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divine-encounters

Angels appear at holy places on Earth, summoning humanity to a distant planet, blending religious phenomena with science fiction.

1 chapter across 1 book

God's World (2015)Ian Watson

Chapter 2

In this chapter, humanity encounters mysterious 'angels' at sacred sites, prompting the discovery of an advanced space-drive in the Gobi desert that enables intergalactic travel. A selected crew aboard the spaceship Pilgrim Crusader ventures through a distorted dimension, is captured by alien beings called the Group-ones, and escapes to a planet known as 'God's World,' where an alien civilization exists partially in reality and partially in a 'Heaven.' The protagonist Amy Dove uncovers that the Group-ones may not be hostile and that the heavenly realm conceals a profound danger.