Again and again Card speaks of how every man should find a woman and life is without value unless you have children to pass on your genetic material. I'm not reading between the lines and this is not just the viewpoint of one character in the book - the message is presented as inescapable fact that all of the characters must embrace in order to have fulfilling lives. One male character even admits to having been attracted to men and then reveals that his life has been made worthwhile because he has turned away from his "perversion" and married a woman with whom he will try to have children to redeem his life. It's not just a distaste for same-sex attraction - he very clearly endorses the ex-gay movement wherein gay people are reformed to live a "normal" heterosexual lifestyle (a pseudo-therapy which has been proven to be extremely psychologically damaging). I have known for a number of years that Card was a Mormon and although I disagree with many teachings of that church, I do not mind having a difference of opinion with someone as long as they don't shove it down my throat. I do not want to support the type of homophobic prosthelytizing present in this book. Definitely another great addition to the "Ender" series - I can't wait for the next one!Ĭard - stick to the story and stop prosthelytizingįor much of my life I have liked Card's sci fi, but these will be the last of his books I read. I also note, however, that Card seems to realize this, and doesn't remind the reader about age very often.
But I found that every time I remembered they're not yet 15, I recoiled a wee bit. I bought into the concept of battle school kids easily enough, and if you forget how old the characters are the story moves along fine. 2) My only real complaint with these books are the love stories. And if you haven't read "Ender's Game" yet, stop here and buy that instead! Two things to point out, though: 1) This book does not end the "Shadow" series, and so far as I can tell the next book hasn't been published yet! So, while this book doesn't exactly leave you hanging, it doesn't resolve the story, either. I just love these books the "Ender" series and now the "Shadow" series, with Bean and Petra and Peter.I devour them! Don't read this book if you haven't read "Shadow of the Hegemon" (which is preceded by "Ender's Shadow").
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