It is an acceptable ending to a rather good series. To be honest the ending should have come earlier. ( )

On disk 6 out of 11 I realized that I never read book 3 of this series (Xenocide). I noticed that there were some new characters and strange things had happened to them but I thought I just probably forgot or didn't understand the ending of -Speaker for the Dead-, since Card tends to get surreal at the ends of his books. What's strange is that this book starts practically where -Speaker- left off. At the end of -Speaker- they were waiting for the fleet to arrive and trying to escape. At the begining of this book it's the same situation. So all I can deduce is that not much time passess in Xenocide.

I have mixed feelings. There really wasn't anything exciting in the first 3/4ths of the book. Then there was kind of a plot. There was a LOT of dialogue. But the good thing is that it was well written. Unfortunately there were some annoying characters and sometimes the arguments bugged me.

Anyways, no more Ender for me. Just not sure what the facination is.... ( )

I bought this book, and read it, and put it in the place where all books go until I want to read them again. Due to the nature of this place, I then lost track of it. And moved. And some of my books are still in my mother's house waiting for me to come back for them.

So there I was in a bookshop looking for something to read, and bought this book again. I had forgotten I ever had it, let alone read it.

This should be a reasonable indication of just how much of an impact the book has. There's a couple of interesting suggestions about the nature of reality that let it keep the second star, but really I wouldn't bother if I were you. ( )

The only redeemable quality of this book is that in it the Ender series finally ends. Sort of. Mostly.

If you are considering starting reading the Ender books, just stick to Ender's Game and go no further. Really. You'll be happier for it. ( )

Card is a master story-teller, and he continues his legacy in this final book of the Ender saga. Most of the loose ends are tied up as the race to save Jane, Ender, and Lusitania comes to a close. ( )