Review: MUCH BETTER THAN I EXPECTED
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 20, 2011
I am not a Mormon and was initially turned off by the 1st page, expecting the religious propaganda so common from Mormon writers.  Still, I love science fiction and Stone offered an interesting, original, new sentient creature, so I kept reading.  The story also gave an interesting perspective on how an earth religion might be propagated among a non-human species.  In reality, the writer could have made the main character a Catholic, Baptist, or even a Jehovah's Witness and the story would have been the same.  If you think stories with a religious theme are all propaganda you won't like this one, but if you like stories exploring how humans might relate their faith to non-human species, I think you'll like this one.