4 cassettes / 4 hours
Read by Stephen Lang
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 Society 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,
Children 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.
