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Title: The Worthing Saga by Orson Scott Card ISBN: 0-8125-3331-3 Publisher: Tor Books Pub. Date: 15 December, 1992 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.64 (47 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A Tale Only Card Could Have Written
Comment: I have been a fan of Cards for about 3 years now, and I've read at least three quarters of his amazing collection. I picked up this book between reading Xenocide and Children of the Mind (also AMAZING books) because the bookstore didn't have Children of the Mind at the time. So I figured it was a Card book, thought I'd like it. Turns out I loved it.
The Worthing Saga is a tale that only a science-fiction god himself could have pulled off. It was an awe inspiring story, but once that story ended, the book didn't. Card treated you to many side variations of lores that were just as great as the core of the story itself, it made you feel more adequetly aquainted with the race than just the first two characters mentioned. These tales give the reader an indepth look at how a man raised a world on his own.
Rating: 5
Summary: What is the nature of morality?
Comment: recently re-read The Worthing Saga by Orson Scott Card. This book really matters to me, on a number of different levels. It's not his most touching novel and by no means does it have the best characters. But it examines the nature of morality in a direct, simple manner that I've not found in too many other books.
The premise is that, due to genetics, a race of super beings exists, and they've saved humankind from all pain--they watch over everyone else. No more physical injuries--if you cut off your hand, they can heal it from afar. No more mental anguish--if your parent dies, they make it seem as though it was a year ago. No more social problems--bastards are prevented in the womb, and similar actions have no consequences.
And that's the fundamental issue. What does it mean to be an adult human being when actions have no consequences? Without choice, what is morality? These are issues that religions and philosophers have struggled with for thousands and thousands of years, but I like Card's answer.
In addition to the main novella, the book also contains a set of short stories that 'back up' the main one. Just as the Silmarillion, while not a fantastic read, enhances your appreciation of Middle Earth, these backing stories add depth to the Worthing universe. It's not often that you get a chance to read this underlying material, and that's another thing that makes this book unique.
It's also fantastic to see Orson Scott Card evolve as a writer. He was able to pick and choose the best of these short stories, but even so, you can still see him pay homage to the writers he read (as he mentions in the preface) as well as develop ideas of his own.
It's a great book, and I highly recommend it.
Rating: 5
Summary: Stunning insight into humanity
Comment: I have never read a book like this. The start felt uneven, but it tugged at my curiosity as the characters revealed themselves.
This book had so much to say, so much insight into humanity. Everything this man showed me about his characters touched a place deep inside of me that spoke of truth being revealed, in all it's awsome beauty and horrifying ugliness.
Orson Scott-Card, thankyou for sharing such a powerful insight, this book is a timeless classic that offers value far beyond entertainment -If only the Bible could be so honest.
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Title: Lost Boys : A Novel by Orson Scott Card ISBN: 0061091316 Publisher: HarperTorch Pub. Date: 15 December, 1993 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Wyrms by Orson Scott Card ISBN: 0765305607 Publisher: Orb Books Pub. Date: 05 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: First Meetings : In the Enderverse by Orson Scott Card ISBN: 0765308738 Publisher: Tor Books Pub. Date: 05 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Homebody : A Novel by Orson Scott Card ISBN: 0061093998 Publisher: HarperCollins Pub. Date: 01 February, 1999 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Treasure Box by Orson Scott Card ISBN: 006109398X Publisher: HarperTorch Pub. Date: 01 October, 1997 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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