Earth Unaware

#1 First Formic War

Orson Scott Card, Aaron Johnston

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St Martins/Tor
30 April 2013

Science fiction; Space

Series: First Formic War

A hundred years before Ender's Game, humans thought they were alone in the galaxy. Humanity was slowly making their way out from Earth to the planets and asteroids of the Solar System, exploring and mining and founding colonies. The mining ship El Cavador is far out from Earth, in the deeps of the Kuiper Belt, beyond Pluto. Other mining ships, and the families that live on them, are few and far between this far out. So when El Cavador 's telescopes pick up a fast-moving object coming in-system, it's hard to know what to make of it. It's massive and moving at a significant fraction of the speed of light. But the ship has other problems. Their systems are old and failing. The family is getting too big. There are claim-jumping corporates bringing Asteroid Belt tactics to the Kuiper Belt. Worrying about a distant object that might or might not be an alien ship seems...not important. They're wrong. It's the most important thing that has happened to the human race in a million years. This is humanity's first contact with an alien race. The First Formic War is about to begin.

By: Orson Scott Card, Aaron Johnston
Imprint: St Martins/Tor
Country of Publication: United States
Volume: NO. 1 OF 3
Dimensions: Height: 170mm, Width: 104mm, Spine: 36mm
Weight: 204g
ISBN: 9780765367365
ISBN 10: 076536736X
Series: First Formic War
Pages: 464
Publication Date: 30 April 2013
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

<p>ORSON SCOTT CARD is the author of the international bestsellers Shadow of the Giant, Shadow Puppets, Shadow of the Hegemon, and Ender's Shadow, and of the beloved classic of science fiction, Ender's Game, as well as the acclaimed fantasy series The Tales of Alvin Maker. He lives in Greensboro, NC. <br>AARON JOHNSTON was the coauthor, with Orson Scott Card, of the contemporary SF thriller Invasive Procedures. He is part of the production team for Summit Entertainment's film Ender's Game, due out in November 2013.