Book of Strange New Things

Author(s): Michel Faber

Science Fiction/Fantasy

'I am with you always, even unto the end of the world ...'


Peter Leigh is a missionary called to go on the journey of a lifetime. Leaving behind his beloved wife, Bea, Peter sets out on a quest to take the word of God to the farthest corners of the galaxy. His mission will challenge everything - his faith, his endurance and the love that can hold two people together, even when they are worlds apart. 


Product Information

Winner of Saltire Society Scottish Book of the Year Award 2015 and Saltire Society Scottish Fiction Book of the Year Award 2015.

Michel Faber has written eight other books. In addition to the Whitbread-shortlisted Under the Skin, he is the author of the highly acclaimed The Crimson Petal and the White, The Fire Gospel and The Fahrenheit Twins. He has also written two novellas, The Hundred and Ninety-Nine Steps and The Courage Consort, and has won several short-story awards, including the Neil Gunn, Ian St James and Macallan. Born in Holland, brought up in Australia, he now lives in the Scottish Highlands

General Fields

  • : 9781782114086
  • : Canongate Books
  • : UNKNOWN
  • : June 2015
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Michel Faber
  • : Paperback