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flagstaff's review against another edition
3.0
First of a trilogy so a setup for the arch of the whole story. An introduction to a future reality that has humans as far out as the Kuiper belt. Maybe not hard SciFi but close enough for the story.
Enjoyed it.
Enjoyed it.
djdimond's review against another edition
2.0
I wanted to like this, I really did. Unfortunately, it just felt slow going and a deviation from the quality I expected from Orson Scott Card. It's hard to relate to any of the characters, and the actions of the characters deviate so much from the internal monologue, that it's hard to get a feel for any of them. It was just this year that I first read the Ender's Game & Ender's Shadow series, and I finally understood what it was that everyone was so excited about. Unfortunately I can't say that the First Formic Wars trilogy has impressed me so far. I will finish the series and probably read the next trilogy when it comes out, just because I am a completionist, but I can't say that I have high hopes for it.
jmoses's review against another edition
3.0
Pretty decent. Some of the outer space tech seem silly to me, with arbitrary limitations to further the plot, but overall enjoyable. I'm certainly interested in the events leading up to Ender's Game, and of the first Formic War.
humanignorance's review against another edition
5.0
4.5 stars. Great world-building with detailed and interesting play-by-play accounting of actions involving advanced technology, which only got slow once in a while. The characters had mostly believable actions and motivations.
tensy's review against another edition
4.0
If you are willing to suspend belief and accept 10 and 16 year-olds doing feats many adults would find challenging, then you will enjoy this action packed prequel to Ender's Game.
peresr's review against another edition
4.0
Genial ampliació de l'univers d'Ender! De moment la novel•la en general no té aquell component tant addictiu de les novel•les d'en Card (és un col•laboració), tot i que cap al final i amb l'acceleració de fets i esdeveniments s'hi crea. Es nota que és un llibre part d'un conjunt i de que es pretén explicar tota la historia pre-Ender, i hi ha un munt de coses per explicar! Si t'agrada Ender, no pots deixar de llegir, després de les novel•les clàssiques, el com i el perquè de la societat que va crear Ender.
Tinc unes ganes enormes d'aconseguir el 2n volum i llegir-lo ipso facto! ^^
M'encanta!
Tinc unes ganes enormes d'aconseguir el 2n volum i llegir-lo ipso facto! ^^
M'encanta!
klovett's review against another edition
5.0
Earth Unaware presents a view of the future that feels much closer than that presented in Ender's Game. Through this introduction of the backstory behind Ender's Game, it becomes more apparent how the world could have altered so much when faced with an unforeseen challenge - that of a hostile alien invasion. Would highly recommend to any fans of Ender's Game.
mxmlln's review against another edition
4.0
Story: 8 / 10
Characters: 7
Setting: 9
Prose: 8
Note that this book is part of a series and does not have an ending.
Characters: 7
Setting: 9
Prose: 8
Note that this book is part of a series and does not have an ending.
jelbourn's review against another edition
3.0
I feel that this book didn't have any of the substance that made Ender's Game and Speaker for the Dead so great. It's worth reading if you are a huge fan of the universe and want more backstory.
jamesbullinger's review against another edition
3.0
Should have been the first third of a large book instead of a full length stand alone. But mostly interesting. 3.5