The Memory of Earth

by Orson Scott Card

First published 1993

For 40 million years, the Oversoul has guarded the people of Harmony, an artificial intelligence sworn to prevent the catastrophic wars that destroyed Earth. But now the Oversoul is failing, and only a perilous journey to lost Earth can save it. As the Oversoul begins to destabilize Harmony's fragile social order, one family is drawn into the conflict - Wetchik, a man with a vision of destruction, and his sons, torn between loyalty and their own ambitions. Can they work together to uncover the Oversoul's secrets and avert disaster before it's too late?

Genres: science-fiction, adventure, fantasy, family-drama

Vibes: atmospheric, suspenseful, thought-provoking

Tropes: chosen-one, found-family

Setting: Harmony, Earth

Period: Future

320 pages · Paperback · Orbit & Abacus

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