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3.58 AVERAGE
3.58 AVERAGE
This was quite a short read, I got through it in a single sitting. Despite it's brevity, this story added some interesting depth to what we knew about the Ender's Game universe. I would have liked to see a longer story with better writing, the book seemed like a rush job to get to the end (and perhaps some money...).
Orson Scott Card is simply an excellent writer. This was a lovely quick end to the story of Bean and ties up all the loose ends without cutting off the possibility that there will be another in this series. I loved the references to events that occurred in earlier Bean books but I probably should have read Speaker for the Dead additionally as a precursor as it was often referenced. Great holiday read- started it this morning in my kayak and finished it this afternoon in bed. Fun quick read.
Also, Bean is still my favorite character and lots of what I liked about this book was references to those earlier events, "the good ole days," which still seemed almost more interesting than the (real) events that happened in this book. But the children are interesting and have good personalities if he decides to write another in the series. *Sigh* the end of Bean.
Also, Bean is still my favorite character and lots of what I liked about this book was references to those earlier events, "the good ole days," which still seemed almost more interesting than the (real) events that happened in this book. But the children are interesting and have good personalities if he decides to write another in the series. *Sigh* the end of Bean.
Bean and three of his highly intelligent children with the antonine/leguminote gene have been traveling through space trying to discover a cure for their short life without sacrificing their intelligence. They have each taken a role on their ship, Ender the researcher, Cincinnatus the military expert and Carlotta the peacekeeper and computer/ship expert. When they happen upon a mysterious ship they soon learn that it might be the key to their survival.
I absolutely love the Ender series, and was so excited to hear that there was a continuation of Bean's story with his children. I had high high hopes for this book and was left a bit disappointed. This book spent too much time drawing parallels to previous parts of the series, and not much happened in the story. I liked getting to know the kids, and how Bean interacted with them, but I hoped for more story and things happening. I still enjoyed the book but not nearly as much as I had hoped for.
I absolutely love the Ender series, and was so excited to hear that there was a continuation of Bean's story with his children. I had high high hopes for this book and was left a bit disappointed. This book spent too much time drawing parallels to previous parts of the series, and not much happened in the story. I liked getting to know the kids, and how Bean interacted with them, but I hoped for more story and things happening. I still enjoyed the book but not nearly as much as I had hoped for.
I'm a huge fan of all the Ender's books. So I read this book expecting a fitting end for Bean and new exciting characters in his kids. None of this appeared. I dislike the end of Bean and I find the kids flat and emotionless. No empathy at any time with them, when with Bean in other books we always managed to be able to feel what he felt. A hundred pages later, they are still strangers to me.
I loved the Bean Series, but I don't find in “Shadows of flight” any of the features that I liked there. Neither the characters nor the plot. I didn't enjoy reading it, even I hesitated whether to continue or stop reading. Finally I decided to finish the book, but only because it's quite short and I wanted to provide a worthy end to Bean (I've always loved Bean). Unfortunately, I'm disappointed with it.
In my opinion this is a book half baked, Card should have developed more its story. Despite being a short story, we are used to more complex characters and plots, and here they seem too loose. I see “Shadows of flight” as the worst book in Ender's saga.
I loved the Bean Series, but I don't find in “Shadows of flight” any of the features that I liked there. Neither the characters nor the plot. I didn't enjoy reading it, even I hesitated whether to continue or stop reading. Finally I decided to finish the book, but only because it's quite short and I wanted to provide a worthy end to Bean (I've always loved Bean). Unfortunately, I'm disappointed with it.
In my opinion this is a book half baked, Card should have developed more its story. Despite being a short story, we are used to more complex characters and plots, and here they seem too loose. I see “Shadows of flight” as the worst book in Ender's saga.
Disappointing. After all the complexity of the rest of the series, this was just too simple and boring. Is Card getting lazy? Does he know that we'll read anything to do with Bean or Ender? I can't imagine that this took him long to write...
I'm a sucker for the series, with its various strains, so it's hard to be objective. I enjoyed the familiar story line, characters, shared history, pacing, and (I guess) ethos or philosophy. I can't imagine the book meaning much of anything to anyone who hasn't read at least a handful of the predecessors (but why would anyone start here anyway?). So, it as a short, comfortable read. And, in the end, it offered a fitting, poignant ending to one of the most significant aspects of one of my favorite epics. That's plenty for one slender installment/volume of an author's life (and quite grand) work....
This was an...interesting book. As a fan of the Ender's Game series, I really wasn't sure where OSC was going with this one because it felt like most of the loose ends were already tied up, but I did like the new characters introduced (they reminded me a lot of earlier characters from the series, though). I thought the three children could quite clearly be traced back to Peter, Valentine, and Ender - and it didn't help that the one who was most like Ender was also NAMED Ender. That got confusing really quickly, especially since I was also hoping that OSC would pick up with the actual Andrew Wiggin at some point. I would've probably liked the book more if Bean had been less of a background personage and actually done more - I felt like he was just sitting around most of the time. I understand that he couldn't really move, but he wasn't even exerting himself intellectually, in my opinion. His children seemed to know just as much as him - then why is he supposed to be smarter than them? Worth a read if you want more from the Ender universe.
Not bad at all, a very quick read without the ponderous weight of some of Cards other recent works. On the other hand, it seems much more like just the preface to a much longer work. Bean and his three Antonite children have fled human space, flying at near lightspeed while they wait for someone to invent a cure for the gigantism that afflicts them. Having nearly given up hope, they find a possible route to salvation from a most unexpected source.