New York: Grand Central Publishing, (1987). Hardcover first edition - The second science fiction novel by this sociologist, journalist, priest and prolific author. "In hopes of establishing a permanent monastery, Seamus O'Neill and his crewmates land on the planet Zylong, but their long pilgrimage has worn down their ship, the Iona, and Zylong may be their last stop." 302 pp. ISBN: 0-446512656.