Pathfinder
Owww. This book made my brain hurt. There is time-traveling, parallel time lines, paradoxes, and all other sorts of sci-fi fun. In order to get the full effect of the story, you have to work with it, actively putting pieces together as you go along. I loved that. I was able to crack the mystery about how the two stories come together half-way through the book, but it took a lot of deduction on my part. Also, n
Orson Scott Card&#;s recent YA release, Pathfinder, hit the shelves on November 23rd. Lytherus will be bringing you a review of the highly anticipated book next week, but in the meantime, here are a few things to hold you over:
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A powerful secret. A dangerous path.
Rigg is well trained at keeping secrets. Only his father knows the truth about Rigg&#;s strange talent for seeing the paths of people&#;s pasts. But when his father dies, Rigg is stunned to learn just how many secrets Father had kept from him&#;secrets about Rigg&#;s own past, his identity, and his destiny. And when Rigg discovers that he has the power not only to see the past, but also to change it, his future suddenly becomes anything but certain.
Rigg&#;s birthright sets him on a path that leaves him caught between two factions, one that wants him crowned and one that wants him dead. He will be forced to question everything he thinks he knows, choose who to trust, and push the limits of his talent…or forfeit control of his destiny.
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Introduction
What is Pathfinder about? Pathfinder immerses readers in a thrilling tale of Rigg, a boy with extraordinary abilities.
After his father&#;s death, Rigg uncovers dark secrets about his past and his vast potential. His unique ability to see the paths of living beings shapes his journey.
Book Details
Title: Pathfinder
Author: Orson Scott Card
Pages:
Publish Date: September 1,
Genres: Fantasy, Science Fiction, Young Adult, Time Travel, Adventure
Synopsis of Pathfinder
A Hidden Talent Unveiled
Rigg lives a secluded life in the wilderness, trained by his enigmatic father. Young and resourceful, he possesses a unique ability. Rigg can see the paths left behind by all living things. This gift allows him to trace their journeys through time, yet his father’s path remains invisible to him. His father imparts knowledge on various subjects, preparing Rigg for challenges unknown. With only his father to confide in, Rigg learns little about his past or destiny. One fateful day, Rigg&#;s life changes forever when tragedy strikes. His father&#;s sudden death leaves him reeling and filled with questions. Amid grief, Rigg learns that he must seek a sister he neverBook Summary and Reviews of Pathfinder by Orson Scott Card
Orson Scott Card Author Biography
Nobody had ever won the Hugo and Nebula awards for best novel two years in a row until Orson Scott Card received them for Ender's Game and its sequel, Speaker for the Dead, in and The third novel in the series, Xenocide, was published in , and the fourth and seemingly final volume, Children of the Mind, was published in August Now a new novel in the Ender's series, titled Ender's Shadow, was published in August from TOR -- but it's not a sequel. Instead, it returns to the events of Ender's Game and views them from the point of view of another character, a street urchin named Bean. As with Rashomon or The Alexandria Quartet, Card discovers a new story in the midst of the old, when seeing it through other eyes. A sequel to Ender's Shadow will be published
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Orson Scott Card: or-sun (named after his grandfather, Card says that Orson is a relatively popular name among Mormons and derives from the Indo-European word for bear)
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