The Worthing Saga
| First published | 1990 |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Tor |
| Format | Paperback |
| Type | Omnibus |
| Cover art | Wayne Barlowe |
| Pages | xiv+463 |
| Price | $4.95 |
| ISBN | 0812509277 |
Notes
This is both an omnibus and a collection. It contains
- Introduction
- The Worthing Chronicle - Reprints the novel The Worthing Chronicle (1982) which has named chapters much like a collection.
1. The Day of Pain 2. The Making of Parchment and Ink 3. A Book of Old Memories 4. The Devil Himself 5. The End of Sleep 6. Waking the Children 7. Winter Tales 8. Getting Home 9. Worthing Farm 10. In the Image of God 11. Acts of Mercy 12. The Day of Justice
- Tales of Capitol - Reprints selected stories from the collection Capitol (1979)
13. Skipping Stones (1979) 14. Second Chance (1979) 15. Lifeloop (1978) 16. Breaking the Game (1979) 17. Killing Children (1978) 18. And What Will We Do Tomorrow? (1979)
- Tales from the Forest of Waters
19. Worthing Farm (1990) - New story, not previously published. 20. Worthing Inn (1990) - New story, not previously published. 21. The Tinker (1980) - Previously published as Tinker in Eternity SF #2)
- Afterword by Michael R. Collings
- "First Edition: December 1990" stated on the copyright page with a complete number line: "0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1".
- "Cover art by Wayne Barlowe" stated on the copyright page, no visible signature on the artwork.
- $5.95 in Canada
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2012 | Tor | Paperback | Omnibus | Wayne Barlowe | xiv+463 |
| Page | Title | Author(s) | Type |
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| 1 | The Worthing Chronicle | Orson Scott Card | Novel |
| 277 | Skipping Stones | Orson Scott Card | Short Story |
| 297 | Second Chance | Orson Scott Card | Short Story |
| 312 | Lifeloop | Orson Scott Card | Short Story |
| 330 | Breaking the Game | Orson Scott Card | Novelette |
| 358 | Killing Children | Orson Scott Card | Novelette |
| 383 | And What Will We Do Tomorrow? | Orson Scott Card | Short Story |
| 407 | Worthing Farm | Orson Scott Card | Short Story |
| 425 | Worthing Inn | Orson Scott Card | Short Story |
| 432 | The Tinker | Orson Scott Card | Novelette |
| 459 | Afterword (The Worthing Saga) | Michael R. Collings | Essay |
| ix | Author's Introduction (The Worthing Saga) | Orson Scott Card | Essay |
| Year | Reviewer | Publication |
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| 1991 | Leonard Rysdyk | The New York Review of Science Fiction, July 1991 |
| 1991 | Jim England | Vector 162 |
| 1992 | Colin Steele | SF Commentary, #71/72 |