Visitors (Pathfinder)
Orson Scott Card
Language: English
Pages: 608
ISBN: 1416991816
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
From Orson Scott Card, the internationally bestselling author of Ender’s Game, comes the riveting finale to the story of Rigg, a teenager who possesses a special power that allows him to see the paths of people’s pasts.
In Pathfinder, Rigg joined forces with another teen with special talents on a quest to find Rigg’s sister and discover the true significance of their powers. Then Rigg’s story continued in Ruins as he was tasked to decipher the paths of the past before the arrival of a destructive force with deadly intentions. Now, in Visitors, Rigg’s journey comes to an epic and explosive conclusion as everything that has been building up finally comes to pass, and Rigg is forced to put his powers to the ultimate test in order to save his world and end the war once and for all.
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care of shutting down all life support on the ship a week after we leave?” “Will I really have to do it?” said the expendable. “Won’t you be back before the week is up?” Noxon shook his head. “You have to live through the version of events in which we don’t come back. But when we do come back, the version of you that we meet will never experience the complete shutdown, so that version will be sure that you never had to kill the mice and the colonists.” “That doesn’t make sense,” said Ram Odin.
“But I felt horribly guilty about it,” said Wheaton. “I didn’t want you to feel guilty, I wanted you to give in.” “That wasn’t one of the options,” said Wheaton. “If I ever let you win you would have become a monster.” “Instead, I thought I was being raised by one,” said Deborah. Noxon could see that they meant what they were saying, to a point. But under it all was the clear message that they loved each other, that they had loved each other even then. The conversation ended abruptly when
up then. I was the one who talked him into making another try. In fact, three more tries. Do you understand me, you thick-headed angry woman? Loaf married a woman with a temper but he thought you loved him more than you loved your own rage. Is he right or wrong?” “Let me chop wood for a minute,” she said. “Can you stand there and wait? I have to . . . I have to get this out of me.” Umbo nodded and stepped back. He did not disappear. Leaky set up a short log, picked up the ax, and let fly.
you didn’t slice time the whole way to the alien world.” “I’m not going to let you have any babies until we’ve reached the alien world,” said Noxon. “Until we see what we’re facing.” “I think you need us to reach maximum intellectual capacity before then.” “Not until I know what I want you to do,” said Noxon. “Are you capable of such a decision without our advice?” asked the mouse. Noxon immediately realized that they were manipulating him. Because the moment the mouse said it, Noxon was
fighting.” “But if it’s an assassination attempt!” Square cried. “It is an assassination attempt,” said Param. “Or a kidnapping,” said Rigg. “But between us, Rigg and I can get ourselves out of anything. All that anyone else would be is a distraction, someone for them to hold hostage in order to get us not to resist them.” “No one can stand against facemask soldiers,” said Square. “So far, you’re right,” said Loaf. “But imagine that you fought, and were victorious. Then everyone would say