Simplify the following text for a Grade 10 native English-speaking person.
Original: Pastwatch : The Redemption of Christopher Columbus ( 1996 ) is the first science fiction book in the Pastwatch series , and is written by Orson Scott Card .
Simplified: Pastwatch : The Redemption of Christopher Columbus ( 1996 ) is the first science fiction novel in the Pastwatch series by Orson Scott Card .