Homecoming Saga Series by Orson Scott Card

High above the planet Harmony. the Oversoul watches Its task. programmed so many millennia ago. is to guard the human settlement on this planet-. -to protect this fragile remnant of Earth from all threats. To protect them. most of all. from themselves. The Oversoul has done its job well. There is no war on Harmony. There are no weapons of mass destruction. There is no technology that could lead to weapons of war. By control of the data banks... moreHigh above the planet Harmony. the Oversoul watches Its task. programmed so many millennia ago. is to guard the human settlement on this planet-. -to protect this fragile remnant of Earth from all threats. To protect them. most of all. from themselves. The Oversoul has done its job well. There is no war on Harmony. There are no weapons of mass destruction. There is no technology that could lead to weapons of war. By control of the data banks. and subtle interference in the very thoughts of the people. the artificial intelligence has fulfilled its mission. But now there is a problem. In orbit. the Oversoul realizes that it has lost access to some of its memory banks. and some of its power systems are failing. And on the planet. men are beginning to think about power. wealth. and conquest. less

As Harmony's Oversoul grows weaker, a great warrior has arisen to challenge its bans. His name is Moozh, and he has won control of an army using forbidden technology. now he is aiming his soldiers at the city of Basilica, that strong fortress above the Plain.Basilica remains in turmoil. Wetchik and his sons are not strong enough to stop a army. Can Rasa and her allies defeat him through intrigue, or will Moozh take the city and all who are in it?

The first two volumes of Orson Scott Card's critically acclaimed Homecoming Saga now available together for the first time.The Memory of EarthHigh above the planet Harmony, the Oversoul watches. Its task, programmed so many millennia ago, is to guard the human settlement on this planet--to protect this fragile remnant of Earth from all threats. To protect them, most of all, from themselves.The Call of EarthAs Harmony's Oversoul grows weaker, a great warrior has arisen to challenge its bans... moreThe first two volumes of Orson Scott Card's critically acclaimed Homecoming Saga now available together for the first time.The Memory of EarthHigh above the planet Harmony, the Oversoul watches. Its task, programmed so many millennia ago, is to guard the human settlement on this planet--to protect this fragile remnant of Earth from all threats. To protect them, most of all, from themselves.The Call of EarthAs Harmony's Oversoul grows weaker, a great warrior has arisen to challenge its bans. His name is Moozh, and he has won control of an army using forbidden technology. Now he is aiming his soldiers at the city of Basilica, that strong fortress above the Plain. less

The Oversoul's chosen people flee the city of Basilica (destroyed in their wake by General Moozh) and travel across the desert wastes, eventually to settle in the hidden valley where long ago the exiles from Earth who founded the colony of Harmony left their starships--and the machines that can make them fly again. HC: Tor.

They named the new world Harmony, expressing their greatest hope. As refugees from a devastated Earth, they knew humanity would never survive another global war.Convinced that the only way to prevent such terror was to see that their descendants knew and used science, but never developed the transportation systems and high-tech weaponry that would let them destroy themselves, they built a master computer to be the guardian of the human race... moreThey named the new world Harmony, expressing their greatest hope. As refugees from a devastated Earth, they knew humanity would never survive another global war.Convinced that the only way to prevent such terror was to see that their descendants knew and used science, but never developed the transportation systems and high-tech weaponry that would let them destroy themselves, they built a master computer to be the guardian of the human race.The people of Harmony thrived—genetically altered so they could mentally receive the computer’s transmissions, and potentially dangerous ideas could be blocked—and they worshiped the voice within them…what they called the Oversoul.But for all its seeming omniscience, the Oversoul was a machine. It had been 40 million years since humans landed on Harmony, and it was breaking down. Systems were failing; it was losing the ability to communicate with and control people—and it understood the consequences of that deterioration. Repairs were essential, but in order to be repaired its core would have to be taken back to Earth to interface with the master computer there.For that, it required human help.Peace had long reigned in Basilica—wondrous ancient city, where honorable men received due honor, and where women controlled the government, owned all property, communed most directly with the Oversoul…and lived without fear.But these were changing times. Of late, only a few holy women heard the words of the Oversoul, yet a man—Volemak, the husband of one of Basilica’s most esteemed citizens—had been granted a vision!It was the beginning of the end for Basilica. For the first time in history there was violence in her streets as ambitious men vied for power—and Volemak, betrayed by a jealous kinsman, was forced to flee into the desert with his sons.There, the Oversoul revealed its purpose: they and their wives and a chosen few others were to begin a monumental journey…ultimately, a voyage across space to Earth. But Volemak’s elder sons, who did not revere the Oversoul, were determined to sabotage the plan. And so it fell to the youngest to lead them all—14-year-old Nafai, who heard the voice of the Oversoul more clearly than anyone else on Harmony… less

