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The Sparrow

by Mary Doria Russell · 1996

Science Fiction · ranked #39 in category

Reviewed by the Book Verdict editorial team

A Jesuit-led first-contact mission ends in tragedy; a profound novel about faith and suffering.

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The verdict

Category
Science Fiction
First published
1996 · 1990s
Author
Mary Doria Russell
Standing
Recommended

About Science Fiction

Science fiction is the literature of ideas — asking what human life looks like when technology, time or the laws of physics shift. At its best it uses speculation to say something precise and true about the present.

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