The Star | Overview
The story's protagonist is identified only as Father. A Jesuit priest, he is also the astrophysicist on a space mission that has made a discovery which causes him to have a crisis of faith.
This story is a quintessential example of Clarke's writing style and subject matter; it is to be recommended as a quick (though not easy) read in comparison to his novels. It is succinct and straightforward, unlike some of the works in his short story collections. Many of Clarke's beliefs about the role of humanity in the universe and the future are made manifest in this story. However, they...
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