Sequel to The Sparrow

Russell follows her speculative first novel, The Sparrow, with a sequel
that will please even readers new to her interplanetary missionaries. Having
returned from a disastrous, 21st-century expedition to the planet Rakhat,
Jesuit Father Emilio Sandoz, the sole survivor of the mission, faces public
rage over the order's part in the war between the gentle Runa and the predatory
Jana'ata?fury more than matched by the priest's own self-hatred and religious
disillusionment. In the sequel, he is forced to return to Rakhat with a new
expedition more interested in profits than prophets. When they discover
the planet in turmoil and the Runa precariously in power, the temptation to
interfere is more than they can withstand. As in her first book, Russell uses
the entertaining plot to explore sociological, spiritual, religious, scientific
and historical questions. Misunderstandings between cultures and people are at
the heart of her story. It is, however, the complex figure of Father Sandoz
around which a diverse interplanetary cast orbits, and it is the intelligent,
emotional and very personal feud between Father Sandoz and his God that provides
energy for both books. 50,000 first printing; BOMC selection; audio rights to
Random House Audio; author tour.

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