The Ships of Earth - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1857239806 ISBN 13: 9781857239805

Publisher: Orbit

Synopsis

Above the planet Harmony, the computer Oversoul watches. But its systems are failing and the only hope of repair lies a thousand light-years away on the planet Earth, which was left forty million years ago ...Nafai and his family have been chosen to make the great journey home, but most of them do so grudgingly. Their anger and hatred will make the trek across the desert wastes to the long-abandoned spaceport both harder and more deadly.More information on this book and others can be found on the Orbit website at www.orbitbooks.co.uk

About this title

About the Author:

Orson Scott Card is the award-winning author of the Ender saga, the Alvin Maker series and the Homecoming series. He lives with his wife and three children in the US.

From AudioFile:

Forty million years after humankind has left Earth, the master computer assigned the task of overseeing the colonies sends a group of "chosen" on a journey back home. Stefan Rudnicki tells the story of this journey with a deep, luxurious voice that lends the story a rich authority. Treachery abounds as this small, vulnerable group tries to adapt to hostile environments and negotiate their social hierarchies. Rudnicki's delivery of the different personalities is judicious. He's careful not to depict the characters as either good or bad, and this nuance reinforces a central idea in the book: that every member of the group is important for the salvation of the whole. Reconciling differences is imperative not only for their survival, but for the destiny of humankind. L.P. © AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine

About this edition

• Publisher: Orbit
• ISBN 10: 1857239806
• ISBN 13: 9781857239805
• Binding: Paperback