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A review by thesmudge
The Chaplain's War by Brad R. Torgersen
5.0
This is a story of mankind's run up against a powerful and overwhelming alien. The story takes place after this conflict has started and details the impact that a couple of individuals can have on such events. Good stuff it is.
As for the religion part, it is there but is nothing overwhelming or even takes up much of the story. Indeed, religion is not a major theme within the story, rather a background concept that has an influence that is not constantly discussed once the story gets going. The refreshing part is that it is not something portrayed as bad or something that had negative influences within the world this story creates. That is much different in that most other stories, when they touch upon religion, make it out as a influence that drives evil or poor behavior and in many cases something that makes those involved backwards. This type of handling of religion is so common that it is a trope in science fiction and easily predictable and thus boring.
While religion as portrayed in the book is pretty much unchanged from today's versions of them I found that this not the point. The book is not a take what the future of religion could be but rather how it can impact individuals, or not impact individuals regardless of the time setting. I have not yet seen a book that attempts that without falling into the predictable trope I previously mentioned.
This is the first book I have read by the author and I am excited to see what things he comes up with next.
As for the religion part, it is there but is nothing overwhelming or even takes up much of the story. Indeed, religion is not a major theme within the story, rather a background concept that has an influence that is not constantly discussed once the story gets going. The refreshing part is that it is not something portrayed as bad or something that had negative influences within the world this story creates. That is much different in that most other stories, when they touch upon religion, make it out as a influence that drives evil or poor behavior and in many cases something that makes those involved backwards. This type of handling of religion is so common that it is a trope in science fiction and easily predictable and thus boring.
While religion as portrayed in the book is pretty much unchanged from today's versions of them I found that this not the point. The book is not a take what the future of religion could be but rather how it can impact individuals, or not impact individuals regardless of the time setting. I have not yet seen a book that attempts that without falling into the predictable trope I previously mentioned.
This is the first book I have read by the author and I am excited to see what things he comes up with next.