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Children of the Mind

Book 4 of Ender's Saga

  • 384 pages · about 6 hours
  • First published 1996
  • 21 editions

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1 About this book

The planet Lusitania is home to three sentient species: the Pequeninos; a large colony of humans; and the Hive Queen, brought there by Ender. But once against the human race has grown fearful; the Starways Congress has gathered a fleet to destroy Lusitania.

Jane, the evolved computer intelligence, can save the three sentient races of Lusitania. She has learned how to move ships outside the universe, and then instantly back to a different world, abolishing the light-speed limit. But it takes all the processing power available to her, and the Starways Congress is shutting down the Net, world by world.

Soon Jane will not be able to move the ships. Ender's children must save her if they are to save themselves.

Good for readers who want: science fiction, artificial intelligence, and aliens.

  • Science fiction
  • Artificial intelligence
  • Ender Wiggin
  • Human-alien encounters
  • Life on other planets
  • Space flight
  • Space warfare
  • Imaginary wars and battles

2 About Orson Scott Card

Born 1951

Orson Scott Card (born August 24, 1951) is an American writer known best for his science fiction works. As of 2024, he is the only person to have won a Hugo Award and a Nebula Award in consecutive years, winning both awards for his novel Ender's Game (1985) and its sequel Speaker for the Dead (1986). A feature film adaptation of Ender's Game, which Card coproduced, was released in 2013.

Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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