It is extremely important that the Jesuits put right (as much as possible) what they destroyed on Rakhat the massacre of the first landing party and the violent revolution of the Runa serving class that followed, have caused a rift between the Society of Jesus and the rest of the Catholic Church. They are actually working for the Jesuits and the Vatican, who want Sandoz to return to Rakhat. Emilio is kept in a constantly drugged state on Carlo's ship, the Giordano Bruno. Unfortunately, while Gina is on vacation, Emilio is beaten and kidnapped by Carlo, Gina's ex-husband and Celestina's father. Gina is about to go on vacation, after which Emilio plans to marry her. He trains the second Jesuit expedition to Rakhat, composed of Sean Fein, Danny Iron Horse, Joseba Urizarbarrena, and John Candotti, in the K'San (Jana'ata) and Ruanja (Runa) languages. At a christening celebration, he meets Celestina, aged four, and her mother Gina, a divorcee with whom Emilio begins to fall in love. He is exposed to Father General Vincenzo Giuliani's organized crime 'family', the Camorra. It is the sequel to the novel The Sparrow.įather Emilio Sandoz is a Jesuit priest who has returned to Earth and is recovering from his experiences on the planet Rakhat (detailed in The Sparrow). Children of God is the second book, and the second science fiction novel, written by author Mary Doria Russell.

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