Lem smiled. "I see now why you've lasted so long with my father, Dr. Benyawe. You're not afraid to speak your mind. My father respects that." "No, Lem. I have lasted so long with your father because I am always right."
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The first book of the First Formic War trilogy, a prequel to Ender's Game. A family of asteroid miners at the edge of the solar system spots an alien ship heading for Earth and struggles to get a warning home in time.
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She slapped her desk with the palm of her hand. Now this was auditing. If only her father could see her now. "Auditing?" He said the word like it left a sour taste in his mouth. "That's worse that accounting, Imala. You're not even counting beans. You're…
"Of course it's our decision [whether or not we send a warning message to Earth]," said Toron. "Who else could make it?" "Everyone," said Victor. "This affects everyone. This changes everything. This is an alien starship. We have no right choosing when it's…
"We can't call them hormigas. That's Spanish for 'ant.' The scientific community would never approve of a living language classification. It needs to be the Latin. Formic. At least that's my professional recommendation." Lem blinked. "Who the heck cares what…