The Ethics of Nonlinearity

When dealing with a new alien species, even a small misunderstanding can be lethal. First contact specialist Father John Cardinale thinks he understands the question posed to him by Bakra-Third-Singer of Tales--but he's wrong. By the time he REALLY understands, it's much, much too late. This compelling story, in the tradition of James Blish's A CASE OF CONSCIENCE, will take the reader to the frontiers of science--and explore a potential flaw in the Christian concept of free will.