A review by eupomene
The Child Goddess by Louise Marley

4.0

Isabel Burke, a priest in the Order of Mary Magdalene and also an anthropologist, travels to a distant planet where a group of "old children" were discovered: children who haven't aged in over a 100 years. A corporate entity is on the planet to build a power station and of course there is some speculation on how these children's immortality might be exploited, but the tale is far more complicated than that. Author Louise Marley weaves science fiction, faith and the crises thereof, misplaced love and the meaning of soul into a riveting story that I couldn't put down. Must read more Louise Marley! The Terrorists of Irustan was also excellent.