The 'Ender' series branch of Ender's Game isn't as good, in my opinion, as the Shadow series. The style of both series is readily apparent; Shadow being more action-based and political while Ender gets more philosophical. If you're an Orson Scott Card fan, I'd definitely recommend these books, but don't expect more of Ender's Game. These books are a new adventure in and of themselves (showing once again that Card is no 'one trick pony'). ( )

El nivel del primer libro era muy difícil de mantener, pero en esta tercera parte de la saga el desciende demasiado. Es un libro curioso pero por momentos te da la sensación de que el escritor no sabe dónde quiere llegar. El argumento no tiene el gancho que tenían las dos primeras partes de la saga, y aunque los personajes mantienen su atractivo, la sensación al acabar es que podías haber leído otra cosa.

Sólo vale la pena para los forofos de la saga, sin interés para el resto de mortales. ( )

Ender series still great but loses steam. ( )

The third book in the Ender Wiggin saga was not originally intended to involve Ender at all, and it kind of shows. Most of the story revolves around a couple "god-spoken" denizens of the Chinese-ish world of Path, who believe the gods tell them what to do in between demands for absurd and humiliating purification rituals. The characters are generally either uninteresting or unlikeable, but Card's writing is good enough that it isn't too tiresome. However, the metaphysical, philosophical, and religious discussions get old, and too often Card falls into the trap that ensnares so many male SF/F writers: making women self-righteous harpies in lieu of actually giving them personalities. Ella alone escapes this fate, though that may be due to her lack of romantic interests. While I enjoyed the more in-depth discussion of the descolada virus and Jane's origins, I could have done without Ender's unrealistic marital problems and the deus ex machina of "outside." (Those who have read the book will know what I mean.) I sincerely hope the next (and once last) book in the series, Children of the Mind, will bring some closure to the ridiculously tangled story going on here. Otherwise I'll probably wish I'd stopped after Speaker for the Dead. ( )

The amazing follow on to Ender's War and Speaker for the Dead. Ender is now far from Earth, being forced to flee before becoming a pawn for this brother and the other governments of Earth. He is still trying to atone for the Bugger War, and raise a family on a far off planet, while staying out of what are now multi-system politics. Those who still remember him are trying to smear his reputation by calling him 'Ender the Xenocide' more and more.
If you liked the first 2 books in this series, you won't be disappointed by this one. ( )