The Ethos Effect Orson Scott Card a thug at the edge

a thug at the edge of madness and a half-feral girl who swims like a fish

or the last hope of humankind

but the very fabric of the supernatural world

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

Chloe Saunders used to be a normal teenage girl - or so she thought

The Ethos Effect Orson Scott Card a thug at the edgeVan 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