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|title=The Book of Strange New Things

|sort=Book of Strange New Things, The

|publisher=Canongate

|date=October 2014

|summary=Christian pastor Peter Leigh is sent to a distant planet to bring the word of God to the indigenous people. Can he succeed in his mission? Can his relationship with his loved ones at home survive? Michel Faber asks big questions about love, relationships, faith and belief in this unusual and often moving book.

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In ''Under the Skin'', Michel Faber fused ordinary, contemporary surroundings with an element of science fiction to spectacular success. He's repeated the trick in The Book of Strange New Things which once again matches an unlikely sci-fi conceit with the crushingly familiar to impressive effect.

Science fiction fans may be disappointed by the slow early pace and the lack of big set piece action, but for someone looking to take a first tentative step into unfamiliar sci-fi waters, this is a pretty safe place to start.

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