Aaron Johnston tweeted the following today:
No news of when it’s set to be released but the first book of the trilogy, Earth Unaware, is out for purchase now and the second book, Earth Afire, is set to release June 14, 2013.
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Spanish Cover for Earth Unaware
Aaron Johnston, co-author of Earth Unaware, tweeted the cover for the spanish version of the novel.
via AaronWJohnston
The translation of the spanish title (back to English) is “The Land/Dirt/Ground Unprepared: The Prequel to Ender’s Game”. Though, sometimes titles are lost in translation, Earth Unaware was a simple title to translate.
If you don’t already own the book grab a copy here (English version). Have you read Earth Unaware in a different language? Any other Orson Scott Card novels? Share with us in the comments.
Earth Afire Synopsis and Cover Art Revealed
via SF Signal
According to SF Signal the synopsis and cover art for Orson Scott Card and Aaron Johnston’s Earth Afire has been released. It’s a sequel to their recently released novel Earth Unaware, which tells about the first formic war.
100 years before Ender’s Game, the aliens arrived on Earth with fire and death. This 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.
The book is set to release June 14, 2013 but you can pre-order the book on Amazon.
Earth Unaware Sequel: Earth Afire
Back in July Orson Scott Card and co-author Aaron Johnston released their Ender’s Game prequel Earth Unaware. Recently, Aaron Johnston announced, via Twitter, the most significant information upon the sequel to Earth Unaware. Check it out:
Via @AaronWJohnston
This is some exciting news! The story continues even before Ender’s time.
Have you read Earth Unaware yet? If not, you can buy it here. Also, Ender’s Ansible has a great review of Earth Unaware and great insight to the connection of the book to the rest of the Ender Verse series. Much thanks to our friends at Ender’s Ansible for the tip of the announcement.
Have a great weekend everyone and 362 days until Ender’s Game film release!
Earth Unaware In Stores Now!
Yesterday was the official release of Orson Scott Card and Aaron Johnston’s prequel to the Ender’s Game series Earth Unaware.
The book made an appearance at Comic Con along with some give aways and signings by both OSC and Aaron Johnston. While Earth Unaware hits shelves OSC and Aaron are on their book tour for the release. Today, the 18th, they are in Greensboro, NC. You can check out the dates and places of their next signings here.
Have you gotten your hands on the book? If not you can check out your nearest book store or go to these links at Amazon and B&N.
Earth Unaware Book Tour
After their appearance at the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con Orson Scott Card and Aaron Johnston will be doing some book signings at a few places for the release of Earth Unaware. Here is a list of the places they will be at:
Friday, July 13th at 12:00 – 1:00 PM
San Diego Comic-Con
TOR booth #2707
(Only five copies available!!)
Saturday, July 14 4:30 – 5:30 PM
San Diego Comic-Con
Post Panel signing Table AA09
(I’m told copies of the book will be available, but I don’t know how many)
Wednesday, July 18th at 7:00 PM
Barnes and Noble
3102 Northline Avenue
Greensboro, NC 27408
Thursday July 19th at 7pm:
Joseph Beth Booksellers
161 Lexington Green Cir # B1
Lexington, KY 40503
Friday July 20th at 7:00 PM
Books & Co.
The Greene Shopping Center
4453 Walnut Street
Dayton, OH 45440
Phone: 937-429-2169
Thanks to Aaron Johnston for the list. Also, note that for the Comic-Con signings their will be a limited amount of books being given so make sure you are an early bird for those.
Are any of these events near you? Will you be attending? If so, let us know in the comments.
Comic-Con 2012!
Scheduling of the 2012 Comic-Con has been everywhere. Panels here, signings there, booths to visit, freebies to catch. For those wondering what else to look for in San Diego’s convention here is a list of some Ender’s Game/Orson Scott Card related events that you can look out for.
First off, Orson Scott Card will be attending the panel, “A Wrinkle in Time”, for the 2012 Comic-Con on Saturday July 14th at 3:00-4:00pm in room 23ABC.
