Cover of The Clowns of God

The Clowns of God

by Morris West · 1981

The Vatican Trilogy seriesNext:Lazarus(1990) →

+ Want to read

A beloved pontiff prepares to make public his startling vision: Death and destruction will end the world - not in some far-off future, but at any moment! Terrified his pronouncement will spread panic, Vatican Cardinals imprison him in a monastery. Is he a madman - as they believe - or is he telling the truth?

Read more

One man set out on an incredible quest to find out .. and to discover the awesome power of love and faith... while terrorists and politicians use every deadly and unholy power to stop him.

Genre
historical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of thisthrillerthrillerMore like thisLess of this
Themes
religionreligionMore like thisLess of thisChristianChristianMore like thisLess of this
Setting
AustraliaAustraliaMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
long · 402 pages

Click a tag to see books like this one that share it. Point at it (on a phone, tap it) for less of it instead.

Read it? Sign in to help tag it.

BuyAmazonGoogle Books

BorrowOpen LibraryA library near you

MoreCompare pricesHardcover

Liked The Clowns of God? Here’s where I’d start.

These suit anyone who liked The Clowns of God. Sign in and mark a few books for picks shaped around your own taste.

  1. Conclave Greg Tobin · 2001 Shares fiction, vatican, religion
  2. Ultimate Prizes Susan Howatch · 1989 Shares fiction, religion, historical fiction
  3. The Death of a Pope Piers Paul Read · 2009 Shares fiction, religion, thriller
  4. Vatican Malachi Martin · 1986 Shares fiction, religion, historical fiction
See more recommendations →

“People who read The Clowns of God tend to reach for these next.”

  1. The Mandelbaum Gate Muriel Spark · 1965
  2. Atticus Ron Hansen · 1996
  3. The Cardinal Henry Morton Robinson · 1950
  4. Ancestral Shadows: An Anthology of Ghostly Tales Russell Kirk · 2004

“If you want more of the same (historical fiction about religion), start with these.”

  1. The Betrayal: The Lost Life of Jesus Kathleen O'Neal Gear, W. Michael Gear · 2007
  2. John Niall Williams · 2008
  3. People in Glass Houses Tanya Levin · 2007
  4. Theology in the Context of World Christianity: How the Global Church Is Influencing the Way We Think about and Discuss Theology Timothy C. Tennent · 2007

“If it was the religion that hooked you, try one of these.”

  1. The Revelator Robert Kloss · 2015
  2. The Book Against God James Wood · 2003
  3. Shark Will Self · 2014
  4. Gospel Wilton Barnhardt · 1993

“These start from a similar idea, even if they go somewhere else with it.”

  1. Blessed Child Ted Dekker, Bill Bright · 2001
  2. Nicolae Tim LaHaye, Jerry B. Jenkins · 1997
  3. Theophilos Michael D. O'Brien · 2010
  4. Tribeca Blues Jim Fusilli · 2003

Report a problem