by Orson Scott Card · tapa dura · ISBN 9788440672063
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«La memoria de la tierra» is the science fiction novel by Orson Scott Card, published by Ediciones B in hardback (384 pages, in Spanish).
In a distant future, the human colony of Harmony lives under the control of the Oversoul, an artificial intelligence revered as a god that limits technology to prevent humanity from destroying itself again. When its systems fail, the Oversoul chooses an upright man and reveals to him the ancient knowledge of travel to the stars.
This work is the first installment of the Homecoming Saga, composed of five novels; it was originally published as The Memory of Earth in 1992.
For science fiction readers and fans of Orson Scott Card who want to start the Homecoming Saga with its first installment.
Orson Scott Card is an American writer known best for his science fiction works. As of 2024, he is the only person to have won a Hugo Award and a Nebula Award in consecutive years, winning both awards for his novel Ender's Game (1985) and its sequel Speaker for the Dead (1986). A feature film adaptation of Ender's Game, which Card coproduced, was released in 2013. Card also wrote the Locus Fantasy Award-winning series The Tales of Alvin Maker (1987–2003). Card's fiction often features characters with exceptional gifts who make difficult choices with high stakes. Card has also written political, religious, and social commentary in his columns and other writing; he has provoked controversy and criticism for his public opposition to homosexuality.
