The Memory of Earth

By Orson Scott Card
(Tor Science Fiction, Mass Market Paperback, 9780812532593, 352pp.)

Publication Date: January 1993

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Categories: Science Fiction - General

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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

Born in Richland, Washington in 1951, Orson Scott Card grew up in California, Arizona, and Utah. He lived in Brazil for two years as an unpaid missionary for the Mormon Church and received degrees from Brigham Young University (1975) and the University of Utah (1981). The author of numerous books, Card was the first writer to receive both the Hugo and Nebula awards for best novel two years in a row, first for Ender's Game and then for the sequel Speaker for the Dead. He lives with his wife and children in North Carolina.




Praise For The Memory of Earth

"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

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