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A review by ncrabb
Earthborn by Orson Scott Card
2.0
If you ever need an example of what a series looks like when it runs out of gas and sputters and dies, this book exemplifies that scenario. I came away mostly disappointed.
Essentially, the book details the lives of two groups of people. They arrived on Earth hoping they could help their onboard computer correct its programming. The group split in two shortly after their arrival. As book five opens, they have been on earth for something close to five centuries. The people discovered two other sentient species on the planet. One of those species lives in the sky; the other lives below ground. They are referred to as angels and diggers.
This is basically a kind of plot-disabled meander of a rambling book that depicts the prejudices and struggles of these groups of people. I had real hopes for this; there are plenty of places it could have gone. It just feels like maybe the book was running on fumes for most of it.
Essentially, the book details the lives of two groups of people. They arrived on Earth hoping they could help their onboard computer correct its programming. The group split in two shortly after their arrival. As book five opens, they have been on earth for something close to five centuries. The people discovered two other sentient species on the planet. One of those species lives in the sky; the other lives below ground. They are referred to as angels and diggers.
This is basically a kind of plot-disabled meander of a rambling book that depicts the prejudices and struggles of these groups of people. I had real hopes for this; there are plenty of places it could have gone. It just feels like maybe the book was running on fumes for most of it.