false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165699601m/8648.jpg 8648 25 Orson Scott Card's <I>Xenocide</I> is a space opera with verve. In this continuation of Ender Wiggin's story, the Starways Congress has sent a fleet to immolate the rebellious planet of Lusitania, home to the alien race of <I>pequeninos</I>, and home to Ender Wiggin and his family. Concealed on Lusitania is the only remaining Hive Queen, who holds a secret that may save or destroy humanity throughout the galaxy. Familiar characters from the previous novels continue to grapple with religious conflicts and family squabbles while inventing faster-than-light travel and miraculous virus treatments. Throw into the mix an entire planet of mad geniuses and a self-aware computer who wants to be a martyr, and it's hard to guess who will topple the first domino. Due to the densely woven and melodramatic nature of the story, newcomers to Ender's tale will want to start reading this series with the first books, <I>Ender's Game</I> and <I>Speaker for the Dead</I>. <I>--Brooks Peck</I> 1150594 book 8 1991 Xenocide (Ender's Saga, Book 3) total:13436|5:113|4:198|3:175|2:57|1:13| 13436 48786 16394 464 4 4 false false Thu Oct 04 23:01:58 -0700 2007 Thu Oct 04 23:05:27 -0700 2007 a man was given a dog, which he loved very much.
the dog went with him everywhere,
but the man could not teach it to do anything useful...
instead it regarded him with the same inscrutable expression.
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Card manages to ask a lot of questions during his whole En...more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Sep 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 31 21:05:07 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 02 13:34:10 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jan 20 17:38:47 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 23 13:56:32 -0800 2009
From friendship and family, gen...more...]]> 3 1 false true Tue Jun 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 28 17:40:05 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 02 12:08:12 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Tue Jul 17 07:32:48 -0700 2007 Wed Dec 17 08:32:18 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Mar 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 25 14:47:54 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 25 15:01:20 -0700 2009 ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Feb 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 29 15:34:28 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 20:11:32 -0800 2009 While I gave "Enders Game" and "Speaker for the Dead...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Nov 17 20:29:21 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 17 21:45:47 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun May 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 30 15:41:45 -0700 2009 Fri May 08 14:38:00 -0700 2009
In some ways more profound and influential than the previous entry in the series, there's just this kind of weight I can't quite place that keeps it b...more...]]> 3 0 false true Thu Sep 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 03 09:27:58 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 03 09:27:58 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Oct 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 06:34:40 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 06:39:39 -0700 2009
Nice story, very interesting ideas. There is enough to keep someone interested, and the flow carries you along like a lazy river. There are no rapids, just ...more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Aug 27 14:59:09 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 27 15:00:07 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=8648