Empire

Master science fiction and fantasy Orson Scott Card returns in top form with "Empire," a novel of a near-future America torn apart by civil war. The speed at which the American Empire has developed has left divisions amongst its peoplethat have turned into an all-out shooting war. The political Right and Left battle, technology versus foot soldiers, in the cities and countrysides of America. However, most people just want an end to the violence, and they are slowly realizing they have technology, weapons, and strategic ideas of their own. As war rages, everyone must take a side in the great battle that will determine the course of the future of America- that is, if there is an America left.