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    Earth Awakens

    Written by Orson Scott Card and Aaron Johnston

    Narrated by Stefan Rudnicki

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    The story of The First Formic War continues in Earth Awakens.

    Nearly 100 years before the events of Orson Scott Card's bestselling novel Ender's Game, humans were just beginning to step off Earth and out into the Solar System. A thin web of ships in both asteroid belts; a few stations; a corporate settlement on Luna. No one had seen any sign of other space-faring races; everyone expected that First Contact, if it came, would happen in the future, in the empty reaches between the stars. Then a young navigator on a distant mining ship saw something moving too fast, heading directly for our sun.

    When the alien ship screamed through the solar system, it disrupted communications between the far-flung human mining ships and supply stations, and between them and Earth. So Earth and Luna were unaware that they had been invaded until the ship pulled into Earth orbit, and began landing terra-forming crews in China. Politics and pride slowed the response on Earth, and on Luna, corporate power struggles seemed more urgent than distant deaths. But there are a few men and women who see that if Earth doesn't wake up and pull together, the planet could be lost.

    THE ENDER UNIVERSE

    Ender series
    Ender’s Game / Speaker for the Dead / Xenocide / Children of the Mind / Ender in Exile / Children of the Fleet

    Ender’s Shadow series
    Ender’s Shadow / Shadow of the Hegemon / Shadow Puppets / Shadow of the Giant / Shadows in Flight

    The First Formic War (with Aaron Johnston)
    Earth Unaware / Earth Afire / Earth Awakens

    The Second Formic War (with Aaron Johnston)
    The Swarm / The Hive

    Ender novellas
    A War of Gifts / First Meetings

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMacmillan Audio
    Release dateJun 10, 2014
    ISBN9781427241023
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    Earth Awakens
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    Orson Scott Card

    Orson Scott Card is the author of numerous bestselling novels and the first writer to receive both the Hugo and Nebula awards two years in a row; first for Ender’s Game and then for the sequel, Speaker for the Dead. He lives with his wife in North Carolina.

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    • 1/5
      I actually really enjoyed the first two of these books. But this one rolled around to the climax...and, wait, what? Where's the logic? There's no logic to this. Nobody's asking the dumb-ass "but isn't this putting all our eggs in one really flimsy effing basket?" questions. And I got partway through and just noped the eff out because...just no. Nope. Very disappointing, very disappointed, and somebody needs a better editor who is willing to ask harder questions. Not impressed.
    • 5/5
      Loved it...I can't wait for the next one.The best part is the kid in the story....
    • 3/5
      It is possible to write an interesting fast paced adventure without having every protagonist endangered past any reasonable expectation of survival every time there is a conflict. However that's what this book sets you up for and well, it gets tedious when you know who will survive. OSC can do brains and planning and there is some, but this depends more on luck and impossibly fast and accurate engineering. An uneven ride.
    • 5/5
      This was a good finish to the series, but leaves you wanting more. I couldn't wait to read the next Enderverse series!
    • 4/5
      This is the 3rd book in the saga of the First Formic War story. Its the backstory to Ender's Game. This one is set primarily on Earth, where a team of paramilitary operatives in China try to defeat the Formic vanguard who are laying waste to the country side, and in space around earth, where another team is trying to take out the "mothership". Its a pretty good read, about what I expected. The most exciting stuff happens right near the end. But a lot of it is political and business intrigue that is setting up the one world government that will be looking for the hyper-intelligent children to fight the Formics on their own turn in a hundred years.If you like Ender's world, this is a must read (after you read the first 2 books), nothing earth-shattering, but definitely a nice addition to this universe.8/10S: 12/10/17 - 1/2/18 (24 Days)
    • 4/5
      Earth Awakens (The First Formic War, #3) I enjoyed the ride that this book took me on. It was a satisfying 3rd and final book in the trilogy. The various plot lines are wrapped up. Unlike Earth Afire this novel I think could be read as a standalone story. Card brings the new reader quickly up to speed with the events in Earth Unaware and Earth Afire the prior books in this trilogy. Although every reader familiar with Ender's Game knows that Earth survives to fight another Formic invasion, the point of this book is to give the readers insights into the roots the beginnings of the Enders's universe. On that score I think the book accomplished its mission.

      This is not the perfect trilogy . I hated that Card did not give the Formic's a voice. As a reader I would have liked to have insight into the Formic's motivation.I wanted to know the how and why Earth was chosen for invasion as opposed to say Mars.There was no hint of how this civilization even developed space travel. Once inside the ship, there was no reason given as to why the controls were so simple to understand by humans.

