Reviews

A literary novel with characters whose inner struggles are as important as the plot. ("Seattle Times") Has an important story to tell: one of tolerance and love. ("Davis Enterprise") Marley's sensitive, lyrical SF novel...swiftly evolves into a meditation intertwining spiritual values, godhood itself and romantic love. ("Publishers Weekly")

"Marley's sensitive, lyrical SF novel...swiftly evolves into a meditation intertwining spiritual values, godhood itself and romantic love."

An exploratory trip by ExtraSolar Corporation to the planet Viridium goes wrong, which results in the deaths of an ExtraSolar employee and a child, a native of the supposedly unoccupied world. Mother Isabel Burke, a priest of the Order of Mary Magdalene, is assigned guardianship of a surviving child and, through her investigations, discovers the existence of a unique civilization on Viridium. Marley (The Glass Harmonica; The Maquisarde) has crafted a luminescent tale of faith under fire as Isabel and the child Oa confront their deepest fears and discover their inner truths. Unforgettable characters and a compelling plot make this essential for sf collections of any size. Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

A literary novel with characters whose inner struggles are as important as the plot. ("Seattle Times") Has an important story to tell: one of tolerance and love. ("Davis Enterprise") Marley's sensitive, lyrical SF novel...swiftly evolves into a meditation intertwining spiritual values, godhood itself and romantic love. ("Publishers Weekly")
"Marley's sensitive, lyrical SF novel...swiftly evolves into a meditation intertwining spiritual values, godhood itself and romantic love."