''The Worthing Saga'' (1990) is a science fiction book by American writer
Orson Scott Card
Orson Scott Card (born August 24, 1951) is an American writer known best for his science fiction works. He is the first and (as of 2022) only person to win both a Hugo Award and a Nebula Award in consecutive years, winning both awards for both ...
, set in
the Worthing series. It is made up of the novel ''
The Worthing Chronicle'' (1982) and nine related stories. Six of the stories are from Card's short story collection ''
Capitol'' (1979) and the other three are early works, two of them previously unpublished.
Story list
The stories in this book are:
*''
The Worthing Chronicle'' (1982) - novel
*''Tales of
Capitol'' (1979)
**"Skipping Stones" (1979)
**"Second Chance" (1979)
**"Lifeloop" (1979)
**"Breaking the Game" (1979)
**"Killing Children" (1979)
**"And What Will We Do Tomorrow?" (1979)
*''Tales from the Forest of Waters''
**"
Worthing Farm" (1990) - previously unpublished
**"
Worthing Inn" (1990) - previously unpublished
**"
The Tinker" (1980) - first published in ''
Eternity SF''
Character list
''Ordered from oldest to youngest by non-relative age''
* Mother
* Herman Nuber
* Abner Doon
* Jason Worthing
* Justice
* Lared
See also
*''
Hot Sleep''
*
Orson Scott Card bibliography
External links
About the book ''The Worthing Saga'' from Card's website
1990 short story collections
Short story collections by Orson Scott Card
Novels by Orson Scott Card
Tor Books books
Religion in science fiction
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