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

Length: 15 hrs and 13 mins

Publisher's summary

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

Critic reviews

“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

Can't wait for the third. . .

What made the experience of listening to Earth Afire the most enjoyable?

Loved the stories in this book. Enjoyed getting to know Rackham more. This was sadly my last Scott Card Ender book until the third comes out.

these prequels slap

I don't even care that OSC took a backseat on writing these, they're great

love this series

can't wait to listen to the next book super pumped I'm gonna get it right now

Great book.

awesome author, sorry, and voice acting. Will read again. Thank you for a great sorry, O.S.C.

Book makes it easy to paint a picture in your mind

Orson is masterful at writing so that your mind can put the story together easily. the narrator had enough voices to eliminate the "he said", "she said", etc

Better then book one, great adventure

The story evolved really nicely, I still get turned a bit back by one of the voices.

Even better than the first!

I wrote in the first book, Earth Unaware, that I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed the book. I was skeptical of an Enderverse book not solely written by Card, but very much enjoyed Earth Unaware. Earth Afire did not disappoint. The last few hours of the book had me screaming how much I enjoyed this book even more than the first one.

Card does it again!

Card states himself that his works are best meant for audio book performances read aloud. this is clearly the case. The fact that multiple actors work to bring these books to life makes them a joy. So many reviewers come fresh off of Ender's game hoping for more of the same in Card's books, which I think is a shame. Card is a diverse writer with many stories to tell, and I want to hear them all! Yes, Ender's game is a Great book, but hearing the origin sorry of the Formics, how they got their name, where the litgle doctor came from, and the stories od the brave miners who fought to save earth was riveting! do yourself a favor and listen to Card's earth series.

Excellent

Excellent with good character development for the main characters. The beginnings of the child soldier can be seen in this story

Great, Like the Original

I can't believe I got sucked into this series. I just love the story, particularly Victor & Imala. I am not well-versed in military terminology, but the author is able to explain most terms sufficiently for me to picture what they are talking about. While I don't like the ending, I realize it is a series so the author must have a cliff- hanger in order to get people to purchase the next installment. The narrators, as in the 1st book, are very good & quite believable as the characters they are playing. Overall, great sequel - except maybe the ending.