New York Times bestselling authors Orson Scott Card and Aaron Johnston return to the prequels to Ender's Game following The Swarm with The Hive, book two in the Second Formic War.Card and Johnston continue the fast-paced hard science fiction history of the Formic Warsthe alien invasions of Earths Solar System that ultimately led to Ender Wiggins total victory in Ender's Game. A coalition of Earths nations barely fought off the Formics first scout ship. Now its clear that theres a mother-ship out on edge of the system, and the aliens are prepared to take Earth by force. Can Earths warring nations and corporations put aside their differences and mount an effective defense?Ender's Game is one of the most popular and bestselling science fiction novels of all time. The Formic War series (The First Formic War and The Second Formic War) are the prequels to Enders story.