Children of the Mind

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Author(s):

Orson Scott Card

First Pub:

1996

Genre(s):

Science Fiction

First Read:

2006

Times Read:

1 time

Rating:

Subject(s):

Artificial intelligence - Fiction
Imaginary wars and battles - Fiction
Science fiction
Space flight - Fiction
Wiggin, Ender (Fictitious character) - Fiction

Chapters:

See 17

1 - "I'm Not Myself"

2 - "You Don't Believe in God"

3 - "There Are Too Many of Us"

4 - "I Am a Man of Perfect Simplicity!"

5 - "Nobody is Rational"

6 - "Life Is a Suicide Mission"

7 - "I Offer Her This Poor Old Vessel"

8 - "What Matters Is Which Fiction You Believe"

9 - "It Smells Like Life To Me"

10 - "This Has Always Been Your Body"

11 - "You Called Me Back from Darkness"

12 - "Am I Betraying Ender?"

13 - "Till Death Ends All Surprises"

14 - "How They Communicate with Animals"

15 - "We're Giving You a Second Chance"

16 - "How Do You Know They Aren't Quivering in Terror?"

17 - "The Roads Goes On without Him Now"

Internal ID:

1485

Series:

Xenocide
Ender's Shadow

Ender's Game Series*

#4 of 17

Ender's Game Series*

The complete series of science fiction books set in the Ender Wiggin's / Formics / Bean universe written by Orson Scott Card.

View this series in the book list

1) Ender's Game
2) Speaker for the Dead
3) Xenocide
4) Children of the Mind
5) Ender's Shadow
6) Shadow of the Hegemon
7) Shadow Puppets
9) Shadow of the Giant
10) A War of Gifts: An Ender Story
11) Ender in Exile
12) Shadows in Flight
13) Earth Unaware
14) Earth Afire
15) Earth Awakens
16) The Swarm
17) The Hive

Copyright:

Dedication:

To Barbara Bova,
whose toughness, wisdom, and empathy
make her a great agent
and an even better friend

First Sentence:

Si Wang-mu stepped forward.

Last Sentence:

May contain spoilers

Only the mothertree remained in the middle of the clearing, bathed in light, heavy with fruit, festooned with blossoms, a perptual celebrant of the ancient mystery of life.

Comments:

Comments may contain spoilers

Read this just after Xenocide. This is a continuation of that book whereas the previous two in the series are stand alone stories.

Extract not on file

Added: 31-Jan-2015

Last Updated: 17-Mar-2023

15-Jun-1997

Tor Books

Paperback

Date Issued:

Cir 15-Jun-1997

Format:

Paperback

Cover Price:

$6.99

Pages*:

370

Read:

Once

Reading(s):

1) 1 Jan 2006 - 1 Jan 2006

Cover Link(s):

amazon.com

Internal ID:

1575

Publisher:

Tor Books

ISBN:

0-812-52239-7

ISBN-13:

978-0-812-52239-6

Printing:

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Credits:

John Harris - Cover Artist

THE DESTRUCTION OF LUSITANIA DRAWS NEAR

The planet Lusitania is home to three sentient species: the Pequeninos; a large colony of humans; and the Hive Queen, brought there by Ender. But once again the human race has grown fearful; the Starways Congress has gathered a fleet to destroy Lusitania.

Jane, the evolved computer intelliegence, can save the three sentient races of Lusitania. She has learned how to move ships outside the universe, and then instantly back to a different world, abolishing the light-speed limit. But It takes all the processing power available to her, and the Starways Congress is shutting down the Net, world by world.

Soon Jane will not be able to move the ships. Ender’s children must save her if they are to save themselves.

"This is a worthy ending to that might be styled a saga of the ethical evolution of humanity, a concept seldom attempted before and never realized with teh seccess Card achieves here." - Booklist

Cover:

Notes and Comments:

First edition: August 1996
First mass market editions: June 1997
Sixth printing based on the number line
Canada: $8.99

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Children of the Mind

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Author(s)

Orson Scott Card
Birth: 24 Aug 1951 Richland, Washington, USA

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