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Ruins
2012 first edition (hardcover)
AuthorOrson Scott Card
Cover artistSammy Yuen, Jr.
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SeriesThe Pathfinder series
GenreScience fiction
PublisherSimon Pulse
Publication date
2012
Media typePrint (Hardcover & Paperback)
Pages672
ISBN1-416-99177-8
OCLC731911989
Preceded byPathfinder 
Followed byVisitors 

Ruins (2012) is a science fiction novel by American author Orson Scott Card,[1] who is known for his novel Ender's Game. This novel continues the story of Rigg, and his strange powers. It is the second book in the Pathfinder series and is followed by Visitors, the first book is Pathfinder. The book was published on October 30, 2012.

Summary

Rigg, Umbo, and Param escape through the wall, finally leaving Ramfold for the first time in their lives. In their ensuing journey through the other wallfolds and the past, they attempt to understand the history of life on Garden in order to avoid a future in which an enemy arrives to destroy the planet.

Reception

Ruins received slightly less favorable reviews than Pathfinder.[2] It was praised for the complexity and the handling of time-travel but criticized for repetitiveness of dialogue, the squabbling of the main characters, and slow pacing.

References

  1. ^ "Bibliography" (PDF). Hatrack River Enterprises Inc. Retrieved 2012-05-15.
  2. ^ "Ruins (Pathfinder, #2)". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2020-08-02.


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