No owner's marks or bookplates, not ex-library. Covers show only minor shelf wear and are not creased. Pages are clean and bright with no markings, notes, or highlighting. Will Ruiz-Sanchez, a priest driven by his deeply human understanding of good and evil, do the right thing when confronted by a race that is alien to its core? Mass market paperback. But something darker lies beneath the surface: Do the Lithians pose a hidden threat? The answers that unfold could affect the fate of two worlds. But they have no concept of God, no literature, and no art. Untroubled by greed or lust, they live in peace. The reptilian inhabitants of this distant world appear to be admirable in every way. He doesn?t feel any genuine conflicts in his belief system?until he is sent to Lithia. Father Ruiz-Sanchez is a dedicated man, a Jesuit priest who is also a scientist, and a scientist who is also a human being. A Case Of Conscience (After Such Knowledge 4) (Ballantine Books U2251) (Hugo Award Winner) Blish, James. These beings are rational, logical, and welcoming. Originally written in the 1950s, the story involves a mission to another planet, Lithia, where a race of intelligent beings exist. A space-traveling Jesuit priest confronts a moral but godless alien race in this Hugo Award?winning novel by the author of the Cities in Flight saga. 'A Case of Conscience' by James Blish is an interesting science ficton novel which has held up fairly well.
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