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Earth Afire - (First Formic War) by Orson Scott Card & Aaron Johnston (Paperback)

Earth Afire - (First Formic War) by  Orson Scott Card & Aaron Johnston (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>One hundred years before "Ender's Game," the aliens arrived on Earth with fire and death. This is the story of the First Formic War. Victor beat the alien ship to Earth, but just barely. But it wasn't enough to convince skeptical governments that there was a threat.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>One hundred years before <i>Ender's Game</i>, the aliens arrived on Earth with fire and death. This is the story of the First Formic War. <p/>Victor Delgado beat the alien ship to Earth, but just barely. Not soon enough to convince skeptical governments that there was a threat. They didn't believe that until space stations and ships and colonies went up in sudden flame. <p/>And when that happened, only Mazer Rackham and the Mobile Operations Police could move fast enough to meet the threat. <br>Fans of <i>Ender's Game</i> will thrill to Orson Scott Card and Aaron Johnston's <i>Earth Afire</i>. <p/>THE ENDER UNIVERSE <p/> Ender series<br> <i>Ender's Game </i>/ <i>Speaker for the Dead </i>/ <i>Xenocide </i>/ <i>Children of the Mind </i>/<i> Ender in Exile </i>/ <i>Children of the Fleet</i> <p/> Ender's Shadow series<br> <i>Ender's Shadow </i>/ <i>Shadow of the Hegemon </i>/ <i>Shadow Puppets </i>/ <i>Shadow of the Giant </i>/ <i>Shadows in Flight</i> <p/> The First Formic War (with Aaron Johnston)<br> <i>Earth Unaware </i>/ <i>Earth Afire </i>/ <i>Earth Awakens</i> <p/> The Second Formic War (with Aaron Johnston)<br> <i>The Swarm </i>/ <i>The Hive</i> <p/> Ender novellas<br> <i>A War of Gifts </i>/ <i>First Meetings</i></p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"The story progresses nimbly, with plenty of tension and excitement and Card's usual well-developed characters." --<i>Kirkus Reviews</i> <p/>"Card's gift for strong, memorable characters combined with screenwriter Johnston's flair for vivid scene-building results in a standout tale of SF adventure that gives Ender series fans fascinating backstory to the classic <i>Ender's Game</i>. It should also please readers of military SF." --<i>Library Journal, starred review</i></p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>ORSON SCOTT CARD is the author of the bestselling Ender's Universe series and its spinoffs. <i>Ender's Game</i> and <i>Speaker for the Dead</i> both won Hugo and Nebula Awards, making Card the only author to win these two top prizes in consecutive years. Card has also written the fantasy Tales of Alvin Maker and Mither Mages series. <p/>AARON JOHNSTON is a <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author, comic book writer, and screenwriter who often collaborates with science-fiction legend Orson Scott Card (<i>Invasive Procedures</i>, the First and Second Formic War series in the Ender Universe).</p>

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