A review by blakemp
Ender in Exile by Orson Scott Card

4.0

Continuing my chronological reread of the Ender books, I've reached this "direct" sequel to the original ENDER'S GAME. It was an enjoyable read, but as a book, it doesn't have much of an identity in and of itself. Much of it is a detailed expansion and revision of the last chapter of ENDER'S GAME. Other parts serve as an epilogue to SHADOW OF THE GIANT, picking up on a dangling plot thread remaining from Bean's series. Still more of it works to justify some of the major cultural changes in the 'verse between ENDER'S GAME and its original sequel, SPEAKER FOR THE DEAD. As a fan of the series as a whole and of universe-building works in general, I enjoy the book, but I feel more as though I've read a series of novellas or short stories starring the same characters and linking to larger works instead of a complete novel in and of itself.