Kyle Harrison
to-read
The Book of Strange New Things
- Author
- Michel Faber
- Published
- 2014
- Pages
- 585
- Recommended
- Once
Why it’s on the list: A missionary sent to preach to an alien species while his marriage fails at home — the most literal version of the premise.
Where I saw it: @politicalmath on X, June 8, 2026, as one of three book covers answering the claim that an alien film would unsettle religious viewers.
Connections
- Out of the Silent Planet and Speaker for the Dead — the other two covers in the same post.
- Science Fiction
Referenced in
- Out of the Silent Planet note
- Speaker for the Dead note