Ender in Exile (The Ender Saga, 5)

I've been a longtime fan of Orson Scott Card's Ender series (almost all of Orson's books, actually), and it was a pleasant surprise to learn that another book had been released. I've read both the Shadow series as well as the original Ender series. This book compliments both. While it is touted as a direct sequel to Ender's Game (and to some extent it is), within the author's note at the back of the book, Orson Scott Card reveals that he feels it's more a part of the Shadow series than a sequel to Ender's Game. That being said, the book really does take off almost immediately after Ender's Game. The War with the Formaics has been won, and Earth is debating as to whether or not to allow Ender to return. Peter and Valentine, Ender's brother and sister, get involved, and it's very interesting to see how they feel. The book continues by talking about the voyage that Ender and Valentine experience as they travel to Shakespeare, the settlement Ender has been sent to govern. We learn about his battles with understanding the Hive Queen and why they decided to let Ender kill them, and even find out more about Bean and Petra's lost child that is "forgotten" during the end of the Shadow series. All in all, a fantastic book. I will say that it wasn't a book, at least for me, that kept me dying to read more, but it did hold my attention. I never felt like it was too slow, but it was exciting enough that I continued through it. If you're an Ender fan, this one is definitely worth the read.

A very good book if you enjoyed the Ender series. It was very nice to read about what happens to Ender before he transforms into Speaker for the Dead, and Card does an excellent job of explaining how an 11 year old boy could be named governor and then actually become one more in name. The only thing I found disappointing about it was that once again Valentine was pushed far from the spotlight. I realize that was not the point of the book, so it wasn't a great disappointment, but I would have liked a little more Val. That being said, it is a great book although you will have to have read Ender's game for it to make any sense. In addition, if you've read the Bean saga, this will fill in some more blanks. If you haven't there will be some parts that will make you scratch you head. All in all, another great Ender book from Card.

This book is more properly considered part of the Ender's Shadow series, rather than a sequel to Ender's Game. It is stylistically like the Shadow series, features many of the same characters, and ties up loose ends from those books. Card has found a clever way to do that, while centering the story on Ender and Valentine. Readers of Ender's Game will recall that Ender and Valentine left on the first colony ship because there were some good reasons Ender could not return to Earth. This book picks up just before that voyage begins. However, that voyage takes decades because of time dilation. So the events of the Ender's Shadow series all unfold during the voyage. That allows a different slant on those happenings, while also resolving much of what happened to Ender during that period. Ender still has some life issues to face, and this novel shows us how he faces them. I don't recommend this as anyone's introduction to the world of Ender. Read Ender's Game for sure before this. I'd also recommend at least the first couple of books of the Ender's Shadow series as prerequisites. The more of the series you've read the better you'll lke this, though I don't think you needed to read all the way through that series to enjoy this book. (By the way, it's unnecessary to read Speaker for the Dead and its sequels. They take place later in the timeline and you won't suffer any loss of enjoyment if you have not read them.) However, if you liked Ender's Game and want to know what happened to Ender as a teen in more detail, this is the story for you. And if you felt there was one major loose end at the end of Shadow of the Giant, you're right and that loose end plays into the story as well. I was pleased because the sequels to Ender's Game (Speaker for the Dead, etc.) really didn't give me a satisfying view of Ender's character. I concluded at the end of that series that Card really didn't like Ender that much, based on the life he lived in those novels. Perhaps I was mistaken, or perhaps Ender has grown on Card over the years, because the tone of Ender as a character is completely different here than in those books. There are some minor inconsistencies in this story and the other books and stories in the series. Card details these in the Afterword. The biggest conflict is with the story where the computer character Jane is introduced, which was in the collection First Meetings in Ender's Universe . For me these inconsistencies did not get in the way of the story. If you have read and liked just about any of the Ender books before, you'll definitely want to get this one to complete some disparate storylines. If you're like me, you'll read it fast. It just came today; I finished it before bedtime and felt motivated to write this review right away.

