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Earthborn

  • 1995 first published
  • 430 pages
  • ★ 3.6 (9 ratings)
  • 14 editions

Earthborn is a 1995 epic fantasy novel by Orson Scott Card. Key subjects include life on other planets and artificial intelligence.

Open Library readers give it an average of 3.6 out of 5 from 9 ratings, and 9 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 14 editions.

At about 430 pages, most readers finish it in 7–8 hours.

About Earthborn

On board a starship above Earth, Shedemai sleeps. As lone survivor of the Children of Wetchik, the Oversoul periodically wakes her to watch over her descendants. Despite years of searching, the Oversoul still hasn't located the Keeper of Earth; the only thing that can repair it's damaged programming.
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • Epic fantasy
  • Life on other planets
  • Artificial intelligence

Publisher

Quick answers

Who wrote Earthborn?

Earthborn was written by Orson Scott Card and first published in 1995.

What genre is Earthborn?

It is usually shelved as Epic Fantasy.

How long is Earthborn?

The median edition has 430 pages, about 7–8 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Earthborn?

Readers who like it often enjoy A Torre Negra, Words of Radiance and Dragonflight.

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