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Pastwatch

Pastwatch

by Orson Scott Card

FictionChristopher columbus in fictionDiscoveries in geographyDiscoveries in geography in fictionTime travel in fiction
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From back cover Tor paperback February 1997: In one of the most powerful and thought-provoking novels of his remarkable career, Orson Scott Card interweaves a compelling portrait of Christopher Columbus with the story of a future scientist who believes she can alter human history from a tragedy of bloodshed and brutality to a world filled with hope and healing.

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FictionChristopher columbus in fictionDiscoveries in geographyDiscoveries in geography in fictionTime travel in fictionAmerica in fiction

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Setting

America

About the author

Orson Scott Card
Orson Scott Card

August 24, 1951

Orson Scott Card is an American novelist, critic, public speaker, essayist and columnist. He writes in several genres but is known best for science fiction. His novel Ender's Game (1985) and its sequel Speaker for the Dead (1986) both won Hugo and Nebula Awards, making Card the only author to win both science fiction's top U.S. prizes in consecutive years.

Author

Orson Scott Card

Pages

352

Read time

≈ 9h

Editions

11

Languages

English, Spanish

Publisher

Tor Books

ISBN

9781433217203

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