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 Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2007 2:27 pm
Orson Scott Card is one of the greatest sci-fi writers out there, in my opinion. He wrote the Ender's Game Series, the Shadows series, and a whole bunch of noninterconnnected novels.
Personally, I think the Ender series is my favorite. Ender's Game itself is a good read, but not especially spectacular - however, Speaker for the Dead and Xenocide are excellent. Children of the Mind is marvellous, but it goes on for awhile and is a bit droning.
Questions:
Have you ever read OSC's novels? Which ones? Do you like / hate them?
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Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 5:38 pm
I began reading Ender's Game and hadn't stopped, till the end. And
characters are unable to live forever (..except in our dreams), so it's
hardly a spoiler to let readers know that Andrew passes on, before
the conclusion of this epic tale. This is the moment, when I found
myself disassociating from the storyline.
The final novels definitely have a story to share, but frozen embryos,
a rapid lifespan, and this sense of an imminent threat comes across
as being rather mundane, as opposed to the earlier adventures of
such a remarkable journey.
But, regardless of the shifts of literary pace, I'll never regret having
given this author a chance, to hit this home run and find a place in
my heart, for years to come. Why don't you give it a try and who
knows? You might find a new universe, to explore.
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Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 4:44 pm
I LOVE Orson Scott Card!!!
I read Enders Game and now I'm on Speaker for the Dead!
I thought Enders Game was one of the best books I've EVER read! =D
I liked how in the end of the book, you found out that he was leading starships the WHOLE time!
Sorry if I'm spoiling it for anybody.... LOL!
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Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 8:15 am
I can't say I've gotten the chance to read the Ender series, but I did get to read the side plot series Ender's Shadow and most of its sequel book.
Honestly it was great and I realy haft to give the auther credit.
And the video game he wrote, Advent Rising was great too. ^_^
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Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 2:54 pm
I first read Ender's Game a couple of years ago, and I absolutely loved it! Went on to read Xenocide, and I can't remember if I got around to Speaker for the Dead (my library didn't have it). I also loved Ender's Shadow.
OSC has done some other (non-Ender) books, too... I read Lost Boys, and I'm sorry to say I can't recommend it. It seriously creeped me out, like to the point that I couldn't sleep.
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