Earth Unaware
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Earth Unaware

by Orson Scott Card

2012•Science fiction•392 pages

Taste attributes: science fictionadventurewarfastunsavouryheavyimaginarylinearbig & variedemotive & stirringrescue/escape/jeopardyhuman spirit/resilience/survivalall consuming quest

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Boxlist takeAn otherworldly science-fiction novel that is sweeping and unsavoury. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.

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Open Library rating

3.9 / 5

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About This Book

The mining ship El Cavador, beyond Pluto, detects a fast-moving incoming object headed toward Earth. The crew decides it's probably not important, but they're wrong: it represents the opening wave of the first Formic War.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

Science fictionAdventureWarRescue/escape/jeopardyHuman spirit/resilience/survivalAll consuming quest

Subjects

Space warfareHuman-alien encountersSpace and timeScience fictionInterstellar travel

Details

Author
Orson Scott Card
Published
2012
Pages
392
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