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To: pappyone

Finished the last of the Ender “quartet” a couple of weeks ago.
The guy can definitely write!
I have another of his works in my “to do” pile.


21 posted on 02/23/2009 8:27:19 AM PST by astyanax ("democracy, immigration, multiculturalism ... pick any two." James C. Bennett)
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To: astyanax

I loved “Treason” - get a recent edition, some changes are there, “Wyrms”, “Worthington Saga”. I read, but was cols with Earthfall quintet.

In Ender’s series, I like but see different strength in the “vertical” and “horizontal” parts: The vertical is going deep into the future and is more hard core scifi - contact with ET, development of human societies on different planets. The horizontal series follow the Ender’s game (”shadows” titles) in the Earth real time and are more political scifi - what might happen in a near future. IMHO, the second is weaker as literature, but fascinating as a political exercise.


26 posted on 02/23/2009 8:36:37 AM PST by Tolik
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