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Earthfall

  • 1995 first published
  • 384 pages
  • ★ 3.6 (8 ratings)
  • 8 editions

Earthfall is a 1995 epic fantasy novel by Orson Scott Card. Key subjects include Nafai, artificial intelligence, life on other planets and space ships.

Open Library readers give it an average of 3.6 out of 5 from 8 ratings, and 8 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 8 editions.

At about 384 pages, most readers finish it in 7–8 hours.

About Earthfall

The Wetchik tribe is ready to return to Earth to enlist help in fixing the Oversoul. The continuing bitter dispute between Nafai and Elemak threatens the success of this mission.
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • Epic fantasy
  • Nafai
  • Artificial intelligence
  • Life on other planets
  • Space ships
  • Interstellar travel
  • Science fiction

Publisher

Quick answers

Who wrote Earthfall?

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

What genre is Earthfall?

It is usually shelved as Epic Fantasy.

How long is Earthfall?

The median edition has 384 pages, about 7–8 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Earthfall?

Readers who like it often enjoy A Torre Negra, Dragonflight and Dragonquest.

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