Earthfall, the fourth volume in Orson Scott Card's space opera Homecoming seriesThe Oversoul of the colony planet Harmony selected the family of Wetchik to carry it back to long-lost Earth. Now grown to a tribe in the years of their journey to Harmony's hidden starport, they are ready at last to take a ship to the stars. But from the beginning there has been bitter dispute between Nafai and Elemak, Wetchick's youngest son and his oldest... moreEarthfall, the fourth volume in Orson Scott Card's space opera Homecoming seriesThe Oversoul of the colony planet Harmony selected the family of Wetchik to carry it back to long-lost Earth. Now grown to a tribe in the years of their journey to Harmony's hidden starport, they are ready at last to take a ship to the stars. But from the beginning there has been bitter dispute between Nafai and Elemak, Wetchick's youngest son and his oldest.On board the starship Bailica, the children of the tribe will become pawns in the struggle. Two factions are each making secret plans to awaken the children, and themselves, early from the cold-sleep capsules in which they will pass the long decades of the journey. Each side hopes to gain years of influence on the minds of the children, winning their loyalty in the struggle for control of reclaimed Earth.But the Oversoul is truly in control of this journey. It has downloaded a complete copy of itself to the Ship's computers. And only Nafai, who wears the Cloak of the Starmaster by the Oversoul's command, really understand what this will mean to all their plans for the future.Homecoming seriesThe Memory of EarthThe Call of EarthThe Ships of EarthEarthfallEarthborn less

High above the earth orbits the starship Basilica. On board the huge vessel is a sleeping woman. Of those who made the journey, Shedemai alone has survived the hundred of years since the Children of Wetchik returned to Earth.She now wears the Cloak of the Starmaster, and the Oversoul wakes her sometimes to watch over her descendants on the planet below. The population has grown rapidly--there are cities and nations now, whole peoples descended from the who followed Nafai or Elemak... moreHigh above the earth orbits the starship Basilica. On board the huge vessel is a sleeping woman. Of those who made the journey, Shedemai alone has survived the hundred of years since the Children of Wetchik returned to Earth.She now wears the Cloak of the Starmaster, and the Oversoul wakes her sometimes to watch over her descendants on the planet below. The population has grown rapidly--there are cities and nations now, whole peoples descended from the who followed Nafai or Elemak.But in all the long years of watching and searching, the Oversoul has not found the thing it sought. It has not found the Keeper of the Earth, the central intelligence that also can repair the Oversoul's damaged programming. less

When refugees from a war-ravaged Earth first settled Harmony, they built a master computer as a guardian of the peace -- a machine designed to keep people from developing the technology that devastated their old world. Their descendants, genetically altered to receive the computer's transmissions, worshiped the voice within -- what they called the Oversoul. But after 40 million years, the Oversoul began breaking down... moreWhen refugees from a war-ravaged Earth first settled Harmony, they built a master computer as a guardian of the peace -- a machine designed to keep people from developing the technology that devastated their old world. Their descendants, genetically altered to receive the computer's transmissions, worshiped the voice within -- what they called the Oversoul. But after 40 million years, the Oversoul began breaking down. To be repaired, its core had to interface with the even more powerful master computer still on Earth. So it chose a group of men and women for a journey to that distant world, where they would establish a colony and, hopefully, thrive. But although it tried to provide for every eventuality, the Oversoul was a machine -- not always accurate with regard to the dangerous complexities of the human heart and mind...^^^^^^^^^^^^Nafai did not possess his borther Elemak's natural gift for leadership, but he also lacked his brother's capacity for envy and suspicion. While Elemak resisted the Ovesoul, Nafai was its willing tool--one reason he was put in charge of the expedition. For that, Elemak would never forgive him. Yet his hatred of Nafai went far deeper--a poison that ate away at the colony. And then it spread among those with whom humans now shared the Earth--two sapient races that had evolved from ordinary bats and rats. The colonists called them angels and diggers.^^^^^^^^^^^^The angel pTo feared the Old Ones, but even more, he feared they would ally themselves with the hated devils, who lived underground and preyed upon the angels' young. And so he dared approach the strangers who'd come out of the sky, though they had no wings--and nearly paid for such boldness with his life. An inauspicious beginning to a friendship that would endure for centuries.^^^^^^^^^^^^The digger Fusum was blood king of his people, and he despised the way they groveled before the newcomers. The root Mother said they were gods; Fusum knew better. They were strong, but mortal. He saw one die! So he would wait, forge alliances, and when the time was right, he would lead an army to destroy them. less

The Memory of Earth; The Call of Earth: The Ships of Earth; Earthfall; Earthborn (Homecoming, Volumes 1-5)