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This book continues where Speaker for the Dead left off. As the fleet approached Lusitania with the intent to blow up the planet, to avoid the spread of the descolada virus, the species on the planet, Bugger, Piggie and Human explore the nature of life and intelligence. And each faces the moral implications of Xenocide - the extermination of a species.
The characters are fascinating and the questions thought provoking. Occasionally though, the story gets bogged down in technical details.
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The characters are fascinating and the questions thought provoking. Occasionally though, the story gets bogged down in technical details.
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Apr 24, 2010
Bryan457
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Things picked up from book 2, but still not Ender's Game.
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Jul 28, 2008
J-Lynn Van Pelt
marked it as to-read
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Feb 12, 2009
Kenneth
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