The Sparrow - Mary Doria Russell - 1997 Ballantine Books Paperback

Condition: Acceptable. Please see the images for more details. Publisher blurb: "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." Awards:1996 Otherwise Winner1997 BSFA Winner1997 Campbell Nominated1998 Clarke Winner