Combining elements of science fiction and spiritual philosophy, this novel is a tale of the devastating consequences of a scientific mission to make contact with an extraterrestrial culture.

Awards:

John W Campbell Memorial Award (nominee)

Arthur C. Clarke Award

British Science Fiction Association

Mary Doria Russell's debut novel, The Sparrow, took us on a journey to a distant planet and into the center of the human soul. A critically acclaimed bestseller, The Sparrow was chosen as one of Entertainment Weekly's Ten Best Books of the Year, a finalist for the Book-of-the-Month Club's First Fiction Prize and the winner of the James M. Tiptree Memorial Award. Now, in Children of God, Russell further establishes herself as one of the most innovative, entertaining and philosophically provocative novelists writing today.

The only member of the original mission to the planet Rakhat to return to Earth, Father Emilio Sandoz has barely begun to recover from his ordeal when the So-ciety of Jesus calls upon him for help in preparing for another mission to Alpha Centauri. Despite his objections and fear, he cannot escape his past or the future.

Old friends, new discoveries and difficult questions await Emilio as he struggles for inner peace and understanding in a moral universe whose boundaries now extend beyond the solar system and whose future lies with children born in a faraway place.

Strikingly original, richly plotted, replete with memorable characters and filled with humanity and humor, Chil-dren of God is an unforgettable and uplifting novel that is a potent successor to The Sparrow and a startlingly imaginative adventure for newcomers to Mary Doria Russell's special literary magic.

Review

This book contains a riveting storyline and heart pounding suspense. It's expertly written, featuring lovable characters, an inspiring Christian message, and an ideal blend of action, romance, and history. Confidently recommend this excellent title to fans of romance and historical fiction. --Christy Pitney from CBA Marketplace Reviews

Readers have come to expect a fast-paced, swashbuckling read from author M.L. Tyndall, and her newest book, The Falcon & the Sparrow, doesn't disappoint. . . Ms. Tyndall digs deep and pens characters so real that you'll hurt for them, cry, and cheer for them. --Christy Pitney from CBA Marketplace Reviews

The Falcon and the Sparrow is a tender story full of love and despair, intrigue and danger, good and evil. M. L. Tyndall's writing has just the right amount of detail that keeps your interest and just the right amount of mystery that will keep you turning the pages. --Trudy Smith from OnceUponARomance

About the Author

MaryLu Tyndall dreamt of pirates and sea-faring adventures during her childhood days on Florida's Coast. She holds a degree in Math and worked as a software engineer for fifteen years before testing the waters as a writer. Her love of history and passion for story drew her to create the Legacy of the King's Pirates Series. MaryLu now writes full time and makes her home with her husband, six children, and four cats on California's coast, where her imagination still surges with the sea. Her passion is to write page-turning, romantic adventures that not only entertain but expose Christians to their full potential in Christ.

In present-day Russia, ruled by blue-eyed, unblinking President Vladimir Putin, Russian intelligence officer Dominika Egorova struggles to survive in the post-Soviet intelligence jungle. Ordered against her will to become a “Sparrow,” a trained seductress, Dominika is assigned to operate against Nathaniel Nash, a young CIA officer who handles the Agency’s most important Russian mole.

Spies have long relied on the “honey trap,” whereby vulnerable men and women are intimately compromised. Dominika learns these techniques of “sexpionage” in Russia’s secret “Sparrow School,” hidden outside of Moscow. As the action careens between Russia, Finland, Greece, Italy, and the United States, Dominika and Nate soon collide in a duel of wills, tradecraft, and—inevitably—forbidden passion that threatens not just their lives but those of others as well. As secret allegiances are made and broken, Dominika and Nate’s game reaches a deadly crossroads. Soon one of them begins a dangerous double existence in a life-and-death operation that consumes intelligence agencies from Moscow to Washington, DC.

Page by page, veteran CIA officer Jason Matthews’s delights and terrifies and fascinates, all while delivering an unforgettable cast, from a sadistic Spetsnaz “mechanic” who carries out Putin’s murderous schemes to the weary CIA Station Chief who resists Washington “cake-eaters” to MARBLE, the priceless Russian mole. Packed with insider detail and written with brio, this tour-de-force novel brims with Matthews’s life experience, including his knowledge of espionage, counterintelligence, surveillance tradecraft, spy recruitment, cyber-warfare, the Russian use of “spy dust,” and covert communications. Brilliantly composed and elegantly constructed, is a masterful spy tale lifted from the dossiers of intelligence agencies on both sides of the Atlantic. Authentic, tense, and entertaining, this novel introduces Jason Matthews as a major new American talent.

