The Sparrow
- Published: 1 July 2010
- ISBN: 9781407057026
- Imprint: Transworld Digital
- Format: EBook
- Pages: 512
'A hopeful sign that science fiction might reclaim its heritage as a literature with boundless capacity to kindle wonder'
Entertainment Weekly
'A parable about human life on Earth, with all its imperfections, failings, doubts, wisdom and erudition...The Sparrow is a startling, engrossing and moral work of fiction'
Colleen McCullough
'A tangy blend of psychological insight and impassioned lyricism, passed through a sieve of diamond-clear prose...The Sparrow has depth, pace, engaging characters and an alien culture that knocks you sideways'
Time Out
'Brilliant first novel about the discovery of extraterrestrial life...Shades of Wells, Ursula Le Guin and Arthur C. Clarke, with just a dash of Edgar Rice Burroughs - and yet strikingly original'
Kirkus Reviews
'Compulsive reading and may be the year's best science fiction novel'
John Clute, Mail on Sunday
'One of the years's most powerful and disturbing books'
The Times
'One of those rare books that takes you to its heart and refuses to let go'
Lorenzo Carcaterra, author of Sleepers