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by Orson Scott Card (Author), Gabrielle de Cuir (Narrator), John Rubinstein (Narrator)
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  • Listening Length: 13 hours and 24 minutes
  • Program Type: Audiobook
  • Version: Unabridged
  • Publisher: Macmillan Audio
  • Audible Release Date: 4 Aug 2004
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B002SPZLLS
  • Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)

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The planet Lusitania is home to three sentient species: a large colony of humans; the Pequeninos; and the Hive Queen, who was brought there by Ender Wiggin. Once again, the enemy (the Starways Congress) has gathered a fleet and is threatening to destroy Lusitania. Ender's oldest friend, Jane, an evolved computer intelligence, is trying to save the three sentient species of Lusitania, but the Starways Congress is destroying the computer world she lives in.

Children of the Mind is the fourth and final volume in the original Ender Saga by Orson Scott Card, winner of the Hugo and Nebula award.

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22 of 24 people found the following review helpful
Nothing extraordinary 26 Aug 2001
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
After reading the first three novels of the Ender Saga, this, as as the finale to the range, was rather dissapointing. Unlike the other books of the series, Ender Wiggin hardly features in this book, apart from the first few chapters.

As the back cover explains, Jane--the artificial lifeform--is able to travel "outside" of space-time. At first this was interesting and exciting, but after the Nth time, it merely became annoying. Also, the book has drifted from the philosophical roots of the previous books, and instead this book concentrates more on the "mystical" and spiritual elements which, again, just became tedious.

If you feel obliged to read this novel due to the high quality of the other books in the series, think twice, for it's not essential.

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Having waited years for the end of the Ender/Speaker series, this was a let down. I got the impression that Uncle Orson knew he had to finish the series - but didn't really know how to do it. So he throws some completely over the top ideas into the pot and ....

If you've read the rest, you probably need to read this for completion - but don't expect to be wildly impressed. When he's hot OSC is the best - but on this occaision he fluffed it.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By A. Lynn
Format:Paperback
I got the feeling OSC tried to string out every detail of the story just so he could fit another x number of pages in. Un-needed and contradictory, parts of the story soon became tedious and over wrought. The characters became unlikeable, whiney and selfish with very few of them knowing their own mind. The parts that were good soon became mired down among all the various over-winded parts of the plot. Trying to tie up the book with references from the prophet of path was just daft. What on earth has he done to the original Ender? - Barmy, take a great character and destroy him with voodoo.

In my opinion a poor book from OSC - having read the tales of Alvin Maker and then the most excellent Enders Game, he has gone from the top of Sci-fi writing to the has-beens in a short space of time. I just wish he would stop trying to preach religion in his books, the references are just getting annoying and he seems to be trying to shoe them in all over the place. Please get back to what your good at Orson.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
`There is always, always more to learn.'
The Starways Congress is shutting down the net, world by world, and has gathered a fleet to destroy the planet Lusitania. Read more
Published 15 months ago by J. Cameron-Smith
A good end to the series.
This is a very intelligent book taking all the themes from the previous books and expanding on some and clarifying others while adding new ideas. Read more
Published 19 months ago by plot hound
Not up to the standard of the first novel
A little less rambling than the first one, but I would still much prefer the storyline to be tighter rather than giving way to the self indulgent waffling from the author that... Read more
Published 19 months ago by Yvonne N
Reinvigorating my love of Sci Fi
I thoroughly enjoyed this final volume of the Ender Saga. The socio-economic and humanitarian areas covered in this series seemed so much more varied and in depth than other books... Read more
Published 22 months ago by ozdaveuk
It is a great book. A marvelous finale.
I don't really understand why there are so many bad reviews of this book. Yes, Ender is not the protagonist anymore, ok. Read more
Published 24 months ago by Sergio M. Martín Rodríguez
This is the end, Beautiful friend.
Children of the Mind, as you will know by now, is the final instalment of the Ender Saga. The first of the books ENDERS GAME was a top notch space opera adventure tale, a rights... Read more
Published on 29 Jan 2008 by Mr. P. Rigby
Enders Lame
Summary:- Being all really oh so clever and knowing loads about science, the good guys who really are so nice that they are about as believable as Mary Poppins, become almost... Read more
Published on 9 Aug 2005 by Nang
Perfect ending...
A direct segue from Xenocide and one that sustains the pace from the end of that book. The emphasis is mostly shifted away from the leads in the previous novels and onto Ender's... Read more
Published on 5 Jan 2000
Not bad but could be better.
Not as good as the first two books in the series. Its a bit like Xenocide by being to preoccupied with religion and disability. Read more
Published on 18 April 1999
Are you raman or Varelse?
CotM is a great book, and an excellent read, it exceeds Ender's game and even Speaker. I found that the complaints of rambling are justified, but if you don't understand the... Read more
Published on 14 Jan 1998
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