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Children of the Fleet

2017 novel by Orson Scott Card

Children of the Fleet is a science fiction novel by American writer Orson Scott Card. The title of the novel (and the series Fleet School) was announced by the author on 12 November 2015,[2] and it was released on October 10, 2017.[3]

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Synopsis

The series is set after Ender's Game and is set in Battle School, which has been renamed to Fleet School, a school run by Hyrum Graff where kids learn how to become commanders of the colonies they will lead and form on other planets. The protagonist and lead character is 10-year-old Dabeet Ochoa.[4][5]

Potential film

Gavin Hood, director of the Ender's Game film, stated that if a sequel were to happen it could potentially be the first book in the Fleet School series, Children of the Fleet.[6][7] There are currently no plans for a sequel.

Reception

The book received positive reviews by Deseret News,[8] Publishers Weekly,[9] RT Book Reviews[10] and Den of Geek.[11] Forbes called it "Orson Scott Card's best since Ender's Game".[12]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Exclusive Cover Reveal: Children of the Fleet by Orson Scott Card" by Joel Cunningham, Barnes & Noble blog, January 20, 2017
  2. [2]
    Orson Scott Card [@orsonscottcard] (12 November 2015). "Shockingly, my first Children of the Fleet novel, Fleet School, starts with a really bright kid leaving home for an elite school in space" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. [3]
    Card, Orson Scott (10 October 2017). Children of the Fleet (Fleet School). ISBN 978-0765377043.
  4. [4]
    "Upcoming Enderverse Stories". philoticweb.net.
  5. [5]
    Card, Orson Scott (10 October 2017). Children of the Fleet (Fleet School). ISBN 978-0765377043.
  6. [6]
    "'Ender's Game' Director Talks Potential Sequel Based on Upcoming 'Fleet School' Book". Screen Rant. 4 November 2013.
  7. [7]
    "'Ender's Game' Director Says New Orson Scott Card Novel May Power a Film Sequel". /Film. 4 November 2013.
  8. [8]
    "Book review: Orson Scott Card returns to the world of 'Ender's Game' in satisfying new book" by Michael Collings, Deseret News, October 10, 2017
  9. [9]
    "Children of the Fleet", Publishers Weekly
  10. [10]
    "Children of the Fleet" by Kerry Sutherland, RT Book Reviews
  11. [11]
    "Children of the Fleet Continues the Ender’s Game Tradition", by Michael Ahr, Den of Geek, Oct 9, 2017
  12. [12]
    "Children of the Fleet: Orson Scott Card's Best Since Ender's Game". Forbes.
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