Series
There are 2 books in the The Sparrow series.
Published between 1996 and 1998, in the same order they are meant to be read.
A Jesuit priest's faith is shattered by humanity's first contact with alien intelligence, an experience so harrowing it forces him to question God's existence. Russell weaves a complex narrative exploring the collision of faith, science, and the unknowable other. A profound meditation on suffering,
All 2 books total 1,024 pages.
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