Michel Faber Book of Strange New Things Book

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Leaving his father's home and his beloved wife Bea, priest Peter Lee is sent to the planet Oasis by the mysterious corporation AMIC. The man's mission is to establish contact with the natives, who are most eager to learn the Bible, which is called "The Book of Strange New Things". While Peter is settling into a new world, the Earth is slowly - at first slowly, and every day more rapidly - slipping toward its end. The hero gradually realizes why he really came to the Oasis and what exactly his mission was. He must choose between his faith and his love, and his life depends on this decision... 

Number of pages: 640.