The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell comes to mind. A Jesuit priest is the only survivor of a first-contact flight to an alien world and returns horribly disfigured in mind and body and refuses to talk about what happened. We slowly learn what happened to everyone as the story unfolds. Great SF novel and not religious, although it explores religion.
Sylence
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At least not for another 20 years or so anyway.
What a great read, thanks!
I took a bus from Mendoza to Santiago that went down this road. Was pretty crazy at the time but still way less sketchy than the buses going through Bolivia.
For the most ethical of people going to business school. Everyone else lied.
His name Is Tony Abbott for anyone out of the loop.
You've got be joking right? The most influential, most loved, most well regarded fantasy trilogy of all time is not a good story actually? I get that it wasn't your style for whatever reason but to call it bad storytelling is just asinine.
A song of ice and ire
As someone who also thought the first was just 'ok' - go watch it tonight. Dune 2 is the best sci-fi movie made in the last 25 years and maybe in the top 3 of all time. It absolutely does justice to the book(s) and is a total spectacle for the senses. Stop sleeping on it.
Would make a sick climbing gym
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Holy shit I'd completely forgotten about this guy -memory unlocked. Thanks (I think)!