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Pastwatch

Pastwatch

The Redemption of Christopher Columbus

by Orson Scott Card

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appears in Alternate History, Science Fiction, and Fantasy.

In one of the most powerful and thoughtprovoking novels of his remarkable career, Orson Scott Card's Pastwatch interweaves a compelling portrait of Christopher Columbus with the story of a future scientist who believes she can alter human history from a tragedy of bloodshed and brutality to a world filled with hope and healing....

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appears in Alternate History, Science Fiction, and Fantasy.

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