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The Sparrow: A Novel
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Based on 64,117 Ratings and 8,182 Reviews

Book Description
In 2019, humanity finally finds proof of extraterrestrial life when a listening post in Puerto Rico picks up exquisite singing from a planet which will come to be known as Rakhat. While United Nations diplomats endlessly debate a possible first contact mission, the Society of Jesus quietly organizes an eight-person scientific expedition of its own. What the Jesuits find is a world so beyond compre... More
Book Information
PublisherVillard
BindingHardcover (22 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages408
ISBN-100679451501
ISBN-13978-0679451501
Publication Date09/09/1996
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About Mary Doria Russell (Author) : Mary Doria Russell is a published author of children's books. Some of the published credits of Mary Doria Russell include A Thread of Grace (Unabridged), Sparrow, The.
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