Ender in Exile (Book 5)

图书标准信息

• 作者 Orson Scott Card（奥森·斯科特·卡德） 著
• 出版社 Pan Macmillan US
• 出版时间 2009-12
• ISBN 9780765344151
• 定价 70.00元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 480页
• 正文语种 英语
• 丛书 Ender

【内容简介】

Aftertwenty-threeyears,OrsonScottCardreturnstohisacclaimedbest-sellingserieswiththefirsttrue,directsequeltotheclassicEnder'sGame.InEnder’sGame,theworld’smostgiftedchildrenweretakenfromtheirfamiliesandsenttoanelitetrainingschool.AtBattleSchool,theylearnedcombat,strategy,andsecretintelligencetofightadangerouswaronbehalfofthoseleftonEarth.Buttheyalsolearnedsomeimportantandlessdefinablelessonsaboutlife.Afterthelife-changingeventsofthoseyears,thesechildren—nowteenagers—mustleavetheschoolandreadapttolifeintheoutsideworld.Havingnotseentheirfamiliesorinteractedwithotherpeopleforyears—wheredotheygonow?Whatcantheydo?Enderfoughtforhumanity,butheisnowreviledasaruthlessassassin.NolongerallowedtoliveonEarth,heentersintoexile.WithhissisterValentine,hechoosestoleavetheonlyhomehe’severknowntobeginarelativistic—andrevelatory—journeybeyondthestars.WhathappenedduringtheyearsbetweenEnder’sGameandSpeakerfortheDead?WhatdidEndergothroughfromtheagesof12through35?Thestoryofthoseyearshasneverbeentold.Takingplace3000yearsbeforeEnderfinallyreceiveshischanceatredemptioninSpeakerfortheDead,thisisthelong-loststoryofEnder.Fortwenty-threeyears,millionsofreadershavewonderedandnowtheywillreceivetheanswers.EnderinExileisOrsonScottCard’smovingreturntoalltheactionandtheadventure,theprofoundexplorationofwarandsociety,andthecharactersoneneverforgot.Ononeoftheseships,thereisababythatjustmaysharethesamespecialgiftsasEnder’soldfriendBean…

【作者简介】

OrsonScottCardisbestknownforhissciencefictionnovelEnder'sGameandit’smanysequelsthatexpandtheEnderUniverseintothefarfutureandthenearpast.ThosebooksareorganizedintotheEnderQuintet,thefivebooksthatchroniclethelifeofEnderWiggin;theShadowSeries,thatfollowsonthenovelEnder’sShadowandaresetonEarth;andtheFormicWarsseries,writtenwithco-authorAaronJohnston,thattellsoftheterriblefirstcontactbetweenhumansandthealien“Buggers”.
Cardhasbeenaworkingwritersincethe1970s.Beginningwithdozensofplaysandmusicalcomediesproducedinthe1960sand70s,Card'sfirstpublishedfictionappearedin1977--theshortstory"GertFram"intheJulyissueofTheEnsign,andthenoveletversionof"Ender'sGame"intheAugustissueofAnalog.Thenovel-lengthversionofEnder’sGame,publishedin1984andcontinuouslyinprintsincethen,becamethebasisofthe2013film,starringAsaButterfield,HarrisonFord,BenKingsley,HaileeSteinfeld,ViolaDavis,andAbigailBreslin.CardwasborninWashingtonstate,andgrewupinCalifornia,Arizona,andUtah.HeservedamissionfortheLDSChurchinBrazilintheearly1970s.Besideshiswriting,herunsoccasionalwriters’workshopsanddirectsplays.HefrequentlyteacheswritingandliteraturecoursesatSouthernVirginiaUniversity.
Heistheauthormanysfandfantasynovels,includingtheAmericanfrontierfantasyseries“TheTalesofAlvinMaker”(beginningwithSeventhSon),Therearealsostand-alonesciencefictionandfantasynovelslikePastwatchandHart’sHope.HehascollaboratedwithhisdaughterEmilyCardonamangaseries,Laddertop.HehasalsowrittencontemporarythrillerslikeEmpireandhistoricalnovelslikethemonumentalSaintsandthereligiousnovelsSarahandRachelandLeah.Card’srecentworkincludestheMithermagesbooks(LostGate,GateThief),contemporarymagicalfantasyforreadersbothyoungandold.CardlivesinGreensboro,NorthCarolina,withhiswife,KristineAllenCard,HeandKristinearetheparentsoffivechildrenandseveralgrandchildren.