{"product_id":"wyrms-paperback","title":"Wyrms - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eOrson Scott Card\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eEnder's Shadow, \u003c\/i\u003ecomes Orson Scott Card's standalone \u003ci\u003eWyrms\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe sphere is alien in origin, but has been controlled by man for millennia. A legend as old as the stars rules this constructed world: When the seventh seventh seventh human Heptarch is crowned, he will be the Kristos and will bring eternal salvation . . . or the destruction of the cosmos. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePatience is the only daughter of the rightful Heptarch, but she, like her father before her, serves the usurper who has destroyed her family. For she has learned the true ruler's honor: Duty to one's race is more important than duty to one's self. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut the time for prudence has passed, and that which has slept for ages has awakened. And Patience must journey to the heartsoul of this planet to confront her destiny . . . and her world's.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eEnder's Shadow\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne of the most gripping SF adventure novels of recent years.--\u003ci\u003eScience Fiction Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe sphere is alien in origin, but has been controlled by man for millennia. A legend as old as the stars rules this constructed world: When the seventh seventh seventh human Heptarch is crowned, he will be the Kristos and will bring eternal salvation . . . or the destruction of the cosmos. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePatience is the only daughter of the rightful Heptarch, but she, like her father before her, serves the usurper who has destroyed her family. For she has learned the true ruler's honor: Duty to one's race is more important than duty to one's self. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut the time for prudence has passed, and that which has slept for ages has awakened. And Patience must journey to the heartsoul of this planet to confront her destiny . . . and her world's.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eEnder's Shadow\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"One of the most gripping SF adventure novels of recent years.\"--\u003ci\u003eScience Fiction Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe sphere is alien in origin, but has been controlled by man for millennia. A legend as old as the stars rules this constructed world: When the seventh seventh seventh human Heptarch is crowned, he will be the Kristos and will bring eternal salvation . . . or the destruction of the cosmos. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePatience is the only daughter of the rightful Heptarch, but she, like her father before her, serves the usurper who has destroyed her family. For she has learned the true ruler's honor: Duty to one's race is more important than duty to one's self. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut the time for prudence has passed, and that which has slept for ages has awakened. And Patience must journey to the heartsoul of this planet to confront her destiny . . . and her world's.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOrson Scott Card\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eEnder's Game\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEnder's Shadow\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSpeaker for the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eEnder's Game\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSpeaker for the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e both won Hugo and Nebula Awards, making Card the only author to win these two top prizes in consecutive years. There are seven other novels to date in The Ender Universe series. Card has also written fantasy: \u003ci\u003eThe Tales of Alvin Maker\u003c\/i\u003e is a series of fantasy novels set in frontier America; \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Gate\u003c\/i\u003e, is a contemporary magical fantasy. Card has written many other stand-alone sf and fantasy novels, as well as movie tie-ins and games, and publishes an internet-based science fiction and fantasy magazine, \u003ci\u003eOrson Scott Card's Intergalactic Medicine Show\u003c\/i\u003e. Card was born in Washington and grew up in California, Arizona, and Utah. He served a mission for the LDS Church in Brazil in the early 1970s. Besides his writing, Card directs plays and teaches writing and literature at Southern Virginia University. He lives in Greensboro, North Carolina, with his wife, Kristine Allen Card, and youngest daughter, Zina Margaret.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.4 x 5.54 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 05, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42096537272455,"sku":"9780765305602","price":20.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/e36e7f9c7995512f8d6b4dac48460451.webp?v=1732342473","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/wyrms-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}