That Leviathan, Whom Thou Hast Made

By Eric James Stone
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(4.00 based on 3 reviews)

Published: Aug. 27, 2011
Words: 8,737 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781465849199


Short description

"That Leviathan, Whom Thou Hast Made" won the 2010 Nebula Award for Best Novelette and was nominated for the Hugo Award in the same category. Harry Malan is the president of a Mormon branch on Sol Central Station, where humans can interact with "swales" -- giant star-dwelling plasma beings. When a Mormon swale asks for help, Harry ends up confronting Leviathan, the largest of the swales.

Extended description

"That Leviathan, Whom Thou Hast Made" won the 2010 Nebula Award for Best Novelette, awarded by the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America, and and is nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novelette, awarded at the World Science Fiction Convention.

Harry Malan is the president of a Mormon congregation on a station located at the center of the Sun, where humans can interact with "swales" -- giant star-dwelling plasma beings. When Harry finds out about a problem with one of the Mormon swales, he decides he must help, even if it means confronting Leviathan, the largest of the swales.

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mormon fiction, science fiction, novelette, hugo award nominee, mormon author, nebula award winner, nebula award nominee

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Review by: jules103 on Feb. 27, 2012 : star star star star
Very good story.
(reviewed long after purchase)

Review by: S. E. White on Dec. 29, 2011 : star star star
Very interesting story, with an interesting twist theologically.
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

Review by: Dennis Rutherford Bennett on Aug. 29, 2011 : star star star star star
Very compelling. Makes one wonder about religion and our place in the universe. Good read!
(review of free book)

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