This is a deeply flawed book. It's a quick read, and contains some interesting foreshadowing of Ender's Game. There are also a couple well-developed characters, particularly Lem Jukes. Unfortunately, however, the grammar is clumsy, the diction befits a high school essay, and the typos are just inexcusable for a book that was ostensibly reviewed by an editor. All that would be tolerable if the narrative didn't lurch from one tied cliche to another, culminating in an anticlimax that sets up a totally unnecessary third book.

I loved Ender's Game and its first few sequels. That makes this book especially disappointing. There are some fun chapters here, but I was left with embarrassment for having read something so mediocre.

Hate the ending