The Worthing Saga (Worthing #1-3)
It was a miracle of science that permitted human beings to live, if not forever, then for a long, long time. Some people, anyway. The rich, the powerful--they lived their lives at the rate of one year every ten. Somec created two societies: that of people who lived out their normal span and died, and those who slept away the decades, skipping over the intervening years and events. It allowed great plans to be put in motion. It allowed interstellar Empires to be built.
It came near to destroying humanity.
After a long, long time of decadence and stagnation, a few seed ships were sent out to save our species. They carried human embryos and supplies, and teaching robots, and one man. The Worthing Saga is the story of one of these men, Jason Worthing, and the world he found for the seed he carried.
Orson Scott Card is "a master of the art of storytelling" (Booklist), and The Worthing Saga is a story that only he could have written.
Pretty much my dream book. This book details what would happen if you crash landed on a different planet and had to remake civilization. A very very interesting read. The main character goes into cryo so he is able to witness the world evolve over thousands of years. This book gripped and captivated me, a pure 5 star rating.
First sentence: In many places in the Peopled Worlds, the pain came suddenly in the midst of the day's labor. It was as if an ancient and comfortable presence left them, one that they had never noticed until it was gone, and no one knew what to make of it at first, though all knew at once that something had changed deep at the heart of the world.Premise/plot: Imagine living in a world where there is no pain, no suffering, no grief, no fear, no anger, no violence, no injury. Wrong actions, in a
Mormons in space. I think. I really know nothing about the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. A friend of mine recommended the book, and I read it, but I was seriously underwhelmed.
This saga is a trilogy of books, all the Worthing books rolled into one. I finished the first book in this about 19May2018 & liked it. It was rather long, but full of interesting ideas about humanity. No pushing of religion. In fact, it's rather dismissed which was unexpected. The few gods had feet of clay, but so did technology & the best intentions. Ammortality & pure safety are examined & found wanting. Then I listened to a couple of other books. Now, 20May, I'm listening to
I jumped into this blind. I haven't read much Orson Scott Card and this showed up in my library's limited audiobook selection. I wish I had better understood that the Saga is a collection of three separate books with three separate perspectives. Without understanding that, the first transition three me for a loop. I'm left pondering what makes a successful civilization, what we can do to protect our communities from corruption, and how far privilege can spiral into out of control power.
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Title | : | The Worthing Saga (Worthing #1-3) |
Author | : | Orson Scott Card |
Book Format | : | Mass Market Paperback |
Book Edition | : | Omnibus |
Pages | : | Pages: 463 pages |
Published | : | December 15th 1992 by Tor Books (first published December 1990) |
Categories | : | Science Fiction. Fiction. Fantasy |
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Gathering every story about Jason Worthing, this volume includes "The Worthing Chronicle," as well as all of the other stories set on Capitol and later on Jason's colonized planet.It was a miracle of science that permitted human beings to live, if not forever, then for a long, long time. Some people, anyway. The rich, the powerful--they lived their lives at the rate of one year every ten. Somec created two societies: that of people who lived out their normal span and died, and those who slept away the decades, skipping over the intervening years and events. It allowed great plans to be put in motion. It allowed interstellar Empires to be built.
It came near to destroying humanity.
After a long, long time of decadence and stagnation, a few seed ships were sent out to save our species. They carried human embryos and supplies, and teaching robots, and one man. The Worthing Saga is the story of one of these men, Jason Worthing, and the world he found for the seed he carried.
Orson Scott Card is "a master of the art of storytelling" (Booklist), and The Worthing Saga is a story that only he could have written.
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Original Title: | The Worthing Saga |
ISBN: | 0812533313 (ISBN13: 9780812533316) |
Edition Language: | English |
Series: | Worthing #1-3 |
Characters: | Lared, Abner Doon, Jason Worthing |
Literary Awards: | Analog Award Nominee for Best Short Story for "Breaking the Game" (1979) |
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Ratings: 3.85 From 8441 Users | 326 ReviewsJudge Epithetical Books The Worthing Saga (Worthing #1-3)
This book has so many intricacies in it, so many complexities. I read this book wondering what one thing had to do with another and when I got to the end, it all tied up, it all made complete sense and fit so well together and left me with a very satisfied and amazed feeling. There were so many issues in this book and it left my mind swirling in thoughts.I loved the distinct, different societies in this book. From the society that looks like it came straight from "Little House on the Prairie" toPretty much my dream book. This book details what would happen if you crash landed on a different planet and had to remake civilization. A very very interesting read. The main character goes into cryo so he is able to witness the world evolve over thousands of years. This book gripped and captivated me, a pure 5 star rating.
First sentence: In many places in the Peopled Worlds, the pain came suddenly in the midst of the day's labor. It was as if an ancient and comfortable presence left them, one that they had never noticed until it was gone, and no one knew what to make of it at first, though all knew at once that something had changed deep at the heart of the world.Premise/plot: Imagine living in a world where there is no pain, no suffering, no grief, no fear, no anger, no violence, no injury. Wrong actions, in a
Mormons in space. I think. I really know nothing about the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. A friend of mine recommended the book, and I read it, but I was seriously underwhelmed.
This saga is a trilogy of books, all the Worthing books rolled into one. I finished the first book in this about 19May2018 & liked it. It was rather long, but full of interesting ideas about humanity. No pushing of religion. In fact, it's rather dismissed which was unexpected. The few gods had feet of clay, but so did technology & the best intentions. Ammortality & pure safety are examined & found wanting. Then I listened to a couple of other books. Now, 20May, I'm listening to
I jumped into this blind. I haven't read much Orson Scott Card and this showed up in my library's limited audiobook selection. I wish I had better understood that the Saga is a collection of three separate books with three separate perspectives. Without understanding that, the first transition three me for a loop. I'm left pondering what makes a successful civilization, what we can do to protect our communities from corruption, and how far privilege can spiral into out of control power.
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