- Paperback: 272 pages
- Publisher: Legend paperbacks (Jan 7 1988)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0099453509
- ISBN-13: 978-0099453505
- Product Dimensions: 19 x 12.7 x 2.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 181 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
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From Publishers Weekly
With his recent novels, Ender's Game (winner of the Hugo and Nebula awards) and Speaker for the Dead (a nominee for this year's awards), Card has joined the front rank of SF writers. His new fantasy adventure is again a progress toward enlightenment that severely tests its protagonist. Teenage Patience has received a worldly education beyond her years but it may not save her when she belatedly learns that she is "seventh seventh seventh daughter," the person who has been prophesied to save or destroy the world of Imakulata. Her journey to the Unwyrm, the native lifeform that has waited thousands of years for her, is by turns a romantic, comic and nightmarish education/final exam/rite of passage in a world of noble goblins and idiot savants, where the dead guide the living and where human and alien have intermingled in bizarre and now inseparable ways. A wonderful, textured fable.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From School Library Journal
YA Another outstanding science fiction novel from the prize-winning author of Ender's Game (Tor, 1986). Lady Patience is a memorable heroine, equally skilled as a diplomat and as an assassin. She is also the rightful Heptarch of the kingdom of Imakulata. Summoned by an irresistible call to Cranning, where the Unwyrm waits for her, she must either destroy or save the world. This is a fast-moving, absorbing story that asks readers to consider the relationship between government and the governed and between so-called superior and inferior races. Rosemary Smith, Albright Middle Sch . , Houston
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Not Card's Best, But...,
By stephanie314 (San Antonio, TX USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Wyrms (Paperback)
I first read this book when I was about 13 years old, if I recall correctly. Now, looking back on it, I realize I was much too young to appreciate this novel. I would definitely not recommend it to anyone under 16.At the same time, I knew this book was really very good after I had finished reading it, and I knew that the affect it had on me was exactly the affect intended by Orson Scott Card. Some reviewers have said that they were offended by this novel, but I think that's an awfully strong feeling to have about a book. Instead, I was left vaguely disturbed, as if someone I knew closely had lost part of her humanity to fulfill a crucial mission. I cried at the end of Wyrms; if you don't want a novel that will have that strong of an affect on you, don't read this book. On the other hand, if you want a strong, memorable story that is well-written and that takes place in an interesting world, don't overlook Wyrms. At the same time, though, I had the sinking suspicion that I had read this story many times before, written by the same hand. The truth is, most of Card's plots from his early career involve young geniuses giving up part of themselves to fulfill their destinies, and this novel is certainly not Card's best attempt to portray this story. If you are new to Card, I would recommend Ender's Game or Hart's Hope instead.
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That's Card for you...,
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This review is from: Wyrms (Paperback)
Though it is true that this book is rather...disturbing in context, with regard to the whole humans-mating-with-insect-like-lifeforms idea, Wyrms is another (in my opinion) good SF book from Card that simply is marred by several small flaws, one of which is, yes, the mating disturbance. Another problem would be how the book seems to not flow as smoothly as Card's other works seem to...Simple flaws which could be fixed...However, Mr. Card's mastery of creation is used once more to introduce a world where humans live side-by-side (though not always peacefully) with other lifeforms, all with unique characteristics and talents (obviously, this is not a new concept, but the characters are drawn beautifully clearly through Card's words). Patience, the main character, trained in the art of "diplomacy" by her father and his dear friend Angel, is called to the icecaves of the mysterious creature called Unwyrm to decide the fate of the lifeforms on her planet. Unique, deep, and interesting, this book should definitely not be missed by hardcore Card fans...and by those who just like to read books that are...different.
1.0 out of 5 stars
The Most Disgusting Book Ever,
By Alison (Florida) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Wyrms (Paperback)
With the amount of time Card spends on the reprodutive abilities of aliens, I seriously begin to doubt him. This book had potential, up unto the point where the girl started lusting after bugs. EW! EW! EW! This book was incredibly horrible, especially towards the end and just plain wrong. I suppose if someone having sex with bugs appeals to you then you should read this book but otherwise, STAY FAR FAR AWAY!
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