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The Book of Strange New Things
A Literary Fiction Novel by Michel Faber
Subgenres:
- Science Fiction,
- Religious Fiction,
- Epistolary
This book is for you if you're into...
- Faith tested on alien worlds with unsettling corporate oversight
- Long-distance relationships strained by planetary-scale disasters
- Literary sci-fi that meditates on love, belief, and responsibility
A monumental, genre-defying novel, The Book of Strange New Things is a masterwork from a writer in full command of his many talents. It begins with Peter, a devoted man of faith, as he is called to the mission of a lifetime, one that takes him galaxies away from his wife, Bea. Peter becomes immersed in the mysteries of an astonishing new environment, overseen by an enigmatic corporation known only as USIC.
His work introduces him to a seemingly friendly native population struggling with a dangerous illness and hungry for Peter's teachings—his Bible is their "book of strange new things." But Peter is rattled when Bea's letters from home become increasingly desperate: typhoons and earthquakes are devastating whole countries, and governments are crumbling. Bea's faith, once the guiding light of their lives, begins to falter.
Suddenly, a separation measured by an otherworldly distance, and defined both by one newly discovered world and another in a state of collapse, is threatened by an ever-widening gulf that is much less quantifiable. While Peter is reconciling the needs of his congregation with the desires of his strange employer, Bea is struggling for survival. Their trials lay bare a profound meditation on faith, love tested beyond endurance, and our responsibility to those closest to us.
The Book of Strange New Things is extraordinary, mesmerizing, and replete with emotional complexity and genuine pathos.
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