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... read more
The fourth and final book of the Ender Series.
The Starways Congress is shutting down the net world-by-world, threatening Jane's survival.
Peter and Wang-Mu are trying to convince others to influence the Congress to revoke the order to destroy Lusitania. While they succeed, the... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
“I'm all the more in need of good advice, since I can’t actually conceive of needing any.”Peter Wiggin
“All our rationalities are invented to justify what we were going to do anyway before we thought of any reasons.”
“Changing the world is good for those who want their names in books. But being happy, that is for those who write their names in the lives of others, and hold the hearts of others as the treasure most dear.”
“That's life. It hurts, it's dirty, and it feels very very good.”Si Wang-Mu
“There are too many of us all. But never enough.”Miro von Hesse
“Everyone dies. Everyone leaves. What matters is what you build before they go. What matters is the part of them that continues in you when they're gone.”Valentine Wiggin
“History has no laws, and all patterns that we find are useful illusions.”Si Wang-Mu
“Even gentle people recognize that sometimes the decision not to kill is decision to die.”Young Val
“My greatest teacher once told me", said Yasujiro, "that a man who has risked his life knows that careers are worthless, and a man who will not risk his career had a worthless life.”Yasurijo
Acknowledgments
1. I'm Not Myself
2. You Don't Believe in God
3. There Are Too Many of Us
4. I Am a Man of Perfect Simplicity!
5. Nobody Is Rational
6. Life Is a Suicide Mission
7. I Offer Her This Poor Old Vessel
8. What Matters Is Which Fiction You Believe
9. It Smells Like Life to Me
10. This Has Always Been Your Body
11. You Called Me Back from Darkness
12. Am I Betraying Ender?
13. Till Death Ends All Surprises
14. How They Communicate with Animals
15. We're Giving You a Second Chance
16. How Do You Know They Aren't Quivering in Terror?
17. The Road Goes On Without Him Now
Afterword
Preceded by Xenocide.
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