The Worthing Chronicle
Encyclopedia
The Worthing Chronicle is a science fiction
novel by Orson Scott Card
set in the Worthing series
. This book by itself is out of print having been published along with nine short stories in the collection The Worthing Saga
(1990).
which is now permanently out of print.
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
novel by Orson Scott Card
Orson Scott Card
Orson Scott Card is an American author, critic, public speaker, essayist, columnist, and political activist. He writes in several genres, but is primarily known for his science fiction. His novel Ender's Game and its sequel Speaker for the Dead both won Hugo and Nebula Awards, making Card the...
set in the Worthing series
The Worthing series
The Worthing series is the series of books by Orson Scott Card. It consists of two anthologies and two novels. The first three books in this series are currently out of print.-Books in the series:*Capitol - out of print*Hot Sleep - out of print...
. This book by itself is out of print having been published along with nine short stories in the collection The Worthing Saga
The Worthing Saga
The Worthing Saga is a science fiction book by American writer Orson Scott Card, set in the Worthing series. It is made up of the novel The Worthing Chronicle and nine related stories...
(1990).
Plot summary
Jason Worthing and one of his descendants, Justice, go to a small village on a backward world to get a boy named Lared to write a book for them. This book is about why Abner Doon destroyed the empire and the planet Capitol and why Jason's descendants destroyed the planet Worthing. It also explains why people all over the settled part of the galaxy are no longer being protected by "God" from pain and hardship.Relationship with Hot Sleep
The Worthing Chronicle is an expansion of Card’s first novel Hot SleepHot Sleep
Hot Sleep: The Worthing Chronicle is a science fiction novel by Orson Scott Card set in the Worthing series. Although it is currently out of print, Card's novel The Worthing Chronicle covers some of the same ground.-Plot summary:...
which is now permanently out of print.
Related Works
- CapitolCapitol (collection)Capitol was Orson Scott Card's second published book. This collection of eleven short stories set in the Worthing series is no longer in print...
- Hot SleepHot SleepHot Sleep: The Worthing Chronicle is a science fiction novel by Orson Scott Card set in the Worthing series. Although it is currently out of print, Card's novel The Worthing Chronicle covers some of the same ground.-Plot summary:...
- The Worthing SagaThe Worthing SagaThe Worthing Saga is a science fiction book by American writer Orson Scott Card, set in the Worthing series. It is made up of the novel The Worthing Chronicle and nine related stories...