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The ships of Earth

The ships of Earth

Volume 3 (Homecoming Saga)
Epic FantasyScience Fiction
Pages
384
Published
1994
Language
English

Synopsis

The Oversoul's chosen people flee the ruined city of Basilica, embarking on a perilous journey across desolate desert wastes. Their destination is a hidden valley, a place where ancient exiles from Earth once left their starships and the forgotten machines capable of making them fly again. This quest for a new home and the means to escape their world drives them forward.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

AdventurousThought-Provoking
QuestSurvival

Genres

Epic Fantasy Science Fiction Space Opera Fantasy

About the author

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Orson Scott Card

Orson Scott Card is an American novelist, critic, public speaker, essayist and columnist. He writes in several genres but is known best for science fiction. His novel Ender's Game (1985) and its sequel Speaker for the Dead (1986) both won Hugo and Nebula Awards, making Card the only author to win both science fiction's top U.S. prizes in consecutive years.

Characters

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