This science fiction story tells the tale of the pilgrim vessel Iona and its search for a planet to colonize. When they fly over the planet Zylong, it is decided to send Seamus O'Neill down to spy on the Zylongi. Once on the planet, O'Neill finds a society more baffling than he has ever known. Andrew Greeley also wrote "The Cardinal Sins","The Brother's Wife" and "God Game".
- ISBN10 0099564602
- ISBN13 9780099564607
- Publish Date 20 July 1989 (first published 1 June 1987)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 2 March 2010
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
- Imprint Legend paperbacks
- Edition New edition
- Format Paperback
- Pages 320
- Language English