This is a story of a man, Peter, who travels in space to a planet, that is never identified, to be a religious missionary to the natives. The author has a great imagination describing the planet, the surroundings and the natives. However, I would not classify this as
…more science fiction. This is really a story of what happens to people when they are in unfamiliar and strange surroundings and how people react when there are strange and unusual occurrences. Peter comes to this strange environment to be a type of religious minister and he eventually 'turns native'. There is a way to communicate to family on earth but Peter ignores his wife who was left in England and only wants to be with the natives. I also thought the people who were sent there to colonize the planet were very strange in their relationships to one another or perhaps their lack of relating. I really enjoyed this book and couldn't put it down until I found out what happens to Peter. I think this book would be great for book clubs because there are many themes to discuss. (less)