{"product_id":"9780765377050","title":"Children of the Fleet","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eChildren of the Fleet\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Orson Scott Card\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Orson Scott Card, a\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eward-winning and bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eEnder's Game\u003c\/i\u003e, his first solo Enderverse novel in years.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChildren of the Fleet\u003c\/i\u003e is a new angle on Card’s bestselling series, telling the story of the Fleet in space, parallel to the story on Earth told in the Ender’s Shadow series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEnder Wiggin won the Third Formic war, ending the alien threat to Earth. Afterwards, all the terraformed Formic worlds were open to settlement by humans, and the International Fleet became the arm of the Ministry of Colonization, run by Hirum Graff. MinCol now runs Fleet School on the old Battle School station, and still recruits very smart kids to train as leaders of colony ships, and colonies. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDabeet Ochoa is a very smart kid. Top of his class in every school. But he doesn’t think he has a chance at Fleet School, because he has no connections to the Fleet. That he knows of. At least until the day that Colonel Graff arrives at his school for an interview.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE ENDER UNIVERSE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cu\u003eEnder series\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEnder’s Game \u003c\/i\u003e\/ \u003ci\u003eSpeaker for the Dead \u003c\/i\u003e\/ \u003ci\u003eXenocide \u003c\/i\u003e\/ \u003ci\u003eChildren of the Mind \u003c\/i\u003e\/\u003ci\u003e Ender in Exile \u003c\/i\u003e\/ \u003ci\u003eChildren of the Fleet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cu\u003eEnder’s Shadow series\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEnder’s Shadow \u003c\/i\u003e\/ \u003ci\u003eShadow of the Hegemon \u003c\/i\u003e\/ \u003ci\u003eShadow Puppets \u003c\/i\u003e\/ \u003ci\u003eShadow of the Giant \u003c\/i\u003e\/ \u003ci\u003eShadows in Flight\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cu\u003eThe First Formic War (with Aaron Johnston)\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEarth Unaware \u003c\/i\u003e\/ \u003ci\u003eEarth Afire \u003c\/i\u003e\/ \u003ci\u003eEarth Awakens\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cu\u003eThe Second Formic War (with Aaron Johnston)\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Swarm \u003c\/i\u003e\/ \u003ci\u003eThe Hive\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cu\u003eEnder novellas\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eA War of Gifts \u003c\/i\u003e\/ \u003ci\u003eFirst Meetings\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eChildren of the Fleet\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Orson Scott Card's best since \u003ci\u003eEnder's Game\u003c\/i\u003e.”—\u003ci\u003eForbes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Series fans will enjoy this.”—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Dabeet Ochoa is the kind of character who will stick in your mind.”—\u003ci\u003eBibliosanctum \u003c\/i\u003e(3-1\/2 stars out of 5)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Exciting and engrossing.\"”—\u003ci\u003eBooktrib\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“Don't miss this one.”—\u003ci\u003eBook Loons\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Fast-paced, exciting space adventure.”—\u003ci\u003eBook Wraiths\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A worthy successor to the world of Ender's Game.”—\u003ci\u003eDen of Geek\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for the Ender series\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eEnder's Game\u003c\/i\u003e is an affecting novel.”—\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e on \u003ci\u003eEnder's Game\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Card is a master storyteller.”—\u003ci\u003eThe Seattle Times \u003c\/i\u003eon \u003ci\u003eEnder's Game\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“As always, everyone will be struck by the power of Card’s children, always more and less than human, perfect yet struggling, tragic yet hopeful, wondrous, and strange.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review) on \u003ci\u003eEnder’s Shadow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A completely gripping story.”—\u003ci\u003eThe Toronto Star\u003c\/i\u003e on \u003ci\u003eSpeaker for the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Card has raised to a fine art the creation of suspense by means of ethical dilemmas.”—\u003ci\u003eChicago Sun-Times\u003c\/i\u003e on \u003ci\u003eXenocide\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for the Ender's Shadow series\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The publishing equivalent of a Star Wars blockbuster.”—\u003ci\u003eNew York Daily News\u003c\/i\u003e on\u003ci\u003e Ender's Shadow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  “Ender’s Shadow is entertaining, fast-paced science fiction.  Don’t be surprised if [it] wins the Hugo and Nebula like its acclaimed predecessor.”—CNN Interactive\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Bean is in many ways an even more engaging hero than Ender.…\u003ci\u003eEnder’s Shadow\u003c\/i\u003e brings that world right back, and smart kids are going to eat it up.”—\u003ci\u003eLocus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The novels of Orson Scott Card's Ender series are an intriguing combination of action, military and political strategy, elaborate war games and psychology.\" —\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e on \u003ci\u003eShadow Puppets\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780765377050\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Tor Science Fiction","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40678748127438,"sku":"9780765377050","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_47af89ea-2216-40b3-be65-8a5deda6e791.jpg?v=1643268774","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780765377050","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}