Azimah is in the priesthood, established, but young enough in his career that you might question why he got there. He and a crew of seven other people outfit an asteroid to go to the planet. People like harness asteroids so they can mine the minerals out of them. That's a real theory. But is there any sort of like, do people just up and go to other planets for funsies? No,. because there's not really been any reason to do it.
We're back to sci-fi this week, but we take a break from the politics-heavy universe of Isaac Asimov's Foundation series. Mary Doria Russell's The Sparrow instead uses science fiction to discuss anthropology, colonialism, and theology. There's some genuinely funny and warm stuff in this book, but there's a shadow hanging over the proceedings from the outset: eight people set out to explore the first known alien planet inhabited by sentient life, but only one comes back, and he's much worse for the wear.
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