The Sparrow
By (author): "Mary Doria Russell"
Publish Date:
1996
ISBN0552997773
ISBN139780552997775
AsinThe Sparrow
CharactersEmilio Sandoz, Jimmy Quinn, Vincenzo Giuliani, John Candotti, Johannes
Original titleThe Sparrow
SeriesThe Sparrow #1
In 2019, humanity finds proof of extraterrestrial life when a listening post picks up exquisite singing from the planet Rakhat. While the U.N. debates possible contact missions, the Society of Jesus quietly organizes an 8-person expedition of its own. What the Jesuits find is a world so beyond comprehension that it will lead them to question what it means to be human.