Red Prophet - Orson S. Card

Seventh Son - Orson S. Card

Alvin doesn't know he is the Maker. And for evey Maker born there is always an Unmaker elsewhere. Their paths drawn already, relentlessly aimed at each others. Orson Scott Card established himself as a premier SF writer with his 'Enders Game' saga. But it is 'The Tales of the Alvin Maker' ( of which 'Seventh son' is the first book) that shows him at his most lyrical. He weaves subtle magic in this aternate reality story and creates a world where magic and hexes work. A place where dowsers find water and blacksmiths speak to the metal. Generously borrowing the myths and legends of the various settlers of America and its own indigenous ...

Ender's Game - Orson S. Card

This book is an enthralling read, charting the progress of a young boy, Ender, with an innate genius for tactical violence, who enters a harsh military academy (set in the future) where he participates in a gruelling selection process which whittles him down to take control of the remaining of Earth's space forces in a last ditch attempt to ...

Ender's Game - Orson S. Card

hive civilisation that has attacked Earth and is now a continual threat against which an extraordinary defense must be mounted for humanity to survive. In this novel, Orson Scott Card explores the major theme of his work: the family. Ender must play many games, and all of them set him apart from any family he ws born into or makes for himself. He is the icon of the isolated genius, and as such, is the perfect protagonist for a story set in Card's universe, where all things lead back to family, and all characters swirl inexorably into family groups. The brilliance of this novel is its melding of excitement, compassion and artfulness. Readers seeking a fun space ...