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by Orson Scott Card (Author) "Si Wang-mu stepped forward ..." (more)
3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (151 customer reviews)
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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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The first two volumes of Card's Ender saga, Ender's Game and Speaker for the Dead, each won the Hugo and Nebula awards for best novel. This adept fifth volume in the series (after Xenocide, 1991) continues the story of Ender Wiggin, hero, social conscience and unwitting mass murderer. Here, however, Ender, feeling the weight of his years, plays only a limited role in the desperate attempt to avert the destruction by the Starways Congress of the planet Lusitania and its three intelligent races. Foremost among those at center stage are Peter and Young Valentine, Ender's children of the mind, copies of his brother and sister whom he accidentally created on his trip Outside the universe in Xenocide. Also central is Jane, the prickly Artificial Intelligence whose unique ability to use the Outside to transcend the light-speed barrier is key to all attempts to save Ender's adopted world. Peter, Val, Jane and their companions must crisscross the galaxy to find new planets for Lusitania's refugees while trying to influence the politicians and philosophers who have the power to stop the Congress's approaching war fleet. Readers unfamiliar with earlier Ender novels may have trouble picking up some plot threads. But Card's prose is powerful here, as is his consideration of mystical and quasi-religious themes. Though billed as the final Ender novel, this story leaves enough mysteries unexplored to justify another entry; and Card fans should find that possibility, like this novel, very welcome indeed. Major ad/promo; 200-copy limited leather-bound edition, $200, ISBN 0-312-86191-5.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The final tale is all you could have hoped for., Jul 3 2004
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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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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars no sLeEp for me, Jul 8 2004
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This review is from: Children of the Mind: The Conclusion of the Enders Quartet (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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2.0 out of 5 stars Inconsistent with Xenocide!, Jun 9 2004
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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 off. WRONG! in Xenocide it says Jane WILL LIVE even without the computers, but she will be mentally crippled. SECOND: It says there are dozens of FTL starships now in use. HOW CAN THAT BE? In Xenocide it was clearly established that Jane can only take a ship OUTSIDE and back INSIDE IF...IF either Ender or the duplicate Peter or the duplicate Val were inside it! So how can there be "dozens of FTL starships in operation"???!!!!!! Ender has vowed never to go OUTSIDE again. That leaves the duplicates of Peter and Val. So how is it that suddenly dozens of FTL starships are in use????? What is Orson Scott Card thinking? Has he forgotten what he wrote in Xenocide?
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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 3 months ago 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,... 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

3.0 out of 5 stars A good ending...not great, but good
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. Read more
Published on Feb 29 2004 by aiylyn

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

3.0 out of 5 stars More an "epilogue" than a fourth book in this classic series
Having read and loved the first three books in the Ender series, there was no way I was going to miss this entry. Read more
Published on Aug 23 2003 by D. Cloyce Smith

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