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A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr.

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A Canticle for Leibowitz

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Walter M. Miller Jr.

Random House Worlds · Paperback · February 1, 1961

Reading lane: Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic

In the depths of the Utah desert, long after the Flame Deluge has scoured the earth clean, a monk of the Order of Saint Leibowitz has made a miraculous discovery: holy relics from the life of the great saint himself, including the blessed blueprint, the sacred shopping list, and the hallowed shrine of the Fallout Shelter.

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Why This Clicks

Science Meets Faith

A rigorous, wryly human read where science and faith keep colliding.

Come here for

  • hard-SF signals with theological undertow
  • layered conversation fuel

Expect

  • post-apocalyptic scope
  • serious book-club room for debate

Book Details

Authors
Walter M. Miller Jr.
Publisher
Random House Worlds
Published
February 1, 1961
Format
Paperback
Theme
Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic · Hard Sci-Fi
Reading lane
Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic

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Publisher Categories

  • Hard Sci-Fi

  • Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic

  • Dystopian

About This Book

In the depths of the Utah desert, long after the Flame Deluge has scoured the earth clean, a monk of the Order of Saint Leibowitz has made a miraculous discovery: holy relics from the life of the great saint himself, including the blessed blueprint, the sacred shopping list, and the hallowed shrine of the Fallout Shelter. In a terrifying age of darkness and decay, these artifacts could be the keys to mankind's salvation. But as the mystery at the core of this groundbreaking...

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In the depths of the Utah desert, long after the Flame Deluge has scoured the earth clean, a monk of the Order of Saint Leibowitz has made a miraculous discovery: holy relics from the life of the great saint himself, including the blessed blueprint, the sacred shopping list, and the hallowed shrine of the Fallout Shelter. In a terrifying age of darkness and decay, these artifacts could be the keys to mankind's salvation. But as the mystery at the core of this groundbreaking novel unfolds, it is the search itself—for meaning, for truth, for love—that offers hope for humanity's rebirth from the ashes.

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