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The Worthing Saga

by Orson Scott Card
The Worthing Saga - Thryft
The Worthing Saga - Thryft

Decadence, longevity, and salvation.

The Worthing Saga is an immersive sci-fi novel that explores themes of power, consequences of scientific advancements, and the purpose of life. Orson Scott Card's ability to create vivid characters and worlds is highlighted in this book. The unique approach of featuring a character who carries life on a ship makes it an excellent read for any fans of science fiction who enjoy thought-provoking stories and exploration of ethical issues.

  • Analog Award Nominee for Best Short Story for "Breaking the Game" (1979)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

The Worthing Saga

by Orson Scott Card
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ISBN: 9780812533316
Authors: Orson Scott Card
Publisher: Tor Books
Date of Publication: 1992-12-15
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Fantasy, Science Fiction
Related Topics: Science Fiction, Science Fiction Fantasy, Speculative Fiction, Dystopia
Goodreads rating: 3.86
(rated by 8933 readers)

Description

Gathering every story about Jason Worthing, this volume includes "The Worthing Chronicle," as well as all of the other stories set on Capitol and later on Jason's colonized planet.It was a miracle of science that permitted human beings to live, if not forever, then for a long, long time. Some people, anyway. The rich, the powerful--they lived their lives at the rate of one year every ten. Somec created two societies: that of people who lived out their normal span and died, and those who slept away the decades, skipping over the intervening years and events. It allowed great plans to be put in motion. It allowed interstellar Empires to be built.It came near to destroying humanity.After a long, long time of decadence and stagnation, a few seed ships were sent out to save our species. They carried human embryos and supplies, and teaching robots, and one man. The Worthing Saga is the story of one of these men, Jason Worthing, and the world he found for the seed he carried.Orson Scott Card is "a master of the art of storytelling" (Booklist), and The Worthing Saga is a story that only he could have written.
 

Decadence, longevity, and salvation.

The Worthing Saga is an immersive sci-fi novel that explores themes of power, consequences of scientific advancements, and the purpose of life. Orson Scott Card's ability to create vivid characters and worlds is highlighted in this book. The unique approach of featuring a character who carries life on a ship makes it an excellent read for any fans of science fiction who enjoy thought-provoking stories and exploration of ethical issues.

  • Analog Award Nominee for Best Short Story for "Breaking the Game" (1979)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.