The Ethos Effect Orson Scott Card Desperate to escape boredom

Desperate to escape boredom

But Amara is actually a spy

So when her boss is murdered and she is named prime suspect

But in light of dwindling supplies

meet in a quest to save widowed Melliandra and her unborn child

The Ethos Effect Orson Scott Card Desperate to escape boredomVan C. Albert is a commander in the Republic Space Force of Taran. His bravery led to the defeat of a larger enemy ship but caused the inadvertent destruction of a civilian liner. Although his name was cleared, he now seems doomed to a life of backwater postings. He can only watch as a simmering cold war erupts into a fierce interstellar war, fuelled by the pull of religious fanaticism, economic and political rivalry. Van is seriously wounded on