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This novel spins back and forth through time, telling the tale of a peaceful planet devastated by tragedy when a predatory new race evolves into being. Winner of the James Tiptree Jr. Award and the 1997 Arthur C. Clarke Award for Best Novel.
| Details | | Series: | Ballantine Reader's Circle |
| Size | | Length: | 405 pages | | Height: | 8.5 in | | Width: | 5.5 in | | Thickness: | 0.8 in | | Weight: | 12.0 oz |
Industry Reviews
"[D]espite...flashes of book-of-the-month pretentiousness..., despite a plot gerrymandered almost to the point of allegory, despite an unconvincing and underimagined 21st century, "The Sparrow" builds considerable power, conveying an overwhelming agony and horror that outpaces most genre fiction, and that is fundamentally more disturbing. Russell...has managed to achieve stunning effects with a first novel that, in the end, does exactly what it sets out to do."
Locus - Gary K. Wolfe (04/19/1997)
"A startling portrait of an alien culture and the nature of God as well, since, in his utter humiliation and in the annihilation of his spirit, Sandoz is reborn in faith. Shades of Wells, Ursula K. LeGuin, and Arthur C. Clarke, with just a dash of Edgar Rice Burroughs--and yet strikingly original, even so...Brilliant."
Richardson
"Through a series of finely executed flashbacks, the story traces the fate of this manned expedition to the stars..."The Sparrow" is a startling, engrossing and moral work of fiction."
Crowley
"This powerful story satisfies on so many levels it defies easy description. It is elegant, well-crafted fiction that inspires reflection and soul searching, challenges our easy acceptance of social conventions, and, ultimately, illuminates the indomitable human spirit."
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