{"product_id":"9780984323975","title":"Father Al's Voyage of Discovery","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn novel one, \u003cem\u003eFather Al Takes a Vacation\u003c\/em\u003e, Father Al, a burned-out priest trying to manage three parishes, decides to take a sabbatical. He gets permission from his diocese to take a six-month trip on a cruise ship—around the solar system!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring that unusual cruise, he learns things about himself and his fellow passengers that he never imagined. He falls in love, helps several women give birth, is embroiled in a court case, performs a wedding on Mars, meets an outcast called a Lilith, meets a Pope and inadvertently begins a new science involving human\/A-I interfaces—quite a list for one man on vacation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis voyage of discovery continues in novel two, \u003cem\u003eFather Al Celebrates a Birthday Milestone\u003c\/em\u003e. He sees his life extended because of the science of human\/A-I interface he pioneered, marries a remarkable woman born on Mars, helps a dear friend and her daughter through difficult times, goes on a second, nostalgic cruise and witnesses unprecedented events and advances in human\/A-I technology made possible by A-Is themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNovel three, \u003cem\u003eFather Al Sees the Future\u003c\/em\u003e, concludes the trilogy. Father Al reaches an unprecedented age, again due to human\/A-I technology, and sees his son embark on a colonizing trip to another solar system. What that mission discovers, once again changes Father Al’s life, only this time he must make a decision that will take him and his loved ones on a one-way trip far from any solar system to the very heart of deep space.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"La Maison Publishing, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47020989776112,"sku":"9780984323975","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780984323975_p0.jpg?v=1763895140","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780984323975","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}