Ender, who is the result of genetic experimentation, may be the military genius Earth needs in its war against an alien enemy.

Alvin has had a vision of building a Crystal City in which peace and freedom reign, but his wife Peggy has had a vision of death and destruction, so now they must decide which vision they should believe in.

In an alternate frontier America in which magic plays a key role, Alvin Maker and his wife, Peggy, work together to create the Crystal City, a place in which Alvin envisions all people can live together in peace.

Alvin battles the evil Unmaker in an alternate frontier America where magic and charms actually work.

Introduces young Alvin Miller Jr., the seventh son of a seventh son, who lives on the frontier of an alternate early 19th century America, where folk magic such as faith healing and second sight really works. While Alvin embarks on his mythic struggle against the Unmaker of all things, he is watched over by a flesh and blood guardian angel; he is pursued by the rigid, zealous Reverend Thrower; and he is guided by the wandering Taleswapper, William...

Alvin Maker is awakening to many mysteries: his own strange powers, the magic of the American frontier, and the special virtues of its chosen people, the Native Americans. Alvin has discovered his own unique talent for making things whole again. Now he summons all his powers to prevent the tragic war between Native Americans and the white settlers of North America.

..."The human race is at war with an insectlike alien race and the first battles went badly. The long distances of interstellar space have given hope to the defenders of Earth--they have time to train future commanders from childhood, forging them into an irresistible force in the high-orbital facility called the Battle School. There is only one curriculum: the strategy and tactics of war. The children are drawn from all nations, all races, all religions....

Ender's game: When humanity is under threat from an alien race, Ender Wiggin, at the age of six, leaves his family on Earth to journey to the Belt. There he enters Battle School, where his life is strictly disciplined by mind games and computer mock-battles fought in deadly earnest. Instinct, compassion and genius make Ender unequalled. But while he trains, the invasion approaches fast. And Ender will be pushed to the limits of endurance, for he is...

At the close of "Ender's Game," Andrew Wiggin--called Ender--is told that he can no longer live on Earth. The 12-year-old chooses to leave his home world and begins the long relativistic journey out to the colonies.

Ender Wiggin's adopted world of Lusitania, with its three sentient species and his oldest friend Jane, a computer intelligence, are threatened by a fleet of ships sent by the Starways Congress, but with the help of two new beings created by Ender's mind, the planet may still be saved.