Amazon sort of has this sequenced wrong as they show it as book 5 of 6. But in publisher's note it is called the direct sequel and they provide a proper reading order for the Ender's Game series and the Ender's Shadow series. I realized when reading Xenocide I was missing some background facts. This book covers what immediately happens after the end of the Formic wars. Covers the beginning of peace and the beginning of colonization. It's full of transition from war focus to Ender's philosophical leaning.

Just finished reading this book. How does this man come up with such incredible stories? Just about to start the next book. It's lucky I have a Kindle as I can get the next book in seconds. Keep them coming pleaxe.

An excellently well written book, like all of OSC's books. Unfortunately I found myself disliking Ender somewhat towards the end of the book. His treatment of his parents was rude. John-Paul and Theresa used to write to him all the time in Battle School, sure Graff never forwarded the letters but he found out after he defeated the Formics. Yet he never responded, then all of a sudden he gets upset because they stopped writing to him and therefore didn't write to them for 50 years? Lame.

Las esquinas superiores venían un poco deterioradas pero con lo que me costó encontrarlo en inglés…..

Das Buch schließt direkt an "Enders Game" an. Das zwölfjährige militärische Genie Andrew Wiggin (Ender) hat gerade die "Buggers" (auch "Formics" genannt) besiegt und gilt als Retter der Menschheit. Dennoch kann er nicht zur Erde zurückkehren, denn rasch wird klar, dass ihn auf der zerstrittenen Erde unvermeidlich eine Karriere als neuer "Napoleon" oder schlimmeres erwarten würde. Wie in der Shadow-Reihe beschrieben, bleibt es seinem älteren Bruder Peter Wiggin vorbehalten, die Menschheit politisch zu einen. Ender selbst begibt sich an Bord eines Kolonieschiffes auf eine relativistische Weltraumreise. Auch hier spielen Ambitionen auf die politische Macht in der angeflogenen Kolonie eine zentrale Rolle. Gegen seinen Willen sieht sich Ender veranlasst, in die Ereignisse einzugreifen. Dabei besteht die eigentliche Herausforderung für ihn darin, die anstehenden Probleme unblutig zu lösen. Da die Ereignisse um "Enders Shadow" innerhalb der Zeit des relativistischen Raumfluges stattfinden, ist "Ender in Exile" zugleich eine Fortsetzung der "Shadow-Reihe". Von den zwei losen Fäden, die am Ende von jener Reihe offen waren, wird einer vollständig gelöst. Der andere - nämlich das weitere Schicksal von Julian Delphiki - bleibt weiterhin offen. Ob Card sich noch einmal mit dieser interessanten Figur befassen wird oder es lieber bei einem offenen Ende belassen wird, ist schwer zu sagen. Eine Begegnung zwischen Julian und Ender irgendwo da draußen in den unendlichen Weiten von Zeit und Raum wäre zumindest reizvoll ... Alles in allem hat Card mit "Ender in Exile" DIE Fortsetzung von Enders Game geschrieben bzw. ein wichtiges Bindeglied zwischen "Enders Game" und "Speaker for the Dead" geschaffen. Es wäre auch noch Platz für weitere Bücher. Und am Ende wünscht man sich eigentlich auch, noch mehr von Ender und überhaupt das "Enderverse" zu erfahren. Fünf Sterne ohne wenn und aber. Zumal Card auf dem Teppich bleibt und ein Abgleiten ins esoterische - wie leider in "Xenocide" und "Children of Mind" geschehen - konsequent vermeidet. Sehr eindrücklich ist auch die Schilderung einer unvermeidlichen Folge relativistischer Raumflüge: Am Ende jeder Reise erfährt man jeweils von den zurückgeblieben Freunden und Verwandten, die inzwischen verstorben sind oder doch zumindest einen Großteil ihres Lebens gelebt haben, während man sich selbst kaum verändert hat. Selten ist das in der Science Fiction so menschlich nachvollziehbar erzählt worden.

Great book in the Enders universe.