Children of God
The story of Emilio Sandoz, the charismatic Jesuit priest who led the well-intentioned but catastrophic mission to the distant planet of Rakhat. Emilio is forced to return against his will to continue his quest for the meaning, if any, of God's plan.
The story of Emilio Sandoz, the charismatic Jesuit priest who led the well-intentioned but catastrophic mission to the distant planet of Rakhat. Emilio is forced to return against his will to continue his quest for the meaning, if any, of God's plan.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780552998116 (0552998117)
Publish date: February 1999
Publisher: Black Swan
Pages no: 512
Edition language: English
Series: The Sparrow (#2)
Children of God is the sequel to The Sparrow which I loved. I liked this one a lot, but not quite on the same level. In the first book, I was addicted to both the characters and the story. With this book I was still addicted to the characters, and I did enjoy the story, but I wasn’t as thoroughly...
55. CHILDREN OF GOD, BY MARY DORIA RUSSELL (Book 2 of Sparrow)I read the first one, so I had to read the second. I didn’t much care for The Sparrow, but my qualms were mostly ideological; I thought it was well-written and an interesting story. This one was the opposite.Synopsis: Many years after the...
I did go into this book with high expectations. 'The Sparrow' was a wonderful book. I admit to being a little put off by the title of this one, but I tried not to hold that against it. It still felt more preachy to me than its predecessor. A part of this is because nearly every single character ...
Początek i środkowa część powieści świetnie napisane, zasługują na solidną czwórkę. Niestety, prymitywne zakończenie psuje całość i pozostawia niesmak. Mary Dorii Russell udało się przedstawić kilka zajmujących dylematów etycznych w nowym i nowatorskim świetle. Społeczeństwo złożone z istot o biol...
A solid sequel to a phenomenal first book. I waited 8 years to read this one because I was so shattered by the way THE SPARROW ended (despite the massive foreshadowing) that I needed to rebalance myself before returning to these worlds. CHILDREN OF GOD is a good long haul, jumping back and forth in...
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