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Capitol (collection)
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Capitol was Orson Scott Card
's second published book. This collection of eleven short stories set in the Worthing series
is no longer in print. However six of the stories have been reprinted in The Worthing Saga
(1990) and one of them in Maps in a Mirror
(1990).
Orson Scott Card
Orson Scott Card is an American author, critic, public speaker, essayist, columnist, and political activist. He writes in several genres, but is primarily known for his science fiction. His novel Ender's Game and its sequel Speaker for the Dead both won Hugo and Nebula Awards, making Card the...
's second published book. This collection of eleven short stories set in the Worthing series
The Worthing series
The Worthing series is the series of books by Orson Scott Card. It consists of two anthologies and two novels. The first three books in this series are currently out of print.-Books in the series:*Capitol - out of print*Hot Sleep - out of print...
is no longer in print. However six of the stories have been reprinted in The Worthing Saga
The Worthing Saga
The Worthing Saga is a science fiction book by American writer Orson Scott Card, set in the Worthing series. It is made up of the novel The Worthing Chronicle and nine related stories...
(1990) and one of them in Maps in a Mirror
Maps in a Mirror
Maps in a Mirror is a collection of short stories by Orson Scott Card. Like Card's novels, most of the stories have a science fiction or fantasy theme...
(1990).
Story list
The short stories in this book are:- "A Sleep and a ForgettingA Sleep and a Forgetting"A Sleep and a Forgetting" is a short story by Orson Scott Card. It only appears in his short story collection Capitol.-Plot summary:This story is about the early research done on the fictional drug Somec. After some preliminary research had been done on Somec it was used to put a number of cancer...
" - "A Thousand DeathsA Thousand Deaths (short story)"A Thousand Deaths" is a short story by Orson Scott Card. It appears in his short story collections Capitol and Maps in a Mirror. Card first published it in the December 1978 issue of Omni magazine.-Plot summary:...
" - Reprinted in Maps in a Mirror - "Skipping StonesSkipping Stones"Skipping Stones" is a short story by Orson Scott Card. It first appeared in his short story collection Capitol and then later in The Worthing Saga.-Plot summary:...
" - Reprinted in The Worthing Saga - "Second ChanceSecond Chance (short story)"Second Chance" is a short story by Orson Scott Card. It appears in his short story collections Capitol and The Worthing Saga. Card first published it in the anthology Destinies .-Plot summary:...
" - Reprinted in The Worthing Saga - "Breaking the GameBreaking the Game"Breaking the Game" is a short story by American writer Orson Scott Card. It appears in his short story collections Capitol and The Worthing Saga...
" - Reprinted in The Worthing Saga - "LifeloopLifeloop"Lifeloop" is a short story by Orson Scott Card. It appears in his short story collections Capitol and The Worthing Saga. Card first published it in the October 1978 issue of Analog Science Fiction and Fact.-Plot summary:...
" - Reprinted in The Worthing Saga - "BurningBurning (short story)"Burning" is a short story by Orson Scott Card. It only appears in his short story collection Capitol.-Plot summary:Captain Homer Worthing and a fleet of twenty ship all piloted by telepaths are orbiting a settled star system. They are on the run from the imperial fleet and trying to leave...
" - "And What Will We Do Tomorrow?And What Will We Do Tomorrow?"And What Will We Do Tomorrow" is a short story by Orson Scott Card. It first appeared in his short story collection Capitol and then later in The Worthing Saga.-Plot summary:...
" - Reprinted in The Worthing Saga - "Killing ChildrenKilling Children"Killing Children" is a short story by Orson Scott Card. It appears in his short story collections Capitol and The Worthing Saga. Card first published it in the November 1978 issue of Analog Science Fiction and Fact.-Plot summary:...
" - Reprinted in The Worthing Saga - "When No One Remembers His Name, Does God Retire?When No One Remembers His Name, Does God Retire?"When No One Remembers His Name, Does God Retire?" is a short story by Orson Scott Card. It only appears in his short story collection Capitol.-Plot summary:...
" - "The Stars That BlinkThe Stars That Blink"The Stars That Blink" is a short story by Orson Scott Card. It only appears in his short story collection Capitol.-Plot summary:This story takes place on a planet called Answer. Although it is still a colony world it is almost ready to enter the empire as a full member and become eligible to...
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Editions
- ISBN 0-894-37072-3 Baronet Pub., paperback, 1979
- ISBN 0-708-88064-9 Ace Books, paperback, 1980