High above the planet Harmony, the Oversoul watches. Its task, programmed so many millennia ago, is to guard the human settlement on this planet—to protect this fragile remnant of Earth from all threats. To protect them, most of all, from themselves.
The Oversoul has done its job well. There is no war on Harmony. There are no weapons of mass destruction. There is no technology that could lead to weapons of war. By control of the data banks, and subtle interference in the very thoughts of the people, the artificial intelligence has fulfilled its mission.
But now there is a problem. In orbit, the Oversoul realizes that it has lost access to some of its memory banks, and some of its power systems are failing. And on the planet, men are beginning to think about power, wealth, and conquest.
About the Author
Orson Scott Card is the author of the novels "Ender's Game," "Ender's Shadow," and "Speaker for the Dead." "Ender's Game" and "Speaker for the Dead" both won Hugo and Nebula Awards, making Card the only author to win these two top prizes in consecutive years. There are seven other novels to date in The Ender Universe series. Card has also written fantasy: "The Tales of Alvin Maker" is a series of fantasy novels set in frontier America; his most recent novel, "The Lost Gate," is a contemporary magical fantasy. Card has written many other stand-alone sf and fantasy novels, as well as movie tie-ins and games, and publishes an internet-based science fiction and fantasy magazine, "Orson Scott Card's Intergalactic Medicine Show." Card was born in Washington and grew up in California, Arizona, and Utah. He served a mission for the LDS Church in Brazil in the early 1970s. Besides his writing, Card directs plays and teaches writing and literature at Southern Virginia University. He lives in Greensboro, North Carolina, with his wife, Kristine Allen Card, and youngest daughter, Zina Margaret.
Industry Reviews
"The man's versatility of style, subject and approach makes him unique in the SF field." --Anne McCaffrey
"One of the genre's most convincing storytellers." --Library Journal
"Card is a master storyteller, and The Memory of Earth is eminently readable." --The Seattle Times
"As always, Mr. Card writes with energy and conviction." --The New York Times Book Review The man's versatility of style, subject and approach makes him unique in the SF field. "Anne McCaffrey"
One of the genre's most convincing storytellers. "Library Journal"
Card is a master storyteller, and "The Memory of Earth" is eminently readable. "The Seattle Times"
As always, Mr. Card writes with energy and conviction. "The New York Times Book Review"" "The man's versatility of style, subject and approach makes him unique in the SF field." --Anne McCaffrey
"One of the genre's most convincing storytellers." --"Library Journal"
"Card is a master storyteller, and "The Memory of Earth" is eminently readable." --"The Seattle Times"
"As always, Mr. Card writes with energy and conviction." --"The New York Times Book Review"
