BONES OF GOD -- the latest backlist novel

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My latest "backlist" novel, THE BONES OF GOD has joined CRYSTAL MEMORY online. Both books were originally published by Avon Books under their AvonNova imprint.

Here's a brief description of BONES:

It is 2558. We have reached the stars, thanks to the technology of the Stekoni, an alien race. But in the veils between the stars, the voice of the Stekoni god calls, and that threatens humankind's ruling Zakkaist Church, a blending of the three great monotheistic religions. A scarred man with a ruined face might be the Sartius Exori, the "black beginning" who will be the messiah of the Stekoni god. Is he a pretender, a fool, a tool of the Church, or is he truly the messenger of a new era?

This was my attempt to look at the relationship between disciples and their prophet, prompted by my reading of the New Testament, where each individual author seemed to have his (or her, in the case of the apocryphal texts) view of who the mediiah was and what his teachings were intended to say. I could have written my own version of the New Testament story, but it seemed more interesting to invent a world where I could set things up as I wished.

And here's the blurbs and reviews from the original release:

"Here is science fiction at its most profound and relevant best." - T.N. Hackney, reviewing in Locus

"Complex, intriguing, unfailingly interesting... I recommend it enthusiastically!" - C. J. Cherryh, award-winning author

"It cost me an entire night's sleep... A mystic novel with a gritty and courageous sense of realism. The ending was absolutely perfect!" - L. Neil Smith, award-winning author

"This is a fascinating book, thoughtful and thought-provoking." - Sue Thomason, reviewing in Paperback Inferno.

"A unique, powerful work, featuring a very unusual protagonist." F.M. Busby

"THE BONES OF GOD is easily the best and most important novel of Stephen Leigh's burgeoning career." Mike Resnick, author of 'Kirinyaga' and 'Santiago'

And here's where you can get the book, if you're so inclined:

Amazon
B&N
(Apple iBooks and Koboks will go live soon