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Earth Unaware

Book 1 of the First Formic War

Orson Scott Card author Aaron Johnston author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group

Published:4th Jun '13

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The start of a brand new space adventure series set in the world of ENDER'S GAME - a classic science fiction novel due to be released as a major motion picture in 2013

HUMANS THOUGHT THEY WERE ALONE IN THE GALAXY. UNTIL NOW. A hundred years before Ender's Game, humanity is slowly making its way out to the planets of the solar system, exploring and mining asteroids. The ship El Cavador is far from Earth, in the deeps of the Kuiper Belt, beyond Pluto. When the ship's telescopes pick up a fast-moving object coming in-system, they're unsure what to make of it. Little do they know that this object is the most important thing to happen to the human race in a million years. It's humanity's first contact with an alien race. The First Formic War is about to begin. BOOK ONE OF THE FIRST FORMIC WAR

A standout tale of sf adventure that gives Ender series fans fascinating backstory to the classic Ender's Game LIBRARY JOURNAL The story progresses nimbly, with plenty of tension and excitement and Card's usual well-developed characters KIRKUS REVIEWS Literate prose and superlative characterisation ... excellent BOOKLIST

ISBN: 9780356502748

Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 27mm

Weight: 300g

416 pages