Earth Awakens

The First Formic War, Book 3

By: Aaron Johnston, Orson Scott Card

Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki, Stephen Hoye, Arthur Morey, Vikas Adam, Roxanne Hernandez, Emily Rankin

Length: 14 hrs and 49 mins

Publisher's summary

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

©2014 Orson Scott Card and Aaron Johnston (P)2014 Macmillan Audio

Wow great great great !

Fantastic work , Fantastic production. I enjoyed ever minute of this story and the performance by the narrators.

Wish it wasn't over

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Hell yes, i would recommend this book to anyone. Very well written and told.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Lem Jukes.

What does the narrators bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

I listen to audiobooks on my way to work (bus/walking), and I get to work early because the pacing and action makes me unconsciously walk faster.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

I loved the story, but only listening to it on my commute makes my commute something i look forward to, instead of dread. I feel like pacing myself keeps my interest, and makes me want to start listening the next day.

Any additional comments?

Highly recommend this book, as well as every other book in the Ender/Shadow series.

One of best series in a long time

I loved the story and I hope a movie trilogy is made from the books!

Another great one

I've listened to the whole Ender/Bean series and this 1st Formica war series is a must.

Slow until the last 1/3 of the book

I like all the characters and I like the overall story. I stopped reading halfway through because I wasn’t super entertained; however, I eventually picked it up again and the ending was filled with much needed excitement and a couple twists which felt redeeming... it just took a while to get to that point.

Great finish to the series

Would you listen to Earth Awakens again? Why?

I'm not much on re-listening or re-reading books but I would not rule this one out down the road.

Which scene was your favorite?

The mid-air intercept of the Formic transport ship.

Any additional comments?

I think the author did a good job of wrapping up the trilogy with this book. It kept me engaged without giving up too much or becoming anti-climactic. I still think the Formics had way too many weaknesses for being such an advanced race. Also, I tended to get a little confused when the story was inside of the mother-ship. The ship also was very convenient to navigate around and reach the helm for such a gigantic ship. That was really the only weak spot in an otherwise engaging and exciting story.

Great narration and story

I have always loved the Ender books. This trilogy really expanded on that. I can't wait for the next series.

Awaken

Suspenseful you written,you hang on every chapter. Classic thrillerwhich fantasize the dream of youthful intelligence. The players of this audio gave the characters life.

Dedicated to the one Narrator Not Performing

Any additional comments?

I got my hands on a print copy of the book first, and I was pleased beyond all belief to see that it was dedicated to Scott Brick, who is an institution in narrating Orson Scott Card's works, which is why it surprised me so much to see that Scott Brick did not narrate any part of this book! Don't get me wrong, I LOVED Stefan Rudniki, as I have since I first listened to Ender's Game back almost a decade ago, but when a book is dedicated to an audiobook narrator, I rather expected to have him as a narrator.

(I'm witholding further review as the book just released and I do not want to give away spoilers.)

Loved it.

Great cast of voice talent to bring the imagination of ender's universe together. The timing/tempo and production really has fuelled my new addiction to the audible lineup.