Well, after putting off reading this series for years simply because I didnt like the covers of the book ...(I thought they looked a bit to sci-fi for my tastes where I prefer fantasy)... I have begun reading the series and I am hooked. I should have known better because I seem to like just about everything that OSC has written. I am currently half way through SHIPS OF EARTH and am am frustrated that I cant read it quicker due to the Lasik eye surgury I just had redone... I guess my point is that if you are looking for a great series and havnt read this one, HOMECOMING is right up there with ENDER, SHADOW, and MAKER. I can't wait to read the rest of it.
Posted by DarkKnight (Member # 7536) on :
Homecoming is a really great series, and I keep plugging for this everytime I can... The Memory of Earth is begging to be made into a movie!
Posted by Nikisknight (Member # 8918) on :
Mem of Earth was the first OSC book I read, picked up somewhat at random from the bookstore. I found the next two at the library--actually, the first three books collected in one volume, but for a long time didn't see the 4th or 5th. Man, I was excited when I realized there was more to the story!
Posted by Lucky_Sean (Member # 6223) on :
Wha hwa Mem of Earth is being made into a movie? Awesome! any info about it? or kinda like the "in 6 years" about Enders Game? It is a wonderful series - I almost wish for more, but it ended on a note that you couldn't quiiiite continue but you kinda still want it to heh.
Posted by Hamson (Member # 7808) on :
DarkKnight said it's begging to be made into a movie. I don't think it actually is. Sorry that your hopes got up .
Posted by Orson Scott Card (Member # 209) on :
No chance, unless EG is made and is a monster hit. Memory of Earth does NOT break into neatly filmable chunks the way, say, Alvin Maker does. It's one VERY long story ...
Posted by PUNJABEE (Member # 7359) on :
quote:Originally posted by Orson Scott Card: No chance, unless EG is made and is a monster hit. Memory of Earth does NOT break into neatly filmable chunks the way, say, Alvin Maker does. It's one VERY long story ...
And a durn good'un too!
Posted by advice for robots (Member # 2544) on :
Hey, I'm reading the series right now! Thanks a lot, OSC, for making me stay up until 2 am on a very regular basis. Don't you know I have work in the morning?
Posted by pooka (Member # 5003) on :
I feel your pain, afr.
Posted by littlebean (Member # 8700) on :
I'm glad someone else has become aware of how great this series is. No one seems to mention them in any forums about favourite OSC books. I love this series. It was the second one I read after the Ender series. Enjoy.
I need to read them again. Posted by Omega M. (Member # 7924) on :
Although at points I thought this series was so bad as to put me off OSC for good, I'm now on page 150 or so of Earthborn and can say that overall the series is pretty good. Just the whole concept of humanity surviving for 40 million years on another planet with 40 million years of history is neat, and the story only gets more surprising as you go on. And as always the characters are great, though I wish I didn't feel embarrassed for the things they say as often as I do. (Some of these things were what put me off OSC for weeks or months at a time; maybe it was the characters themselves that did that.)
I agree that the series would be too long for a movie and that no individual book is self-contained enough for one. The series really would need a season-long TV miniseries.
Posted by DarkKnight (Member # 7536) on :
I suppose I should be concerned that my books are talking to me. I will have to start reading the Alvin Maker series, maybe they could drown out the Homecoming series and their endless prattle
Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :
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I feel your pain, afr.
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