Earth afire
Traces the events of the First Formic War a century before the events of Ender's Game, following the unsuccessful attempt of Victor Delgado to warn skeptical Earth governments of an imminent alien invasion and the efforts of Mazer Rackham and the Mobile Operations Police to meet unprecedented t...
| Main Author: | Card, Orson Scott. |
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| Other Authors: | Johnston, Aaron. |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Tor,
2013.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: |
Formic Wars ;
2. |
| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
Traces the events of the First Formic War a century before the events of Ender's Game, following the unsuccessful attempt of Victor Delgado to warn skeptical Earth governments of an imminent alien invasion and the efforts of Mazer Rackham and the Mobile Operations Police to meet unprecedented threats. |
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| Item Description: |
"A Tom Doherty Associates book." |
| Physical Description: |
399 pages ; 25 cm |
| ISBN: |
9780765329059 (hardcover) 0765329050 (hardcover) |
| Author Notes: |
A Mormon, Scott served a two-year mission in Brazil before starting work as a journalist in Utah. He also designed games at Lucas Film Games, 1989-92. He is best known for his science fiction novels, including the popular Ender series. Well known titles include A Planet Called Treason (1979), Treasure Box (1996), and Heartfire (1998). He has also written the guide called How to Write Science Fiction and Fantasy (1990). His novel Ender's Game and its sequel Speaker for the Dead, both won Hugo and Nebula awards, making Card the only author to win both prizes in consecutive years. His titles Shadows in Flight, Ruins and Ender's Game made The New York Times Best Seller List. He is also the author of The First Formic War Series, which includes the titles Earth Unaware, Earth Afire, and Earth Awakens. (Bowker Author Biography) |