Ruins

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Author(s):

Orson Scott Card

First Pub:

2012

Genre(s):

Science Fiction; Teen

First Read:

2014

Times Read:

1 time

Rating:

Chapters:

See 25

1 - Water

2 - Barbfeather

3 - Night Watch

4 - Battle

5 - Decisions

6 - Inside the Starship

7 - Control

8 - Resentment

9 - Responsibility

10 - Foreknowledge

11 - Yahoos

12 - Ruined Cities

13 - In the Library

14 - The Knife

15 - Sibling Rivalry

16 - Temporary Death

17 - Trust

18 - Transit

19 - Royal

20 - Larfold

21 - Companions

22 - Warning

23 - Murder

24 - Destroyers

25 - New Paths

Internal ID:

1508

Series:

<- Pathfinder - Visitors ->

Pathfinder Series*

#2 of 3

Pathfinder Series*

A series of science fiction for teens by author Orson Scott Card.

View this series in the book list

1) Pathfinder
2) Ruins
3) Visitors

Copyright:

Dedication:

To Greg Homer,
friend and advocate,
who puts power into others' hands
and wisdom in their hearts

First Sentence:

Rigg saw the stream before any of the others.

Last Sentence:

May contain spoilers

"See how you clutter up the world?"

Comments:

Comments may contain spoilers

Read this after finishing Pathfinder. This book declines in quality and is not Orson Scott Card par - even for a book aimed at a younger audience.

Synopsis not on file
Extract not on file

Added: 31-Jan-2015

Last Updated: 04-Jul-2015

Publications

03-Sep-2013

Simon Pulse

Paperback

Date Issued:

03-Sep-2013

Format:

Paperback

Cover Price:

$11.99

Pages*:

531

Read:

Once

Cover Link(s):

World Cat

amazon.com

Internal ID:

1603

Publisher:

Simon Pulse

ISBN:

1-416-99180-8

ISBN-13:

978-1-416-99180-9

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Credits:

Sammy Yuen Jr - Cover Artist
Sammy Yuen Jr - Cover Design

A COMPLEX FATE.
A DEADLY PATH.

When Rigg and his friends crossed the Wall between the only world they knew and a world they could not imagine, he hoped he was leading them to safety. But the dangers in this new wallfold are more difficult to see.

Rigg, Umbo, and Param know that they cannot trust the expendable, Vadesh - a machine shaped like a human, created to deceive - though they are no longer certain that they can even trust one another. But they will have little choice. Because although Rigg can decipher the paths of the past, he can't yet see the horror that lies ahead: A destructive force with deadly intentions is hurtling toward Garden.

If Rigg, Umbo, and Param can't work together to alter the past, there will be no future.

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Notes and Comments:

Author(s)

Orson Scott Card
Birth: 24 Aug 1951 Richland, Washington, USA

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