The Sparrow - Mary Doria Russell [232]
A paleoanthropologist known for work on cannibalism and craniofacial biomechanics, MARY DORIA RUSSELL is the author of The Sparrow and Children of God, which have earned her a number of awards and have been translated into a dozen languages, and A Thread of Grace. She lives in Cleveland, Ohio, with her husband and their son. Her web-site is www.MaryDoriaRussell.info.
"COMPELLING ... SUSPENSEFUL."
— Seattle Times
"Provocative, challenging ... Recalls both Arthur C. Clarke and H. G. Wells, with a dash of Ray Bradbury for good measure."
—The Dallas Morning News
"It is rare to find a book about interplanetary exploration that has this much insight into human nature and foresight into a possible future. With wit and intelligence, Mary Doria Russell’s novel The Sparrow creates a whole new world that is shocking in its alien and human qualities.... Vivid and wild."
— San Antonio Express
"[A] strikingly original debut ... At once thought-provoking and exciting, offering proof of its author’s singular talents—and of the continued vitality of science fiction as a genre of ideas."
— Baltimore City Paper
"Brilliant ... A startling portrait of an alien culture and of the nature of God ... Shades of Wells, Ursula K. LeGuin, and Arthur C. Clarke with just a dash of Edgar Rice Burroughs—and yet strikingly original."
—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"A smart, sad, and engrossing novel."
—The Cleveland Plain Dealer
"Riveting."
—Booklist (starred review)
A Ballantine Book
Published by The Random House Publishing Group
Copyright © 1996 by Mary Doria Russell
Reader’s Guide copyright © 1997 by Mary Doria Russell and The Random House Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc.
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Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 97-90649
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eISBN: 978-0-345-51088-4
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