
The Memory Of Earth
Homecoming Series: Book 1
Orson Scott Card(Author)
Orbit (Publisher)
Published on 4. February 1993
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-1-85723-696-5 (ISBN)
Description
The planet called Harmony had been settled by humans nearly forty years before. The colony had been placed under the care of an artificial intelligence, the Oversoul, high in orbit. This master computer had one overriding command: guard the people of Harmony.
But now the Oversoul is itself in danger. Soon, within a thousand years, catastrophic war will break out on Harmony unless the Oversoul can be repaired. The master computer has determined that it must be taken back to lost Earth; someone on Harmony must be given back the knowledge of space travel in order to save the planet from destruction. For one family, about to be caught up in an approaching civil war, life will change for ever.
More information on this book and others can be found on the Orbit website at www.orbitbooks.co.uk
But now the Oversoul is itself in danger. Soon, within a thousand years, catastrophic war will break out on Harmony unless the Oversoul can be repaired. The master computer has determined that it must be taken back to lost Earth; someone on Harmony must be given back the knowledge of space travel in order to save the planet from destruction. For one family, about to be caught up in an approaching civil war, life will change for ever.
More information on this book and others can be found on the Orbit website at www.orbitbooks.co.uk
Reviews / Votes
The emotional punch is still as powerful as ever. Excellent -- SFX Card is a master storyteller, and The Memory of Earth is eminently readable. -- THE SEATTLE TIMES Haunting, compulsive, urgently readable...Storytelling genius * INTERZONE * Certain to be one of the most soughtafter books of the year * LOCUS *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Little, Brown Book Group
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 200 mm
Width: 151 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
159 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85723-696-5 (9781857236965)
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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.