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The Formic Wars · Book 2

Earth Afire

by Aaron Johnston and Orson Scott Card
Published
15 January 2013
Pages
528
ISBN-13
9780765367372
Type
novel
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About this book

Earth Afire (January 2013, 528 pages) -- over 130 pages longer than the series opener -- is the second book in the First Formic War trilogy, continuing to track mining-ship crews, military officers, and the young Mazer Rackham as Earth scrambles to survive a catastrophic first contact with the insectoid Formics.

Key facts about Earth Afire

Earth Afire is a novel by Aaron Johnston and Orson Scott Card. Readers have had it since 15 January 2013. It runs to 528 pages.

Our list holds 1 edition of Earth Afire. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780765367372 to find the main one.

Earth Afire is book 2 of 5 in The Formic Wars series. The series has 5 published books. However, the series starts with Earth Unaware (2012). The Hive is the latest book in the series with a full release date, out on 11 June 2019.

Additionally, Orson Scott Card writes Ender's Game, Tales of Alvin Maker and Homecoming Saga, plus 5 more series. Those series sit on our science fiction, fantasy and historical fiction shelves. Meanwhile, Master Alvin is the latest published Orson Scott Card book on file, from 28 April 2026.

About Orson Scott Card

Orson Scott Card is an American science fiction author best known for Ender's Game, a 1985 novel following a child military prodigy trained to command Earth's defense against an alien threat, which won both the Hugo and Nebula Awards and remains one of the most widely read science fiction novels of its era, particularly popular as an entry point for younger and reluctant readers. See every Orson Scott Card book in order.

Its place in The Formic Wars

Earth Afire is book 2 in the The Formic Wars series. It follows Earth Unaware. It is followed by Earth Awakens. See the full The Formic Wars reading order.

Co-written with Aaron Johnston, the Formic Wars novels are prequels to Ender's Game dramatizing the two alien invasions -- referred to throughout the original saga only in hindsight -- that shaped the world Ender is born into. The First Formic War trilogy ( Earth Unaware , Earth Afire , Earth Awakens ) follows the initial, catastrophic contact between humanity and the insectoid Formics (the 'Buggers' of Ender's Game ), tracking mining-ship crews, military officers, and the young Mazer Rackham -- later Ender's own…

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