I've never seen a Mormon undercurrent in any of the Ender's saga books, but there definitely is a faith-ish theme in some.. especially on Lusitania and the neo-Calvinism. Or perhaps the whole Speaker for the Dead concept, which I think is quite cool.
Religion pops up in Card's other books, too. Morals if no specific religions are a pretty central part of Pastwatch: Redemption of Chris Columbus, and some of the Folk Of The Fringe are devout, missionary Mormons.
I've enjoyed all of his books. Unlike many other series authors, pretty much all of the books stand up on their own -- you don't *have* to read all 10 books for the whole story.
A story I'd like to see (maybe it's out there somewhere) is the development of Ender and Jane's relationship. Now that would be interesting. Not that Bean's story isn't--the first 4 chapters impressed me a lot, and I will someday soon pick up the whole book to finish it.
I heard a rumor that Jake Lloyd is considered for Ender in the movie, and also that Card rewrote the formerly primarily-teacher-centered script with him in mind. Not that that's a bad thing.
I used to play BBS games, and sometimes I'd wish I could somehow come across a good player made for me instead of working through it myself. It's almost like cheating though, if you think about it.
I remember seeing a PC - might've been in Popular Mechanics, might've been on the web - which came in a refrigerated case. Like your fridge, you know, just sealed so as to prevent condensation. The promo material hinted at some verrrrry impressive overclocking speeds.
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I've never seen a Mormon undercurrent in any of the Ender's saga books, but there definitely is a faith-ish theme in some .. especially on Lusitania and the neo-Calvinism. Or perhaps the whole Speaker for the Dead concept, which I think is quite cool.
Religion pops up in Card's other books, too. Morals if no specific religions are a pretty central part of Pastwatch: Redemption of Chris Columbus, and some of the Folk Of The Fringe are devout, missionary Mormons.
I've enjoyed all of his books. Unlike many other series authors, pretty much all of the books stand up on their own -- you don't *have* to read all 10 books for the whole story.
A story I'd like to see (maybe it's out there somewhere) is the development of Ender and Jane's relationship. Now that would be interesting. Not that Bean's story isn't--the first 4 chapters impressed me a lot, and I will someday soon pick up the whole book to finish it.
I heard a rumor that Jake Lloyd is considered for Ender in the movie, and also that Card rewrote the formerly primarily-teacher-centered script with him in mind. Not that that's a bad thing.
I used to play BBS games, and sometimes I'd wish I could somehow come across a good player made for me instead of working through it myself. It's almost like cheating though, if you think about it.
I remember seeing a PC - might've been in Popular Mechanics, might've been on the web - which came in a refrigerated case. Like your fridge, you know, just sealed so as to prevent condensation. The promo material hinted at some verrrrry impressive overclocking speeds.
Anyone know what I'm talkng about?