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Children of the Mind [Mass Market Paperback]

Orson Scott Card
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Jun 15 1997 Ender Wiggin Saga (Book 4)
The planet Lusitania is home to three sentient species: the Pequeninos; a large colony of humans; and the Hive Queen, brought there by Ender. But once against the human race has grown fearful; the Starways Congress has gathered a fleet to destroy Lusitania.

Jane, the evolved computer intelligence, can save the three sentient races of Lusitania. She has learned how to move ships outside the universe, and then instantly back to a different world, abolishing the light-speed limit. But it takes all the processing power available to her, and the Starways Congress is shutting down the Net, world by world.

Soon Jane will not be able to move the ships. Ender's children must save her if they are to save themselves.

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Children of the Mind, fourth in the Ender series, is the conclusion of the story begun in the third book, Xenocide. The author unravels Ender's life and reweaves the threads into unexpected new patterns, including an apparent reincarnation of his threatening older brother, Peter, not to mention another "sister" Valentine. Multiple storylines entwine, as the threat of the Lusitania-bound fleet looms ever nearer. The self-aware computer, Jane, who has always been more than she seemed, faces death at human hands even as she approaches godhood. At the same time, the characters hurry to investigate the origins of the descolada virus before they lose their ability to travel instantaneously between the stars. There is plenty of action and romance to season the text's analyses of Japanese culture and the flux and ebb of civilizations. But does the author really mean to imply that Ender's wife literally bores him to death? --Brooks Peck

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Nothing mars this straightforward, solid production of the final book in Card's Ender series. Every narrator conveys his or her character's personality with nuance and realism. The fleet sent to destroy Lusitania is about to arrive and all the planet's denizens are scrambling. They rush to colonize new worlds, to save two intelligent species from extinction, to try to stop the fleet, to find the creators of the Descolada virus (a threat to all living things) and to find a way for the computer entity Jane—whose faster-than-light travel makes all the other goals possible—to survive shutting down the network that sustains her. Children is philosophical about the purpose and meaning of intelligent life, the interconnectedness of all things and the power of love. These weighty topics could easily sound corny in less skilled hands, but the text is saved by the honest and emotional narration by Gabrielle De Cuir, John Rubinstein, Stefan Rudnicki, Scott Brick, Amanda Karr and David Birney. Light touches of music and special effects for the aliens blend seamlessly into the flow of the production. High quality work all around. (Reviews, July 22, 1996) (July)
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The final tale is all you could have hoped for. July 3 2004
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Ender's Game entertained me, Speaker for the Dead educated me, Xenocide enthralled me, and finally Children of the Mind absolutely immersed me. I think by far this book beholds the best character development out of all of the books. Establishing great characters from Xenocide, you truly get to know, feel, and grow with the focused characters in the fourth book as they develop relationships both brutally and beautifully, confront the final fears that the series has built up to while also producing an amazing end to the Ender Wiggin Saga. The many sides of the tale are so well intertwined, that connecting with the characters and their emotions become so much more easier than what Card did previously. All the profound touches on religion and culture are all here, fantastically written by Card yet again. If the first three books have kept you enraptured, do yourself a favor and finish the amazing saga with Children of the Mind.
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5.0 out of 5 stars no sLeEp for me July 8 2004
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Format:Paperback
i read it. in one night. and i read slowish. i have never read a more passionate (albeit rushed) book in my life. the deep dialouge, the character completion, just the mental images and scenes. the use of many cultures throughout the series....just beautiful.
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3.0 out of 5 stars A good ending...not great, but good Feb 28 2004
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Card is one of my favorite authors. The only reason he's not my declared favorite is just because I haven't read everything by him yet. The Ender series stands as my favorite serious sci-fi series; I hold that Card serves up the perfect formula of adventure, levity, technical science, technically skilled writing, and just plain fun. The second half of the Ender series is noticeably more self-indulgent than the first. It seems stuck in that twilight zone where it might have been better if it were shorter, but everything seems to be vital to the storyline!

While not as gripping as the previous installments, I found the continued development of Ender and his doppelgangers satisfying, but I would have liked more about Novinha (though I can always refer back to Speaker) and some of the others. Card's ideas are still fresh and engaging; I thought the ending was well-done (after all, how DO you end such a stellar series? The pressure was immense and he came through), and furthermore, Card had the intelligence to know when to quit - to know when the story is over and not try to drag it out forever just to make more money. My hat's off to him - this was a great series, the ending is exemplary; not too long, not too short. And now it's on to Ender's Shadow.

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2.0 out of 5 stars `There is always, always more to learn.'
The Starways Congress is shutting down the net, world by world, and has gathered a fleet to destroy the planet Lusitania. Read more
Published on Feb 7 2011 by J. Cameron-Smith
5.0 out of 5 stars A Satisfying Conclusion
I was put off reading the last few books of the series by countless reviews and rumors about how badly the books had turned out. Read more
Published on Aug 2 2009 by Daiken
3.0 out of 5 stars Should've been merged with Xenocide
Ender's game was amazing. I was surprised to find that SftD was just as amazing, and that Card had the ability to continue a series in a completely different, yet equally... Read more
Published on April 30 2006 by Kevin
3.0 out of 5 stars Picks up where Xenocide left off
"Children of the Mind" is the final book in Orson Scott Card's Ender Quartet. It picks up right where "Xenocide" left off, and is the logical conclusion to Ender's story, wrapping... Read more
Published on Jun 30 2004 by Jason Menard
5.0 out of 5 stars Card picks up brilliantly where Xenocide left off.
After reading Xenocide , I was eager to read Children of the Mind. Children of the Mind was a lot better than I thought it would be after reading Xenocide and having been... Read more
Published on Jun 18 2004 by Travis Stein
2.0 out of 5 stars Inconsistent with Xenocide!
Ok, I just started on this book...but I noticed several ERRORS immediately!!!! FIRST: It says Jane will "die" once all the networked computers of the hundred worlds is turned... Read more
Published on Jun 9 2004
5.0 out of 5 stars Great conclusion to Ender's tale!
First there was "Ender's Game", then "Speaker of the Dead", both Hugo winners, and now this great book that unravels and reweaves Ender's life and surrounding events and... Read more
Published on Feb 17 2004 by Kriss
1.0 out of 5 stars Card Needs to Learn How to Write
I was extremely disappointed with this book. Ender's Game was fascinating but Speaker for the Dead had very little action and this book just was the absolute pit. Read more
Published on Feb 8 2004 by Alison
4.0 out of 5 stars much different than the previous 3 in the series
This book is necessary because it gives you the conclusion to Ender's life, you definitely want to know what happens in his last days. Read more
Published on Dec 24 2003 by Christine Chu
1.0 out of 5 stars Should never have been written
I highly recommend NOT reading this book, which managed to diminish the magic of Ender's Game for me. Read more
Published on Nov 4 2003 by znatic
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