The Swarm

In "The Swarm," the first volume of an all-new trilogy in the Ender's Game prequel series by Orson Scott Card and Aaron Johnston, humanity faces a dire new threat as a mothership approaches Earth from beyond the Kuiper Belt. Following a devastating initial invasion, global military forces have reorganized under a Hegemon and a Polemarch to combat the looming danger. Amidst this struggle, human greed, ambition, and political strife complicate efforts to unite against the Formics. Key figures such as Bingwen, Mazer Rackam, Victor Delgado, and Lem Juke must navigate these challenges to forge a weapon capable of defending humanity in the Second Formic War.