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Earth Afire

By: Orson Scott Card, Aaron Johnston
Narrated by: Stephen Hoye, Arthur Morey, Stefan Rudnicki, Vikas Adam, Gabrielle de Cuir, Roxanne Hernandez, Emily Rankin
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One hundred years before Ender's Game, the aliens arrived on Earth with fire and death. Earth Afire by Orson Scott Card and Aaron Johnston is the story of the First Formic War.

Victor Delgado beat the alien ship to Earth, but just barely. Not soon enough to convince skeptical governments that there was a threat. They didn't believe that until space stations and ships and colonies went up in sudden flame.

And when that happened, only Mazer Rackham and the Mobile Operations Police could move fast enough to meet the threat.

©2013 Orson Scott Card (P)2013 Macmillan Audio

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“The gifted Stefan Rudnicki leads a team of talented narrators who do an excellent job of keeping vivid and focused the two-dozen or so characters and multiple locations…Orson Scott Card remains a master storyteller, and each narrator is right there with him as he mixes hard science and psychological insights – right up to the cliff-hanger ending.” —AudioFile Magazine, Earphones Award Winner

“With a stellar cast of narrators, this prequel to Card's sci-fi classic Ender's Game is a rollicking, rollercoaster ride of an adventure…From the very beginning of this audio edition, the almost nonstop action is delivered perfectly, keeping listeners on the edge of their seats. At the same time, the narrators manage to bring a large and diverse cast of characters to life with a sharply realized array of distinct voices and accents.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review

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Gotta love MOPs

This was a wonderful book especially the back story on Mazer Rackham and the MOPs

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It's really picking up steam

Great character development and climax while also setting the stage for even higher stakes in the next book. I can't wait to start that one

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Inspiring

Makes me wanna write. I enjoyed this book thoroughly it was a awesome. Huge EnderVerse fans boys

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Excellent sci-fi

I absolutely love this series. It's the story that makes Ender's Game plausible. The characters are compelling, and the full cast is fantastic. I can listen to this book over and over, and the story is always so moving and hopeful.

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This is a GREAT adventure Sci-Fi Book. Masterful!

I fell in love with Sci-Fi from reading "Ender's Game" many, many, years ago. Even great writers like Orson Scott Card can write mediocre stories -- but this one fits in the very top of the master's work and Sci-Fi as a whole! It kept me a gripped for hours. The narration was great. If you are a fan of Card you must read this one. Prequels are not always good, but this one is BEYOND good and would fit in the great category.

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better than earth unaware, but not epic

it seemed like it was just a "good straightforward book" that you enjoy, but wasn't unpredictable or surprising at all. i enjoyed listening, but it wouldn't make my list of, "hey, you've got to read this!" there's still something missing from this series and i can't put my finger on it.
having said that, i'll definitely listen to the next book in the series when it comes out.

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Grate Book

Love it thank you Orson Scott Card Grate Book I look forword to reading more.

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It’s “Hol-o” not “ho-lo”

Man this has been driving me crazy this entire series! It’s “Hol-o” not “Ho-lo” and you read it as “HUD” not “H-U-D”. It takes so much out of the story for me.

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dope

the best part is when the actor semi-yawns while reading combat in Mazer's last chapter, like it was routine.

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Another great story in the Ender saga

If you are a fan of the Ender saga you will definitely like this one!

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