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| Original Title: | The Ships of Earth |
| ISBN: | 0812532635 (ISBN13: 9780812532630) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Homecoming Saga #3 |
| Characters: | Nafai "Nyef", Volemak "Volya", Elemak "Elya", Mebbekew "Meb", Issib "Issya", Luet "Lutya", Hushidh "Shuya", Eiadh "Edhya", (Lady) Rasa, Shedemei "Shedya", Zdorab "Zodya" |
Orson Scott Card
Paperback | Pages: 351 pages Rating: 3.54 | 9866 Users | 143 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Ships of Earth (Homecoming Saga #3) |
| Author | : | Orson Scott Card |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First mass market edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 351 pages |
| Published | : | January 15th 1995 by Tor Books (first published 1994) |
| Categories | : | Science Fiction. Fiction. Fantasy |
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I described Book 1 of this series as a sci-fi fantasy blend with interesting worldbuilding and characters. Unfortunately from there it seems to have gone downhill for me.Book 2 was different, with a few additional interesting characters and a quick read, but book 3 from the start was slower paced, and had a smaller cast of characters. The same characters again and again grew draining, but I persisted, hoping the story might pick up.
It didn't. Sure the characters got from location A to location B with some emotional journey in between (including birthing many children who really didn't have much impact on anything) but it all felt like a waste of time when it was known from the start that it's destination C (or perhaps D) that they're really after. And it was clear they were going to get nowhere close.
Rather than giving up entirely, I still progressed slowly through this book and I intend to finish the series if it doesn't get even slower from here. I'll just have to wait (and then wait some more) and see.
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Ratings: 3.54 From 9866 Users | 143 ReviewsArticle Regarding Books The Ships of Earth (Homecoming Saga #3)
This has to be one of my favorite books in the whole world. It's the mid book in a truly wonderful series. While this series is closely tied to the book of Mormon, I didn't know that the first several times I read it. The characters in the story are intense and real. The love and ties that bind the family together are so true. It's wonderful!In this third book of Cards Homecoming saga, Nafai, his brothers, and their recently acquired wives leave behind their possessions in the city of Basilica and travel for years in the desert in search of a space port wherein lie ancient ships that brought colonists to Harmony from Earth 40 million years earlier. The computer known as Oversoul, which has regulated life on Harmony for millions of years, is breaking. It needs to return to the Keeper of Earth for repair, and it has chosen Nafai and
Even though the plot seems to be moving (FINALLY), somehow, everything is so boring! :(
It's hard for me to quite tell what I think of this book. On the one hand, the book is a kind of synthesis of the Old Testament. Important: it is not the Old Testament, or a parable representing the Old Testament. Events and scenes do not add up to the Old Testament, and the reader should not try to force them to fit it; that would be both artificial and superficial. It is clear that there is considerable influence from Old Testament writings, but the book is its own literary unit. Even so,
I described Book 1 of this series as a sci-fi fantasy blend with interesting worldbuilding and characters. Unfortunately from there it seems to have gone downhill for me.Book 2 was different, with a few additional interesting characters and a quick read, but book 3 from the start was slower paced, and had a smaller cast of characters. The same characters again and again grew draining, but I persisted, hoping the story might pick up.It didn't. Sure the characters got from location A to location B
I really don't think I can give this book a star rating. I read this entire book through two sets of eyes: the eyes of the twelve-year-old me who first read it, who enjoyed the soap-opera-esque story and the evolution of the characters, and the eyes of the adult me, who went through the entire book with eyebrows raised at the justifications of sexism and the constant refrain of, "Getting married and having lots of babies is the only worthwhile endeavor in life!" I did not remember that aspect of
I'm really enjoying this series. This is classic Card; big sweeping saga style writing, with very human subplots and characters you just relate to and love (or fear, or hate). Still no match for the Ender's game series, but I'm looking forward to knocking out books 4&5.
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