Empire
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.92 (852 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1593979800 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 310 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-05-23 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Unfortunately, Card's conservative bias seeps into this tale with repeated jabs at "liberal media" and even a guest appearance by Bill O'Reilly helping out the good guys. Bartholomew Coleman use their special ops training to maintain the country's unity. Reuben Malek and Capt. From Publishers Weekly When the United States stands on the brink of civil war between "blue states" and "red states," Maj. His deep sturdy voice provides the rich and engaging narrative that pulls in any listener. As a co-narrator, Card sticks
The battle rages between the high-technology weapons on one side, and militia foot-soldiers on the other, devastating the cities, and overrunning the countryside. But the vast majority, who only want the killing to stop and the nation to return to more peaceful days, have technology, weapons and strategic geniuses of their own. The American Empire has grown too fast, and the fault lines at home are stressed to the breaking point. When the American dream shatters into violence, who can hold the people and the government together? And which side will you be on?Orson Scott Card is a master storyteller, who has earned millions of fans and reams of praise for his previous science fiction and fantasy novels. The war of words between Right and Left has collapsed into a shooting war, though most people just want to be left alone. Now he steps a little closer to the present day with this chilling look at a near future scenario of a ne
"Card Sharp on Political Fiction" according to Gary Platt. I was expecting science fiction from Orson Scott Card. Never having read any of his books before this one, I was curious about him, but since he was very well published I assumed the quality of his work was high. I was not disappointed. It's not what I would call "science fiction" in the classic sense. It's more like political/military fiction, a la Tom Clancy, which is a good thing. I know, from decades of p. "Pre-prequel of Ender?" according to Kindle Customer. As always, Card is spot on with his political assessments. It's almost as if he knew what is going to happen if the extremists don't stop. really liked Cessy and shows that you can be a strong female in a political AND a soft mother. I felt that that the way Card described the settings at the beginning with how the colleges are brainwashing the students is also correct - and not because I saw it on Fox News. . Red State vs. Blue State Leads to Benevolent Dictator? Orson Scott Card does nothing if he doesn't thoroughly analyze a topic through his novels. Some may be pure fiction, such as time travel analyzed in Pathfinder and Ruins, stand-ins for the non-fictional such as the Ender series where he analyzes hatred of and hostility towards those who are different (Ender's Game), then dealing with the consequences of how you treat those who are "other", alien or different