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Our Lady of the Artilects

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Pub Date 28 Apr 2022 | Archive Date 28 Jun 2022

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Description

World leaders are on edge when reports start coming in of next generation androids having strange, apocalyptic visions of a lady in white.

But when an Artilect belonging to the wealthiest man in Africa shows up at Our Lady of Nigeria basilica claiming to be possessed, the stakes are raised.

The Vatican sends Father Gabriel Serafian, an exorcist who left behind a brilliant career as a neuroscientist, to Benin City to investigate...and to figure out who is behind what must surely be a hack.

The timing couldn't be worse. Rome is on the verge of reconciliation with the Chinese Economic Interest Zone after a 50 year cold war, and the Chinese are particularly sensitive about the so-called Apparition.

Serafian quickly finds himself caught up in a conspiracy of global--and possibly supernatural--dimensions.

To discover the truth and save not only humanity but the artilects themselves, Serafian enlists the aid of a tough-as-nails Imperial Praetor named Namono Mbambu.

Serafian and Mbambu are helped by a guilt-wracked Filipino Emperor, a taciturn Caliph, and a Uyghur Sufi named Ilham Tiliwadi as they race against time to stop a centuries-old plot that could end humanity as we know it.

Our Lady of the Artilects is a mind-bending supernatural science fiction novel where "The Exorcist" meets "Westworld,” with a light dusting of Snow Crash!

Will Serafian discover the truth? 

World leaders are on edge when reports start coming in of next generation androids having strange, apocalyptic visions of a lady in white.

But when an Artilect belonging to the wealthiest man in...


Advance Praise

★★★★★ "One of the most thoughtful science fiction books I've ever read!" - Reader Review

★★★★★ "An astonishing novel!" - A. Karamazov

★★★★★ "OLotA has some of the most intricate world-building I’ve seen in the sci-fi genre, and the story itself is nothing short of highly captivating." - Ryan Galyon

★★★★★ "Gillsmith has obviously put extensive amounts of effort into researching and crafting his ideas. I was constantly entertained and surprised by little "wow" moments - twists and turns here and there that didn't make or break the novel but showed the depth of thought and planning that has gone into this book." - Rachel Welsh

★★★★★ "The most thoughtful and entertaining Catholic-centric science fiction since A Canticle for Leibowitz." - Ed Decillis

★★★★★ "One of the most thoughtful science fiction books I've ever read!" - Reader Review

★★★★★ "An astonishing novel!" - A. Karamazov

★★★★★ "OLotA has some of the most intricate world-building I’ve...


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Featured Reviews

Incredible blending of sci-fi and theology.. wasn't sure it would work but was pleasantly surprised at how well the story flowed. Interesting characters added to this adventure. Thanks to Netgalley for the opportunity to read this book

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