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Written by: Orson Scott Card, Aaron Johnston
Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
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A hundred years before Ender's Game, humans thought they were alone in the galaxy. Humanity was slowly making their way out from Earth to the planets and asteroids of the Solar System, exploring and mining and founding colonies.

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.

But the ship has other problems. Their systems are old and failing. The family is getting too big. There are claim-jumping corporates 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. This is humanity's first contact with an alien race. The First Formic War is about to begin.
Earth Unaware is the first novel in The First Formic War series by Orson Scott Card and Aaron Johnston.

 Adventure Fiction Military Science Fiction Space Opera Solar System War Mining Interstellar

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What the critics say

“The somber basso voice of Stefan Rudnicki and two well-chosen players march through the story, with a young man's voice particularly effective in segments featuring the angst-ridden teenager. This is an outstanding job, with more to come.” —AudioFile Magazine

“As the narration passes from character to character, the talented cast... easily keeps listeners intrigued with skillful characterizations that feature unique voices, accents, and dialects. And by the time the huge alien ship arrives and the story kicks into high gear, listeners will be utterly captivated by this exciting adventure.” —Publishers Weekly
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I loved it but it could have used a little work on the story. Other than that, I thought it was extremely good. Highly recommend!!!

Great, but story needs a little work

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Great character development, realistic science and a detailed description of a credible future l, makes this book an excellent selection for those who love good science fiction and great story telling. I found the multiple narrators strange, and I didn’t get “why” it was done. Other than that, this is near perfect.

Outstanding tale!

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loved listing to the book I hated stoping the book to do other things!

earth unaware

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loved Ender's game and follow-up but this... I can't. first 15 minutes and I had to stop. I think its the reader... can't stand the voice. too much inflection. It does reflect well the emotional state of a regular teenager and it irritates the F*** out of me. I want aliens and spaceships not teen angst. maybe I'll just read it.

I want aliens and spaceships not teen angst.

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