The Sparrow
by Mary Doria Russell · September 1, 1997
Popularity 194
The Sparrow is a novel about a remarkable man, a living saint, a life-long celibate and Jesuit priest, who undergoes an experience so harrowing and profound that it makes him question the existence of God. This experience--the first contact between human beings and intelligent extraterrestrial life--begins with a small mistake and ends in a horrible catastrophe.
FictionHistorical FictionJesuitsLife on other planetsLiteratureRomanceTwenty-first centuryFiction, science fiction, generalFiction, religiousLGBTQ gender identityLGBTQ science fiction & fantasycollection:otherwise_tiptree_award=winner