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Future Games Kindle Edition

by Orson Scott Card (Author), Cory Doctorow (Author), George R.R. Martin (Author), Format: Kindle Edition
4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 9 ratings
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Human competition is eternal. No matter what the future brings, sports will be a part of it. But what forms will these games take? Who will be the spectator, who will play? Will aliens be our opponents or machines? What rules will we play by? What will be at stake? What rewards will be reaped by the victors? What fates await the defeated? Will the entire universe be our arena or will our world be smaller than today? Visionary authors speculate on what swifter, higher, stronger will mean in the near and distant future.
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    371 pages
  2. Language
    English
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    On Kindle Scribe
  4. Publication date
    January 3, 2013
  5. File size
    1053 KB
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00AWVCATG
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Prime Books (January 3, 2013)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 3, 2013
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1053 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 371 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 9 ratings

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    Orson Scott Card is the author of the novels Ender's Game, Ender's Shadow, and Speaker for the Dead, which are widely read by adults and younger readers, and are increasingly used in schools. His most recent series, the young adult Pathfinder series (Pathfinder, Ruins, Visitors) and the fantasy Mithermages series (Lost Gate, Gate Thief, Gatefather) are taking readers in new directions.

    Besides these and other science fiction novels, Card writes contemporary fantasy (Magic Street, Enchantment, Lost Boys), biblical novels (Stone Tables, Rachel and Leah), the American frontier fantasy series The Tales of Alvin Maker (beginning with Seventh Son), poetry (An Open Book), and many plays and scripts, including his "freshened" Shakespeare scripts for Romeo & Juliet, The Taming of the Shrew, and The Merchant of Venice.

    Card was born in Washington and grew up in California, Arizona, and Utah. He served a mission for the LDS Church in Brazil in the early 1970s. Besides his writing, he teaches occasional classes and workshops and directs plays. He frequently teaches writing and literature courses at Southern Virginia University.

    Card currently lives in Greensboro, North Carolina, with his wife, Kristine Allen Card, where his primary activities are writing a review column for the local Rhinoceros Times and feeding birds, squirrels, chipmunks, possums, and raccoons on the patio.

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  2. George R. R. Martin

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    George R.R. Martin is the globally bestselling author of many fine novels, including A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, and A Dance with Dragons, which together make up the series A Song of Ice and Fire, on which HBO based the world’s most-watched television series, Game of Thrones. Other works set in or about Westeros include The World of Ice and Fire, and A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. His science fiction novella Nightflyers has also been adapted as a television series; and he is the creator of the shared-world Wild Cards universe, working with the finest writers in the genre. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

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4.2 out of 5 stars
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Lucais
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant
Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2013
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Elements of some of the stories disturbing but wonderful stories. Enjoyed all of them there was one story about football causing wars and plagues that was rather dubious but all together this book is a masterpiece.
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Spacepupper
3.0 out of 5 stars Okay
Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2014
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It's pretty good and there are some original stories but it's not great. Just okay. It's an entertaining read and certainly not a waste of money.
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Bobby Moore
4.0 out of 5 stars Sports!?!?!
Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2013
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I'm a huge orson scott card fan. But in all reality I'm not a big sports fan. This book has some great ideas and writing but the content just wasn't for me. If you want to introduce a friend into SciFi and they like sports then this book is for you.
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W. Mackela
4.0 out of 5 stars What's not to like? This is the perfect combination: Sports and sci-fi
Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2013
What's not to like? This is the perfect combination: Sports and sci-fi. An excellent compilation. I loved most of the stories. But like any anthology, there are always a few stories that are really memorable and a few that you kind of skim though. One of my favorites was "Unsportsmanlike Conduct" by Scott Westerfeld. I also enjoyed revisiting the short story "Ender's Game" by Orson Scott Card which was expanded into the novel of the same name.
This is a collection of 16 stories from authors such as Orson Scott Card, Cory Doctorow, George R.R. Martin, Scott Westerfeld and many others. All but one were previously published. The earliest "The Survivor" by Walter F. Moudy was from 1965. The latest "Kip, Running" by Genevieve Williams was published in March. 2010. Most of the stories have a central theme of a type of organized team sport, but a couple are more in the game vein, which works since the book is called Future Games.
I give this 4 stars out of 5.
I received this book for free through NetGalley.com.
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gumbo
5.0 out of 5 stars great read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 3, 2013
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lots of fun and different ideas about future sports. I think most people will enjoy the book and recommend it to other's
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Michelle
4.0 out of 5 stars Future Games - Orson Scott Card
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 15, 2014
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Very gripping and thought provoking stories. As a person who has very little knowledge of sports or games I found some parts difficult to follow but each were well written and kept me reading. Still very enjoyable reading for the non sport fan but you may need to find someone who knows the rules for some of the stories to 'get' all of it. I enjoyed the novelette Enders Game so much I brought the whole of the Ender series books off the back of it!
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