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Michael Leonard has had a strange and varied life that has brought him from the banks of the Yangtze River to the halls of MIT. He resides in Massachusetts with his wife and two young sons and he can be found discussing his next novel with his eight pound dachshund.

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Pilgrims

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M.R. Leonard and 2 other people liked Andrew Hitchcock's review of Pilgrims: "Such a beautiful representation of the faith! Modern/sci-fi retellings of stories such as this have to be one of my favorite forms of storytelling. I have yet to read St. Augustine’s Confessions but am starting them immediately after finishing this. " Read more of this review »
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M.R. Leonard and 2 other people liked Richard Henke's review of Pilgrims: "4.4-4.5 ⭐️ may switch to 5 star as I sit with the book longer. Catholic aliens?!?! As a sci-fi loving Catholic, this piqued my interest from the beginning. It did not fail to deliver. Quick description: War of the Worlds/ Independence Day go to mass." Read more of this review »
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M.R. Leonard and 3 other people liked Matt (Geaux Read Books)'s review of Pilgrims: "Pilgrims is a religious science fiction retelling of St. Augustine’s Confessions where aliens travel millions of light years to get here and when they arrive, they are Catholic! I’m not sure a book could be more up my alley than this! Highly Recommen" Read more of this review »
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M.R. Leonard made a comment in the group The Catholic Book Club — 2024 re-ordering voting topic " 54. Pilgrims by M. R. Leonard 38. Our Lady of the Artilects 22. The Return of the God Hypothesis 17. The Eighth Arrow 6. Demoniac "
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