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The original quartet is epic, Xenocide and Children of the Mind get a little bit off the cuff, but I really like them. Even the first few in the "Shadow" series
by thesash 15y ago
The original quartet is epic, Xenocide and Children of the Mind get a little bit off the cuff, but I really like them. Even the first few in the "Shadow" series were ok, but then quality dropped off. Now there are dozens of books set in the universe.
- Harkins 15y agoThe fairly magic particles in Xenocide are based on Mormon theology, so if that's not compelling to you, the exposition of same in CotM is going to be pretty boring.
- redthrowaway 15y agoThe moral philosophy espoused throughout the series, namely, the primacy of intention, is heavily influenced by OSC's Mormonism. At least, that's what I remember reading in an interview. I am by no means an expert on Mormonism, so I would defer to anyone better informed than I on that matter.
- Osiris 15y agoThat's really compelling to me as a Mormon. I'll have to go back and read them and look for the parallels.
- Dove 15y agoThe aiua? Do you think so? I thought they were just a science fiction way of talking about the soul. Mormons do believe in souls, I'll grant, but they hardly own the concept.
- indrax 15y agohttp://xkcd.com/304/ http://xkcd.com/304/
- Raphael 15y agoThere really is one for every occasion.
- nl 15y agoI did quite like Ender's Shadow. The rest of the Shadow books weren't as bad as Children of the Mind, but they did seems to just follow a formula.