A Case of Conscience is a science fiction novel by American writer James Blish, first published in 1958. It is the story of a Jesuit who investigates an alien race that has no religion yet has a perfect, innate sense of morality, a situation which conflicts with Catholic teaching. The story was originally published as a novella in 1953, and later extended to novel-length, of which the first part is the original novella. The novel is the first part of Blish's thematic After Such Knowledge trilogy: it thus follows Doctor Mirabilis and both Black Easter and The Day After Judgment (two novellas that Blish viewed as together forming the third volume of the trilogy).
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Country | United States
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Language | English
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Series | After Such Knowledge trilogy
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Published | 1958 (Ballantine Books)
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Media type | Print (paperback)
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Pages | 192
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ISBN | 0-345-43835-3 (later paperback printing)
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Dewey Decimal | 813/.54 21
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LC Class | PS3503.L64 C37 2000
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