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protoman21's review against another edition
4.0
Card demonstrates flare for military strategy and wit. No Ender. :(
katricia's review
adventurous
dark
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
hivequeen's review against another edition
4.0
Well, that ended with a cliffhanger, as usual. As an avid Ender's Game fan, I love reading these books. But, also as an avid Ender's Game fan, I also kinda dislike reading these books. Each one gets more and more familiar, as if Card and Johnston are recycling many of the ideas from the original series and from the previous 2 books. Oh look, there's a genius 8 year old who can handle problems better than most adults. Is that an "enemy's gate is down" moment I spot over there? And how many times are the characters going to get themselves out of trouble by telling the media that the government or the military ordered them to do it, thus trapping the government/military into praising them rather than punishing them? But despite all this, I truly did love this book, and I was under the impression that it was the third in a trilogy, but now I'm not so sure... Hopefully there will be more to read in the future!!
sarahanne8382's review against another edition
2.0
Ugh, I am officially done reading any more Enderverse books. They've become so watered down. At least I did this on audio, which is the best way to experience them. They have such an exceptional cast, but this story was just a shadow of Ender's Game.
flagstaff's review against another edition
4.0
Finished the First Formic War series. If this was an action movie they would have botched it and I probably would pass on it. But in book form it has enough depth that I could care about the story.
jmoses's review against another edition
3.0
Eh? This was acceptable, but not great. It settles the series, but I mostly trudged through it.
humanignorance's review against another edition
4.0
An entertaining mix of action, politics, and scheming complemented the plotting and character development, rounding off an excellent series.
gyiriiiii's review against another edition
5.0
Orson Scott Card and Aaron Johnston outdid themselves yet again! The grand finale to the First Formic War series is an action-packed ride!
nikomikiri's review against another edition
4.0
I enjoyed the story a lot but I know for a fact if I had read it instead of using Audible I would never have finished it. Something about it didnt keep me drawn in as much as the previous books in the series.