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The sin of reason...
Father Ruiz-Sanchez was a dedicated man--a priest who was also a scientist, and a scientist who was also a human being. He found no insoluble conflicts in his beliefs or his ethics until he was sent to Lithia. There he came upon a race of aliens--reptilian in form--who were admirable in every way except for their total reliance on cold reason; they were incapable of faith and belief.
On Lithia, Father Ruiz-Sanchez also found a scientific riddle, and he was presented with an ethical problem that reached across two worlds!
Father Ruiz-Sanchez was then torn in a struggle between the teachings of his faith, the teachings of his science, and the inner promptings of his humanity., There was only one solution. He had to accept an ancient and unforgivable heresy--and in accepting that heresy, he risked the futures of both worlds!
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Chris Mueller
reviewed A Case of Conscience on June 07, 2015
A Case of Conscience
Weird book.
But good.
First of all this is first rate science fiction, reminiscent of Samuel Delaney, John Brunner, Frank Herbert and Heinlein's Stranger in a Strange Land. All the more remarkable is to appreciate that this book was first published in 1958, before most of the other works mentioned. He was well ahead of his time.
In a nutshell, a Jesuit priest is a part of an advance party reconnaissance mission to scout out whether an alien world is suitable for human colonization. The team will also determine if human settlement is conducive to the pre-existing native life and to issue a recommendation.
The planet is the home of a highly intelligent race of tall kangaroo like lizards called the Lithians. Their world is a utopia of reason with no war and only minor conflict. Their world, and the circumstances surrounding the Jesuit's investigation, presents startling consequences.
And the premise for a damn fine science fiction novel.
The similarities with Mary Doria Russell's 1996 novel The Sparrow will make most readers of both realize to what extent Russell patterned her work after Blish's 1958 book. The Christian, specifically Catholic, themes will also remind some readers of Walter M. Miller Jr.'s 1960 post-apocalyptic novel A Canticle for Leibowitz. A Case of Conscience also contains mythic symbolism that further deepens the narrative tone.
Finally, this 1959 Hugo Award winner is yet another classic science fiction work that clearly influenced the producers of the James Cameron film Avatar.
A must read for sci-fi / fantasy fans.
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