02685cam a2200337 4500 514397161 TxAuBib 20211122120000.0 210505s2021||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2021021152 9781250274540 HRD 28.99 1250274540 HRD 28.99 TxAuBib Ellis, Lindsay, 1984- Truth of the divine [BOOK] : a novel / Lindsay Ellis. 1st ed. New York, NY : St. Martin's Press, 2021. viii, 469 pages ; 25 cm. Noumena ; 2 "Truth of the Divine is the new alternate history first contact novel from the instant New York Times, Wall Street Journal and LA Times bestselling video essayist Lindsay Ellis. The human race is at a crossroads; we know that we are not alone, but detailsabout the alien presence on Earth are still being withheld from the public. As the political climate becomes more unstable, the world is forced to consider the ramifications of granting human rights to non-human persons. How do you define "person" in thefirst place? Cora Sabino not only serves as the full time communication intermediary between the alien entity Ampersand and his government chaperones, but also shares a mysterious bond with him that is both painful and intimate in a way that neither of them could have anticipated. Despite this, Ampersand is still keen on keeping secrets, even from her, which backfires on both of them when investigative journalist Kaveh Mazandarani, a close colleague of Cora's estranged whistleblower father, witnesses farmore of Ampersand's machinations than anyone was meant to see. Since Cora has no choice but to trust Kaveh, the two must work together to prove to a fearful world that intelligent, conscious beings should be considered persons, no matter how monstrous-looking, powerful, or malicious they may seem. Making this case is hard enough when the public doesn't know what it's dealing with, and it will only become harder when a mysterious flash illuminates the sky, marking the arrival of an agent of chaos that will light an already unstable world on fire"-- Provided by publisher. 20211122. Extraterrestrial beings Fiction. Persons Fiction. Human-alien encounters Fiction. Fathers and daughters Fiction. Translators Fiction. Journalists Fiction. Official secrets Fiction. Science fiction. Noumena ; 2.