Title: The Sparrow
First published: September 1, 1997
Description: The Sparrow is a novel about a remarkable man, a living saint, a life-long celibate and Jesuit priest, who undergoes an experience so harrowing and profound that it makes him question the existence of God. This experience--the first contact between human beings and intelligent extraterrestrial life--begins with a small mistake and ends in a horrible catastrophe.
Subjects: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Jesuits, Life on other planets, Literature, Romance, Twenty-first century, Fiction, science fiction, general, Fiction, religious, LGBTQ gender identity, LGBTQ science fiction & fantasy, collection:otherwise_tiptree_award=winner, Science fiction