Sunday, June 17, 2012

Earth Unaware (The First Formic War #1)


Overview from Goodreads:Earth Unaware

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 lig...more

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

My Thoughts:

It has been quite some time since I have read science fiction. This is the first book I have read by Mr. Card and I found the book to be entertaining.  I was always a fan of Star Trek and that is what I thought of while reading Earth Unaware.  If the internet is correct, this is a prequel to the Ender’s Game series.  This book peeked my interest just enough that I would be curious to check out some of the the story’s that follow.

My thanks to Netgally and Tom Dohert Associates for allwing me to read this ARC for an unbiased opinion.

Publish date:  July 17, 2012

My rating: 3.5 out of 5

2 comments:

  1. I didn't even know you liked sci-fi..well i learn something new everyday. Glad you enjoyed it!

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  2. It is not a genre that I normally go to - but the book description caught my attention!

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