What's your favorite book?

[Radar]

I loved the Ender's Game series, liked some of Card's other books, never went to his website. What'd I miss?

Series? I wasn't aware he made another book with that character. I will have to look into it.

[glatt]

Originally Posted by Radar

Series? I wasn't aware he made another book with that character. I will have to look into it.

The second book, Speaker for the Dead, was pretty good. It details Ender's further adventures of a more peaceful variety with the Buggers. Then the rest of the series is pretty lame until Card goes back in time and writes a book from Bean's point of view called Ender's Shadow.

[dar512]

Originally Posted by glatt

The second book, Speaker for the Dead, was pretty good.

I'd rate Speaker for the Dead better than "pretty good". It's not without flaws. But some of the writing really impressed me. I think the scene where Ender speaks for two men shows real skill.

[Pie]

Hmmm..

1. The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, R.A.Heinlein
2. Wimsey books by D.L. Sayers
3. Snowcrash, Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson
4. Earthsea books by Ursula LeGuin
5. Uplift series by David Brin
6. Neuromancer, Burning Chrome, etc. by William Gibson
7. McCaffrey's Pern books
8. Anything by Douglas Adams
9. Heechee books by Fredrick Pohl
10. Ringworld, Larry Niven

[jinx]

Originally Posted by Radar

Series? I wasn't aware he made another book with that character. I will have to look into it.

Yes, a whole series.

Children of the Mind, Shadow of Hegemon and Shadow Puppets weren't so great.