Blog Posts on orson scott card

New Book Wishlist by Flight of Ideas on Oct 13, 2011The bookworm in me is super stoked for the month of October. When I get my remaining 3K from my previous encoding job, the first place I'll be going to is Powerbooks! I think any fan of the sci-fic/ fantasy genre would want to do the same: Terry Prat...

Book Review: Shadow Puppets by Orson Scott Card by When Blog and Book Collide on Oct 10, 2011Shadow PuppetsbyOrson Scott Card REVIEW: If you are unaware that I'm a dedicated fan of Ender's Game, much less Ender's Shadow; count yourself as one of those I am not really close to. However, if you liked this series without knowing that I do...

Book Review: Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card by books. food. travel. on Oct 7, 2011RATING: (Ender’s Saga #1) In order to develop a secure defense against a hostile alien race’s next attack, government agencies breed child geniuses and train them as soldiers. A brilliant young boy, Andrew “Ender” Wiggin lives...

[Books] Xenocide by The Geeky Guide to Nearly Everything on Sep 6, 2011As I continued to make my way through the original Ender books written by Orson Scott Card, I finally reached a point where my interests and those of the author started to diverge. While he won me over with the brilliance of Ender's Game and the...

[Books] Speaker for the Dead by The Geeky Guide to Nearly Everything on Aug 23, 2011In popular culture, our collective history is littered with various child stars who failed to make it big in their adult years. It's become a bit of a meme at times - it being poking fun at failed child actors. But then what can we really expect,...

[Books] Ender's Shadow by The Geeky Guide to Nearly Everything on Aug 16, 2011I think this is the first time that I've ever encountered a "parallel novel" - a book that aims to tell the same story as another one but from a different perspective. Sure, I've encountered individual tales that like to shift the P...

[Books] Ender's Game by The Geeky Guide to Nearly Everything on Jul 26, 2011The problem with science fiction and fantasy books in this country is that bookstores typically don't put that much importance in their value. It's easier to decide to invest in stocking up on faster-moving bestsellers that appeal to a wider...

Book Review: Xenocide by Orson Scott Card by When Blog and Book Collide on Apr 19, 2011Xenocide by Orson Scott Card4-Star Rating REVIEW: After thirty years, Valentine and her family arrived in Lusitania. But instead of expecting a happy reunion with her long-time-no-see brother, she gets a depressing reunion with a problem she once set...

Book Review: Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card by When Blog and Book Collide on Mar 21, 2011Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card5-star rating REVIEW: In an amazing movie or show, sometimes, it makes us silent and open mouthed in astonishment and explode all the praises until we have calmed and the hype have been subsided. In relation wi...

Book Review: Shadow of Hegemon by Orson Scott Card by When Blog and Book Collide on Feb 19, 2011Shadow of Hegemon by Orson Scott CardFive-star rating REVIEW: God! I‘d been having an Orson Scott Card’s books marathon these last few weeks. So far, since there is nothing left of his books in my hand that I haven’t read yet, I’ll have to ta...