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The Memory of Earth (Homecoming, Bk 1)
The Memory of Earth - Homecoming, Bk 1
Author: Orson Scott Card
The planet called Harmony had been settled by humans nearly forty million years before. The colony had been placed under the care of an artificial intelligence, called the Oversoul, high in orbit.  High above the planet Harmony, the Oversoul watches. Its task, programmed so many millennia ago, is to guard the human settlement on this planet...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780312930363
ISBN-10: 0312930364
Publication Date: 3/1/1992
Pages: 294
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3.9 stars, based on 20 ratings
Publisher: Tor Books
Book Type: Hardcover
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The three pillars of a story are setting, character, and plot. Orson Scott Card spends a whole lot of time on this one establishing setting, and even introducing several characters who don't factor into the story at all, all for a lackluster plot. The concept is good; the action is a letdown.

At least one character who is supposed to be sympathetic is excessively violent, which is a big turnoff for me in a story. The protagonist allows himself to be led to do things by listening to his "god"--even so far as to take violent, criminal actions he himself strongly resisted--rather than figuring out his own strategies.

This is the first book in a series, so perhaps the follow-up novel ties together some plot holes and stray characters. However, I believe a novel should stand on it's own merits, not rely on the series, and on its own merits, about a third of this book should have been edited out. On the other hand, Orson Scott Card has a gift for writing style, and this book pulled me right along to finish it in only a couple of days.


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