Synopsis
An action-filled juvenile novel set on a spaceship monastery tells how the quiet life of a novice, Bart, turns into a series of disasters and he must risk everything to save just a few of the ship's 70 occupants.
School Library Journal
Gr 6-9
In a spaceship abbey (a church and living quarters) flying through outer space, Bart prays to Sol, the god of the Copernican order. A 14-year-old novice monk, he is training to be the pilot of the Prominence with Gary, the only non-monk onboard. Bart foils thieves trying to steal from the abbey, flies naked through zero-g, and accidentally finds a way to save the ship when a malfunction sends it hurtling toward their "god" and total incineration. In a religious order that prays to the sun and doesn't believe in the afterlife, Bart must find his way through temptation, in the form of a female thief, to discover what he wants in life. Teens will enjoy this humorous, well-written futuristic tale with a twist.-June H. Keuhn, Corning East High School, NY