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Xenocide

Orson Scott Card

Published 1991 by Tor Books · 394 pages

Hugo · 1992

Finalist
Science Fiction

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10 award entries · 6 books · 4 wins · 1986–1992

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Synopsis

As the Starways Congress sends a fleet to destroy the planet Lusitania and its alien inhabitants, Ender Wiggin races to find a solution that can save both the pequeninos and the sentient computer entity Jane. Meanwhile, on the Chinese-culture world of Path, a young woman begins to question whether her planet's gods are truly divine.

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Details

Series
Ender's Game · Book 3
Author nationality
United States
ISBN
9780312850562