The panel features many science fiction and fantasy authors who will be discussing their take upon the futuristic dimension. Here is the description of the panel from Comic-Con:
3:00-4:00 A Wrinkle in Time— “To boldly go where no man has gone before” is the phrase that has greeted many of us who have looked to the heavens in awe. From the far-flung reaches of the Milky Way to the mind-bending possibilities of time travel, let the authors of speculative fiction tell you what they see when they venture to other dimensions. Board a starship to the future with David Brin (Existence), Deborah Harkness (Shadow of Night),Michael Cassutt (co-author of Heaven’s Shadow trilogy), Charles Yu (Sorry Please Thank You), Phil Hornshaw (co-author of So You Created a Wormhole), Peter F. Hamilton (The Nano Flower), Orson Scott Card (Earth Unaware, Ender’s Game), and Hope Larson (A Wrinkle in Time graphic novel), captained by Maryelizabeth Hart of Mysterious Galaxy.Room 23ABC
Secondly, Aaron Johnston posted on his website a list of panels that he and Orson Scott Card will be attending. Primarily, for their book Earth Unaware but he was also generous enough to include the scheduled panels where Orson Scott Card and his daughter Emily Card are going to be at as well. Here is the schedule:
Friday, July 13
Orson Scott Card and Aaron Johnston – EARTH UNAWARE
12:00-1:00pm
Tor In-booth signing – #2707
Saturday, July 14
Emily and Orson Scott Card – LADDERTOP VOL 1
12:00-1:00pm
Tor In-booth signing – #2707
Orson Scott Card – EARTH UNAWARE, ENDER’S GAME
3:00-4:00pm
A Wrinkle In Time Panel – Rm 23ABC
4:30-5:30pm – Scott Card and Aaron Johnston
Post Panel Book signing
Sunday, July 15
Emily Card – LADDERTOP VOL 1
2:45pm – 3:45pm
Heroes for the Middle-Grade Reader Panel – Rm 5AB
Adding on to the Post Panel Book Signing they will be giving out a limited number of the Earth Unaware so be one of the first in line for that if you have a hankering for the book that will be released on July 17th.
Lastly, don’t forget that Smart Pop Books will be giving out a chance to win one of the twenty-five copies of Ender’s World which is set to be published in February 2013. Check out the previous post about this giveaway here.
What a busy schedule! Hopefully, if you are attending this years Comic-Con fest, you can stop by one of the events and share your experience with us. I’m sure every visit is different but equally amazing.
New Releases in July
Happy fourth of July to everyone! I hope you all enjoy a great BBQ with the family and an awesome display of fireworks today.
On some Ender’s Game news, this month there are two great releases of some Ender’s Game stories. The first, Earth Unaware co-written by Orson Scott Card and Aaron Johnston will be released on July 17. This is the first book of a prequel trilogy.
Summary: The mining ship El Cavador is far out from Earth, in the deeps of the Kuiper Belt, beyond Pluto. Other mining ships, and the families that live on them, are few and far between this far out. So when El Cavador’s telescopes pick up a fast-moving object coming in-system, it’s hard to know what to make of it. It’s massive and moving at a significant fraction of the speed of light.
El Cavador has other problems. Their systems are old and failing. The family is getting too big for the ship. There are claim-jumping corporate ships bringing Asteroid Belt tactics to the Kuiper Belt. Worrying about a distant object that might or might not be an alien ship seems…not important.
They’re wrong. It’s the most important thing that has happened to the human race in a million years. The first Formic War is about to begin.
Check out Ender’s Ansible for a great audio preview of the book. You can pre-order the book here.
Secondly, on July 25 Marvel will release the graphic novel Formic Wars: Silent Strike written by Orson Scott Card and Aaron Johnston and illustrated by Giancarlo Caracuzzo. They are a set of five comics that are prequels to Ender’s Game. The first comic was distributed on December 21, 2011, but now they are featuring all new content. Ender’s Ansible has a great list of the five issues and a brief summary. You can pre-order the comic at Amazon or B&N for $14.12.
In this time of wait for any news upon the Ender’s Game film, get your fill with some great reading and comics. There is definitely more where these came from and certainly more to come. Have a great Fourth of July to all.
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