The Hive (Card and Johnston novel)
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Author | Orson Scott Card and Aaron Johnston |
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Cover artist | John Harris |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Series | Ender's Game series |
Genre | Science fiction |
Publisher | Tor Books |
Publication date | June 11, 2019 |
Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
Pages | 396 (Hardcover) |
ISBN | 978-0-7653-7564-3 |
Preceded by | The Swarm |
Followed by | The Queens |
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The Hive is a 2019 science fiction novel by American writers Orson Scott Card and Aaron Johnston, and the second book of the Second Formic Wars trilogy of novels in the Ender's Game series. It was released on June 11, 2019.[1]
Plot
In 'The Swarm', the Formic's initial efforts to eradicate Earth life forms were beaten back by a coalition of corporate and international military forces, and the Chinese army, with notable efforts by Bingwen, Mazer Rackham, Victor Delgado and Lem Jukes. The devastation of China associated with this led to the reorganization of Earth's government for defense of the human species. In 'The Hive', the series' main characters face the forces of nationalism, tribalism, paranoia, egotism, jealousy, and self-aggrandizement that threaten to tear apart Earth's new defense forces from within. Meanwhile, they must battle the ever growing forces of the Formics and attempt to locate and destroy the Hive Queen.
Series
The book is the second of the Second Formic War trilogy by Card and Johnston. The titles for the first and third books are The Swarm and The Queens respectively.[2]
Reception
As of November 2020, it had a rating of 4.07 out of 5 (1752 votes) on Goodreads.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b "The Hive (The Second Formic War, #2)". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2019-06-21.
- ^ Orson Scott Card [@orsonscottcard] (2014-04-03). "The Second Formic Wars trilogy titles released" (Tweet). Retrieved 2018-07-21 – via Twitter.
External links
- The Hive title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
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- Fiction about near-Earth asteroids
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