The Parafaith War

Name: The Parafaith War
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: L. E. Modesitt, Jr.
ISBN: 9781977382696

Author: L. E. Modesitt, Jr.

Narrator: Joel Richards

Unabridged: 16 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 06/26/2018

Categories: Fiction, Science Fiction

Synopsis

Some bad ideas go back a long way and this one goes all the way back to the original home planet: Someone's god told them they had a right to more territory—so they figure they can take what they want by divine right. In the far future among the colonized worlds of the galaxy there's a war going on between the majority of civilized worlds and a colonial theocracy.

Trystin Desoll grows up fighting against religious fanatics and becomes a hero, a first-class pilot, then, amazingly, a spy.

What do you do if you're a relatively humane soldier fighting millions of suicidal volunteers on the other side who know that they are utterly right and you are utterly wrong, with no middle ground?

Trystin Desoll has an idea.

About L. E. Modesitt, Jr.

L. E. Modesitt, Jr., is the bestselling author of the fantasy series the Saga of Recluce, Corean Chronicles, and the Imager Portfolio. His science fiction includes Adiamante, the Ecolitan novels, the Forever Hero Trilogy, and Archform: Beauty. Besides a writer, Modesitt has been a US Navy pilot, a director of research for a political campaign, legislative assistant, and staff director for a US congressman, director of legislation and congressional relations for the US Environmental Protection Agency, a consultant on environmental, regulatory, and communications issues, and a college lecturer. He lives in Cedar City, Utah.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jim on March 28, 2021

There are two civilizations space faring civilizations of man; a theocracy with a population problem & a technocratic society with a resource problem. They have limited contact, generally through attacks of the theocracy to take over planets which the technocrats have mostly terraformed. Told from t......more

Goodreads review by Thomas on September 06, 2020

[3.5 stars overall, though leaning a little more towards 3 than 4.) Set in a distant future in which the Earth has long been uninhabitable and humanity has spread amongst the stars, The Parafaith War is — like so many of L.E. Modesitt’s books — a meticulously conceived and executed tale with epic asp......more

Goodreads review by Liviu on December 20, 2018

While I am a huge fan of LE Modesitt's fantasies, I am more mixed on his sf (loved some like the Ecolitan series, the Archform 1, Solar Express etc but was so-so on others); this one came by chance into my hands (essentially because it was the only sf by the author at the local B&N and being bereft......more

Goodreads review by Brooklyn on December 16, 2018

This book was interesting but didn't really pursue many of its ideas in a deep and satisfying way. You wouldn't miss much and you may enjoy it more if you just skip to the last quarter. I felt it was deeply satisfying when he semi-faked his own death and was able transform the Revenant theology and......more

Goodreads review by John on December 23, 2008

Not sure how I missed the Mormon-bashing the first time around (hidden in Western culture bashing), but that aside, it's an amazing book. Interesting Green politics sprinkled throughout.......more