The Folk of the Fringe (Short Story Collection)

In Orson Scott Card's classic apocalyptic science fiction novel The Folk of the Fringe, only a few nuclear weapons fell in America--the weapons that destroyed the nation were biological and, ultimately, cultural. But in the chaos, the famine, the plague, there existed a few pockets of order. The strongest of them was the state of Deseret, formed from the vestiges of Utah, Colorado, and Idaho. The climate has changed. The Great Salt Lake has filled up to prehistoric levels. But there, on the fringes, brave, hardworking pioneers are making the desert bloom again.A civilization cannot be reclaimed by powerful organizations, or even by great men alone. It must be renewed by individual men and women, one by one, working together to make a community, a nation, a new America.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

only A Few Nuclear Weapons Fell In America-the Weapons That Destroyed Our Nation Were Biological And, Ultimately, Cultural. But In The Chaos, The Famine, The Plague, There Exited A Few Pockets Of Order. The Strongest Of Them Was The State Of Deseret, Formed From The Vestiges Of Utah, Colorado, And Idaho. The Climate Has Changed. The Great Salt Lake Has Filled Up To Prehistoric Levels. But There, On The Fringes, Brave, Hardworking Pioneers Are Making The Desert Bloom Again.

a Civilization Cannot Be Reclaimed By Powerful Organizations, Or Even By Great Men Alone. It Must Be Renewed By Individual Men And Women, One By One, Working Together To Make A Community, A Nation, A New America.

publishers Weekly

best Known For His Novels, Multiple Hugo- And Nebula-winner Card Has Written Only A Handful Of Short Stories, Collected In The Present Volume. Set In A Post-world War Iii America, They Again Demonstrate Card Is A Natural Raconteur, Capable Of Vividly Fleshing Out His Original Characters In A Few Strong Strokes, Without Hitting A False Note Or Lapsing Into Sentimentality. Like Walter M. Miller Jr.'s A Canticle For Leibowitz , Of Which This Book Is Reminiscent, The Stories Are Set Against A Background Of The Efforts To Rebuild Civilization By People Of A Religious Community--in This Case, Mormons. But Unlike Miller's, Card's Scenario Is A Bit More Optimistic And Is Marked By An Ecological Consciousness That Has Been Born In The Hard Decades Between The Publication Of The Two Books. This Is One Of The Strongest Sf Story Collections Of The Past Few Years. The Five Tales Complement Each Other And Collectively Have The Impact Of A Novel. One Of The Entries, ``pageant Wagon,'' Is Published Here For The First Time. (june)

Only a few nuclear weapons fell in America-the weapons that destroyed our nation were biological and, ultimately, cultural. But in the chaos, the famine, the plague, there exited a few pockets of order. The strongest of them was the state of Deseret, formed from the vestiges of Utah, Colorado, and Idaho. The climate has changed. The Great Salt Lake has filled up to prehistoric levels. But there, on the fringes, brave, hardworking pioneers are making the desert bloom again. A civilization cannot be reclaimed by powerful organizations, or even by great men alone. It must be renewed by individual men and women, one by one, working together to make a community, a nation, a new America. Only a few nuclear bombs fell on North America, but that was enough to create nearly total destruction. But in the midst of the chaos a few civilized places remained. The strongest of these was the state of Deseret, in the Great Basin, where the climate had changed and the prehistoric lake refilled. There, on the fringe, valiant pioneers are making the desert blossom like a rose It was a good scavenging trip eastward to the coast that summer, and Jamie Teague had a pack full of stuff before he even got to Marine City. Tales outlining the lives of several groups of american mormons after ww3 destroys much of life.