A Stitch in Space by Christopher LansdownMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Review of A STITCH IN SPACE by Christopher Lansdown
Priest in Space? Sounds like an unusual premise...not so much when one considers that since the 4th century A.D., priests (and monks, and brothers) have been travelling to the far-flung outposts of this planet, bringing their faith and philosophies. So why, in the future, should it be at all unusual for priests to travel into space, to serve on new space colonies, perhaps to act as chaplains on space vessels?
This premise gives author Christopher Lansdown the opportunity to present Father Xristopher Guerin, a highly intelligent, vastly-read, devoted priest, who is traveling to the colony of Xanadu to replace the current priest who is in his 90's. Through Fr. Guerin, the author riffs on philosophy, religion, faith, and metaphysics, classic science fiction tropes, and explores the multitude of human emotions, seen here in the microcosm of a space-faring cargo vessel traveling to a distant colony.
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