![]() ![]() ![]() But it was a heaping helping of that “indistinguishable from magic” business that allows SF writers to pull rabbits out of their plot-hats when the clock is ticking and all looks lost for our heroes. In my Xenocide review, I did my best to avoid spoiling the event that occurred at that book’s climax, which I thought stretched suspension of disbelief. And what the holy hell has happened to these characters? Oy. The fourth - and at the time final, as it does bring closure to the saga up to that point - Ender novel sadly runs right into every narrative pothole Xenocide handily swerved to avoid, before finally finding smooth traction in its final third. ![]() Not only would Xenocide have been an interminable monster of a tome to read, but what works well in Children might not have been sufficiently well developed, and what doesn’t would have dragged Xenocide’s often fine qualities down. I’m glad he was dissuaded from that plan. Orson Scott Card originally intended Xenocide and Children of the Mind to be one novel. Share book reviews and ratings with Thomas, and even join a book club on Goodreads. Book cover artwork is copyrighted by its respective artist and/or publisher. All reviews and site design © by Thomas M. ![]()
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