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Sep 05, 2000 | ISBN 9780345438355 Buy
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Sep 05, 2000 | ISBN 9780345438355
Winner of the Hugo Award • The future of Earth will rely upon one man’s sense of right and wrong. . . .Father Ruiz-Sanchez is a dedicated man—a priest who is also a scientist, and a scientist who is also a human being. He has found no insoluble conflicts in his beliefs or his ethics . . . until he is sent to Lithia. There he comes upon a race of aliens who are admirable in every way except for their total reliance on cold reason; they are incapable of faith or belief.Confronted with a profound scientific riddle and ethical quandary, Father Ruiz-Sanchez soon finds himself torn between the teachings of his faith, the teachings of his science, and the inner promptings of his humanity. There is only one solution: He must accept an ancient and unforgivable heresy—and risk the futures of both worlds . . .
James Blish served in World War II as a medical technician, joined the Futurians–a group of science fiction writers, fans, editors, and publishers– wrote more than twenty books, and won the Hugo Award for A Case of Conscience in 1959…. More about James Blish
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