Sci-fi

God's fires

by Patricia Anthony

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Description

During the Portuguese Inquisition, the crash-landing of a spaceship presents a devastating moral dilemma when the Jesuits capture and imprison three beings, who escape the crash, and must confront the question about who or what these mysterious beings are.

What it’s like

ThemeTechno-Mysticism Theological Wonder Mystical First Contact Power & Corruption

ViolenceStandard

HorrorCreepy

Details

First published: April 1997
Pages: 370
Reading time: About 7 hours
Format: Novel
Audience: Adult
Publisher: Ace Books
Language: English
Series: Standalone

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