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Ender in Exile
by Orson Scott Card
I enjoyed this book. Ever since I read "Ender's Game" and "Speaker for the Dead" I had wanted something to fill the gap between the two books. It let me find out the fate of many characters I had been wondering about who weren't addressed in "Speaker." I could get passed the many thinly veiled references to Card's own moral and religious viewpoints (even though it seemed that all the characters thought the exact same way on the matter). It seemed like the book was more of a lecture on the subject than a debate. This is Orson Scott Card, though. After hearing about his viewpoints during the Ender's Game movie controversy I wasn't surprised that they would eventually show up in his work.
That being said, I still enjoyed it. I am going to remember this book for tying up loose ends (that admittedly, I probably could have found out about by reading more of the Shadow series. I did read "Shadow of the Hegemon" and this book also answered questions about the fate of some characters I had from that book) more than the actual storyline of the book, but I never had a problem reading it or felt bored. Now that my questions are answered, though, I don't know if I'll read any other books in the series. I'll definitely go back to the original every couple of years, though.
That being said, I still enjoyed it. I am going to remember this book for tying up loose ends (that admittedly, I probably could have found out about by reading more of the Shadow series. I did read "Shadow of the Hegemon" and this book also answered questions about the fate of some characters I had from that book) more than the actual storyline of the book, but I never had a problem reading it or felt bored. Now that my questions are answered, though, I don't know if I'll read any other books in the series. I'll definitely go back to the original every couple of years, though.