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Children of the Mind

Children of the Mind

Science FictionSpace Opera
Pages
352
Published
1996
Language
English

Synopsis

The human race has turned fearful and gathered a fleet to destroy the planet Lusitania and its three sentient species. Jane, an advanced AI, can save them by manipulating space-time, but her power is fading as the Net is shut down. Ender's children must find a way to save Jane before it's too late for everyone.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

TenseDarkThought-ProvokingEmotional
SurvivalSacrifice

Genres

Science Fiction Space Opera Dystopian

About the author

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Orson Scott Card

Orson Scott Card is an American novelist, critic, public speaker, essayist and columnist. He writes in several genres but is known best for science fiction. His novel Ender's Game (1985) and its sequel Speaker for the Dead (1986) both won Hugo and Nebula Awards, making Card the only author to win both science fiction's top U.S. prizes in consecutive years.

Characters

JaneProtagonist
NovinhaSupporting

Ender's wife, the xenobiologist of Lusitania and mother of Miro; her fear for her family drives much of the plot's early urgency.

All characters in Children of the Mind

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