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A Canticle for Leibowitz

Walter Miller

In a post-apocalyptic world, a group of monks known as the Order of Leibowitz dedicate themselves to preserving ancient knowledge. Will mankind learn from past mistakes or will history repeat itself?
Publish Date
2006-05-09T00:00:00.000Z
2006-05-09T00:00:00.000Z
first published in 1959
Goodreads Rating
3.98
ISBN
9780553273816
Recommendations
3
Recommendations
2021-10-10T18:54:15.000Z
@realchasegeiser Yes. Read it as a teenager. Wonderful book.      source
2017-08-29T14:18:22.000Z
This is that awesome Catholic sci-fi book I mentioned on the show a few minutes ago: REALLY GOOD      source
2020-12-13T05:05:13.000Z
@JamesSACorey One of my favorite scifi books won the Hugo Award for best novel in 1961, called A Canticle for Leibowitz, by Walter M. Miller Jr. It’s a remarkably literate book, with memorable characters and action. 6      source