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    Treason

    By Orson Scott Card

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    From the bestselling author of the Ender Universe novels comes Orson Scott Card's Treason

    Lanik Mueller's birthright as heir to planet Treason's most powerful rulership will never be realized. He is a "rad"--radical regenerative. A freak among people who can regenerate injured flesh... and trade extra body parts to the Offworld oppressors for iron. For, on a planet without hard metals--or the means of escape--iron is power in the race to build a spacecraft.

    Iron is the promise of freedom, which may never be fulfilled as Lanik uncovers a treacherous conspiracy beyond his imagination.

    Now charged with a mission of conquest--and exile--Lanik devises a bold and dangerous plan... a quest that may finally break the vicious chain of rivalry and bloodshed that enslaves the people of Treason as the Offworld never could.

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMacmillan Publishers
    Release dateNov 30, 2009
    ISBN9781429967150
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    Orson Scott Card

    Orson Scott Card is best known for his science fiction novel Ender's Game and its many sequels that expand the Ender Universe into the far future and the near past. Those books are organized into the Ender Saga, which chronicles the life of Ender Wiggin; the Shadow Series, which follows on the novel Ender's Shadow and is set on Earth; and the Formic Wars series, written with co-author Aaron Johnston, which tells of the terrible first contact between humans and the alien "Buggers." Card has been a working writer since the 1970s. Beginning with dozens of plays and musical comedies produced in the 1960s and 70s, Card's first published fiction appeared in 1977--the short story "Gert Fram" in the July issue of The Ensign, and the novelette version of "Ender's Game" in the August issue of Analog. The novel-length version of Ender's Game, published in 1984 and continuously in print since then, became the basis of the 2013 film, starring Asa Butterfield, Harrison Ford, Ben Kingsley, Hailee Steinfeld, Viola Davis, and Abigail Breslin. Card was born in Washington state, 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 runs occasional writers' workshops and directs plays. He frequently teaches writing and literature courses at Southern Virginia University. He is the author many science fiction and fantasy novels, including the American frontier fantasy series "The Tales of Alvin Maker" (beginning with Seventh Son), and stand-alone novels like Pastwatch and Hart's Hope. He has collaborated with his daughter Emily Card on a manga series, Laddertop. He has also written contemporary thrillers like Empire and historical novels like the monumental Saints and the religious novels Sarah and Rachel and Leah. Card's work also includes the Mithermages books (Lost Gate, Gate Thief), contemporary magical fantasy for readers both young and old. Card lives in Greensboro, North Carolina, with his wife, Kristine Allen Card. He and Kristine are the parents of five children and several grandchildren.

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      The election of 1800 between Thomas Jefferson and John Adams was a contested election. Many at the time considered the outcome of the election between the Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans to be a prelude to a looming disaster dependent on the winner. If the Federalists, than the new United States was headed toward the failure and chaos of the French Revolution. If the Democratic-Republicans, then the risk of mass majority rule and excesses without central authority. To add more to this especially important early election for the new nation, Aaron Burr received the same number of electoral votes as Vice-President as did Thomas Jefferson as President. The deciding vote taken in the House of Representatives and cast by Alexander Hamilton, Jefferson was declared President. The Federalists had been replaced with the ascending Democratic-Republicans. But this deciding vote and change in power, triggered political conspiracy and a most interesting period of American history. Aaron Burr, an ambitious political figure of the time, blamed Hamilton for his not being named President. Political revenge boiled in Burr's blood; eventually leading Burr to the duel against Hamilton and Hamilton's death days late; having been shot by Aaron Burr. Burr fled New York to avoid prosecution attempts. Burr was outcast in political Washington. As the United States expanded its reach and ambition, Jefferson's great acquisition of the Louisiana territory -- purchased from the French -- guaranteed the growth and strength of the United States expansion. Yet, it was also a vulnerable time for a new nation. Loyalties were not guaranteed and the political divide remained from the election and partisanship. In concert with General James Wilkinson -- Louisiana Territory governor and officer of the United States Army -- and a secret political clique (cabal) of wealthy landowners, local politicians, army personnel and sympathizers, Aaron Burr set about a plan to exploit the Louisiana Territory issue and raise an army determined to use a false military action against the Spanish presence to take control of the southwest. It was to be a coup de 'etat take-over of the southern United States and the origination of a new nation. It was treason.
    • 5/5
      This was fascinating, I of course knew about the Burr-Hamilton Duel (normally referred to as the Hamilton-Burr Duel, but I refuse to mention the loser first). Some things I didn't know: Burr was the Vice President of the US.Hamilton was an evil Federalist.Burr tried to usurp the Presidency from Jefferson.Burr tried to steal the Lousiana Purchase.The Commanding General of the US Army was a Spanish spy.This stuff is great! As I read more of Nevin's work, I have become familiar with certain overall features of this scandal, but I didn't know how it ended.