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Pilgrims

Written by: M. R. Leonard
Narrated by: Jeff Hays, Justin Thomas James, Gary Furlong, Annie Ellicott
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Latin was a dead language—until the aliens arrived.

Out-of-work Latin teacher and borderline alcoholic Austin DeSantis is determined to spend his final days in the arms of a prostitute—that is if the aliens don’t exterminate humanity first.

But when the aliens land at the Vatican, begin speaking Latin, and reveal themselves to be Catholic, the world turns upside down.

Pressed into service as a translator and thrust into the center of humanity's first contact with a cryptic alien race, Austin must uncover their true intentions before religious turmoil rips the planet apart. But with Austin caught between the Catholic Church, the US military, and an enigmatic alien AI, he'll have to decide where his loyalties lie as the fate of humanity hangs in the balance.

PILGRIMS is a sci-fi retelling of Augustine's Confessions, mixing a high-concept premise à la Children of Time with the ceaseless pacing and rich characterization of Red Rising.

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Catholic aliens coming to Earth on pilgrimage is the best first-contact hook I have read in recent times, and this audiobook absolutely delivers. Austin, Father Ambrose, General Fergusson, and Virgil all feel like real people, not caricatures, and the story gives them room to matter. The plot moves fast, the themes of redemption, faith, and mercy land well, and the emotional gut punches hit hard. The full cast performance adds a lot, especially the Catholic atmosphere and the mass scenes. For me, this is exactly what sci-fi should be: character-driven, idea-rich, and unafraid to take religion seriously.

A first-contact story that hits hard

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