesuits find is a world so beyond comprehension that it will lead them to question what it means to be "human".

Book Details

ISBN13	9780449912553
ISBN10	0449912558
Series/Work	OL2732491W View on OpenLibrary
Language	ENG
Created At	January 30, 2025
Updated At	January 30, 2025
Last OL update	January 18, 2025

Subjects

collection:otherwise_tiptree_award=winner Fiction Fiction, religious Fiction, science fiction, general Historical Fiction Jesuits LGBTQ gender identity LGBTQ science fiction & fantasy Life on other planets Literature Romance Science fiction Twenty-first century

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