What Is Pathfinder, By Orson Scott Card?

There are many different paths that we can take and many different paths people choose. They all take us to different places some good, and some not so good. But your path is all up to you. Pathfinder by Orson Scott Card is all about people's paths. This book is a science fiction book and takes place on a planet named Garden far away from space as we know it and many years into the future. Rigg, Father, Param, Nox, Umbo, Loaf, Olivenken are the main and most important characters. They have to work together to escape the government controlling them to find out the truth about their lives, and find their own paths.

Paths are something you choose and have to stick to, and choosing the right path is a very crucial decision. Rigg, a boy with extraordinary powers to see different people’s ‘paths’. He can recognize people paths and show them what to do. He can see anyones path except for his father, who everyone says is nameless and is ageless. After Rigg finds that his father is apparently crushed by a tree, Rigg sets out to find his mother and sister, who are apparently royalty. On his way, he meets others with powers, such as Umbo, and later his own sister. He meets others such as Olivenken and Loaf who help him find his family. After they find his family, he discovers
Especially someone you don’t know and don’t know what their intentions are. Everyone Rigg meets on his journey falls into 2 categories: Friend or Enemy. He has to take a chance to trust someone or not. At first he did not trust Umbo because of their known past, but eventually they gain each other’s trust and understand and feel for each other. Another different example is when he trusted his mother before he found out her true intentions. Not good. Rigg has a lot of pressure on him, throughout the entire book. Who can he trust, and who is plotting against him are possibilities of things he is always thinking