[jhallenworld]

Perhaps saying that the Missionaria Protectiva is behind Christian instead of Islamic beliefs is more provocative..

But I agree with you about the vocabulary. I recommend George Alec Effinger's Marîd Audran series for more of this..

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/When_Gravity_Fails

[tstrimple]

> Effinger started work on a fourth Audran novel, Word of Night, but died before that work was completed.

I've had enough unfinished sci-fi epics for the year thank you.