      In contrast to that criticismI think Card's characters were done well. Card gives all his characters issues with their childhood and issues with their fathers which must be worked through. Each is examined and fleshed out in the trilogy. The love story between.Victor Delgado, and Imala Bootstamp is developed slowly and organically. There is a satisfying arch to Victor's life portrayed in this trilogy. By the end of the trilogy I cared about these characters. Lem Jukes, and his relationship to his father Ukko Jukes is explored and developed in a way that does not seem forced or one dimensional. Card does not make Ukko Jukes into a your typical mustache twirling villain. The reader is left to wonder if Ukko Jukes merely misunderstood. We see Lem Jukes work out his issues and not entirely succeed. Card shows his transformation from irresponsible heir to someone who has the potential to lead a corporation. Plus in world where we want happy endings Lem's is bitter sweet. as a leader Card gives us the back story on Mazer Rackham. We see his bitter childhood, gain insight on why he joined the military and how that affected his life choices. These kinds of emotional issues are seldom explored in this kind of 1st contact goes bad type of story.

      Those are the reasons why this book and the trilogy as a whole are worth the time to read in paper or ebook form or even better listen to as an audio book.

    • 4/5
      This was an interesting story and it was well written. The characters are likable and realistic. The schemes for combat between the humans and Formics is well thought out. I would mildly recommend the book for anyone who likes sci-fi books. I liked Ender's Game better.
    • 3/5
      As I was moving from one town to another, I was worried about not having access to a library. To help with that my adult son let me read his copy of the first book in this series, "Earth Unaware." I enjoyed reading it, and was happy to see my new home town library had books two and three of the trilogy. I signed out the second one, and then I signed out this book. Yeah, it was ok, and liked the style. I will likely read the next set of books in the universe. However, I think I would like the book when I was younger a lot more.222 members; 3.61 average rating; 5/17/2017
    • 3/5
      A satisfying conclusion to the Formic Wars trilogy.
    • 3/5
      The third book in the prequel series to the original "Enders Game." I find myself continuing to read and finish this series in spite of the fact that this trilogy is mediocre. I was expecting to learn why Mazer Rackham was chosen in Ender's Game. I find that in this series, he's only one of the many players who contribute to the mission/story. Further, all the action is in the last 1.5 hours of the final book of the trilogy: all the rest is was-was and contributed only in the development of characters used in the last book. Still, we learn nothing of substance about the "Formics." I was disappointed by the series.
    • 5/5
      I read science, sci-fi, fantasy, and horror for the most part. When I read science, I take notes and try to understand concepts. When I read the other genres, I read for pure enjoyment and that's what Justin Tew delivered in this story. I raised 5 boys and I have 22 grandkids and Justin's children characters were right on- sometimes I was amazed at how mature they seemed to be and at other times they seemed to be so immature, just like real life. I found myself pulling for the home team in their battles. There is a good presence and an evil presence that seem to be fighting for control. As the main character Theodore begins to mature he seems to be trying to understand his true role his life will play. The story kept me guessing and made me wonder where we would wind up... I was sorry to see the book end, but luckily Justin had already written book two of the series. I bought it.
    • 4/5
      Good read ... as usual for these authors. Nominally a teen book, but should be enjoyable for adult scifi fans like me as well.
    • 4/5
      This is the final installment of the Formic War Prequel Trilogy and completes the back story leading into Ender's Game and the books that follow. I enjoyed the authors style of switching back & forth between 4 major story lines & characters.Fast paced and enjoyable.
    • 3/5
      Earth Awakens (The First Formic War) by Orson Scott Card and Aaron Johnston – The final volume of The First Formic War trilogy reveals an Earth that is being decimated by the Formic invasion. There is an international effort to stop the aliens, but their superior battle technology appears unstoppable. The reader experiences the failure of the human defense forces to repel the aliens. It’s a very good story that focuses on a small group of military and wealthy resourceful benefactors who must work together to fight the Formics. Unfortunately, there are some puzzling and unbelievable sequences in the book where strange and seemly impossible things happen without explanation. For example, one of the major characters gets inside the Formic mothership and walks through most of the ship in the presence of Formics who don’t seem to notice him. Later he is able to provide unbelievably detailed and valuable information about the ship and its weaponry to the defense forces. However, I still found this book to be an enticing and enjoyable conclusion to the trilogy. It’s an action-packed alien-invasion novel with interesting, resourceful and courageous characters struggling to save humanity from extinction.