Xenocide
by Orson Scott Card
Taste attributes: science fictionrobots/ai/spacefresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginarybig & variedfish out of water/culture clashsocial commentaryhuman spirit/resilience/survival
Boxlist takeAn otherworldly, expansive science-fiction novel: serious and morally murky. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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3.8 / 5
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About This Book
On Lusitania, Ender finds a world where humans and pequeninos and the Hive Queen could all live together. However, Lusitania also harbors the descolada, a virus that kills all humans it infects, but which the pequeninos require in order to become adults.
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- Orson Scott Card
- Published
- 1991
- Pages
- 569
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