Bella, intelligente, intuitiva, votata alla disciplina più ferrea e imbevuta di ideali patriottici. Nella Mosca di oggi, dove nessuno fa più finta di credere che la Guerra fredda sia finita davvero, Dominika Egorova sembra nata per fare la spia. Se non fosse per il carattere impetuoso, che non sempre le riesce di dominare. Quando il padre muore senza preavviso e un brutto incidente la costringe a lasciare l’accademia di danza, Dominika si ritrova invischiata in un gioco la cui portata non sospetta neppure. Lo zio, potente vicedirettore dell’SVR, vede in lei la candidata ideale a diventare una “sparrow”, un’agente segreta specializzata in sofisticate tecniche di seduzione e manipolazione dell’avversario. Ciò che Dominika non può immaginare è la vertiginosa spirale di inganni, violenza, doppio gioco e passione nella quale si ritroverà suo malgrado a sprofondare. E il travolgente passo a due che la vedrà schierata ora contro, ora al fianco di Nate Nash, agente CIA dal carattere schivo ma determinato. Eccitante, adrenalinico, splendidamente congegnato, Red Sparrow alza il velo sul pericoloso mondo delle spie del nuovo millennio. A lungo ai primi posti della classifica del New York Times, acclamato da critica e lettori sulle due sponde dell’Atlantico, Red Sparrow è una delle spy novel più lette e amate degli ultimi anni grazie al talento e all’esperienza sul campo di un autore con alle spalle oltre trent’anni di servizio nella CIA.

In the gentle Shrewsbury spring of 1140, the midnight matins at the Benedictine abbey suddenly reverberate with an unholy sound - a hunt in full cry. Persued by a drunken mob, the quarry is running for its life. When the frantic creature bursts into the nave to claim sanctuary, Brother Cadfael finds himself fighting off armed townsmen to save a terrified young man. Accused of robbery and murder is Liliwin, a wandering minstrel who performed at the wedding of a local goldsmith's son. The cold light of morning, however, will show his supposed victim, the miserly craftsman, still lives, although a strongbox lies empty. Brother Cadfael believes Liliwin is innocent, but finding the truth and the treasure before Liliwin's respite in sanctuary runs out may uncover a deadlier sin than thievery - a desperate love that nothing, not even the threat of hanging, can stop.

SUMMARY: Medieval Benedictine monk Brother Cadfael investigates the case of a boy, an itinerant acrobat and jongleur accused of assault and murder who seeks refuge from an angry mob in the monastery

Mark Anders grew up on eight thousand acres of African land that bore his family name. Then he fought in Europe's Great War and, upon returning to his ancestral home, he saw savagery unlike any other….

In Africa, Mark's family estate has been despoiled. His grandfather has died under mysterious circumstances. And he has inherited a murderous enemy--the rogue scion of the powerful Courtney clan--in an altogether new kind of war.

Now, Mark will make a fateful choice between two women. Journey into the wilderness to uncover his grandfather's fate. Find his way through battles raging between fathers and sons, generals and politicians, and nature and man. In an age of violent conflict, Mark Anders will live or die for justice--and his fight will echo across a country he always loved….

Review

Praise for *Sparrow Falls*

"Wilbur Smith is an adept at thrilling and harrowing scenes, researches his facts, gets it all too horribly spot-on. Terribly competent ..." – The Sunday Times

Praise for Wilbur Smith

“Smith is a master.” *—Publishers Weekly

“One of the world’s most popular adventure writers.” —The Washington Post Book World

“A rare author who wields a razor-sharp sword of craftsmanship.” —Tulsa World*

“Wilbur Smith is one of those benchmarks against whom others are compared.” —The Times (UK)      
"Best Historical Novelist--I say Wilbur Smith, with his swashbuckling novels of Africa.  The bodices of rip and the blood flows.  You can get lost in Wilbur Smith and misplace all of August."--Stephen King

"Action is Wilur Smith's game, and he is a master."--The Washington Post Book World

“The world’s leading adventure writer.” —Daily Express (UK)

"Wilbur Smith rarely misses a trick."--Sunday Times

“Smith is a captivating storyteller.” —The Orlando Sentinel

“No one does adventure quite like Smith.” —Daily Mirror (UK)

"A thundering good’ read is virtually the only way of describing Wilbur Smith’s books.” —*The Irish Times

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