The Sparrow

Name: The Sparrow
Author: Mary Doria Russell

by Mary Doria Russell

First contact novel exploring religious faith through a Jesuit mission to an alien world

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Mary Doria Russell

Mary Doria Russell is a Michigan novelist whose debut novel The Sparrow won the Arthur C. Clarke Award but belongs equally to the tradition of serious literary and religious fiction. Children of God and A Thread of Grace continue her exploration of faith and human violence.

More by Mary Doria Russell

Children of GodSequel examining the aftermath and consequences of failed interspecies communication
A Thread of GraceHistorical novel set in WWII Italy depicting rescue and redemption during war
Dreamers of the DayNovel about an American woman in the Middle East seeking purpose and meaning
DocHistorical western reimagining the life of Dr. John Henry Holliday