Hi Orson Scott Card. I love your books. Can you please continue writing your Ender books?
So far I have read Ender's Game, Ender's Shadow, Speaker for the Dead, and Shadow of the Hegemon. I am going to start Xenocide very soon.
So can you please continue writing them?
Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
Oh, wow. A post like this one just makes me want to trap the author in amber and save them forever, like a precious stone.
Posted by eslaine (Member # 5433) on :
You said it, Tom. Posted by Zeugma (Member # 6636) on :
Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :
Welcome, Disney Reporter. I'm rereading Speaker for the Dead right now - it's a wonderful book, isn't it? Xenocide is my absolute favorite, though. I love the issues with faith and choice that Card discusses. That's not spoilers, I promise - there's so much in those books.
Welcome to Hatrack. Posted by Sara Sasse (Member # 6804) on :
Hi, Disney Reporter. I'm glad you found the site, and I'm glad you found the books.
OSC usually doesn't post at this forum or even read it, as far as I know. However, you may occasionally run across his son (Geoff Card, aka "A Rat Named Dog,") or his wife (Krinstine, aka "kacard"). Still, I'm sure he would be delighted to see your message, and you never know.
Don't be astonished, though, if all you get are the cluckings from these here chickens. We're in charge of the farm, so to speak.
Posted by advice for robots (Member # 2544) on :
Hi Disney Reporter! Welcome to Hatrack. Tell us a bit about yourself!
Posted by romanylass (Member # 6306) on :
Hey, welcome DR. I just finished "First Meetings in the Enderverse" ; I highly recommend it.
Posted by Disney Reporter (Member # 6817) on :
Thanks for the warm welcome everyone. I love it here. I still have to read Xenocide, Children of the Mind, Shadow Puppets, and First Meetings in Enderverse.
I will look out for Orson and his family. coming up with this site was a great idea.
Posted by advice for robots (Member # 2544) on :
You'll be sworn in as soon as you've read those books and written the essay on space travel in the Enderverse.
Posted by Teshi (Member # 5024) on :
Afr, I'm actually taking a course this year which might cover an essay like that. If I'll write one, I'll let you know. Posted by Zevlag (Member # 1405) on :
LOL. There have been a number of good essays on such things. Check out www.philoticweb.net for excellent resources if want anything.
Posted by Disney Reporter (Member # 6817) on :
Where does Orson Scott Card usually post?
Posted by Scott R (Member # 567) on :
He posts about once a week. . . long posts, filled with information about his views.
Find them on the Home page, under 'Weekly Columns.'
Posted by Disney Reporter (Member # 6817) on :
Cool thanks.
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
But seriously, DR, he doesn't participate in the forums with any kind of regularity. I think it's been a year or two since his last post, although I could be mistaken. Even when he does post, he generally doesn't engage in any kind of extended dialog with us--it's usually just a post here or a post there. Kristine Card posts more frequently, although again not in a regular dialog sort of fashion. Geoff is a regular, and engages in conversation here frequently.
As Scott said, though, OSC generally does publish two columns a week, one entitled "WarWatch" (or has he changed it to "WorldWatch" now?), and one entitled "Uncle Orson Reviews Everything", or something to that effect. There are links to both on the front page, and if you follow them you'll find links to previous columns.
Posted by kaioshin00 (Member # 3740) on :
DR,
On your location it says your location is "The Twilight Zone." Can you please tell me where this is?
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
Kaioshin, it's a dimension beyond sight and sound.
Posted by eslaine (Member # 5433) on :
Isn't it a dimension of mind?
Posted by kaioshin00 (Member # 3740) on :
And it's possible to be located in a dimension beyond sight and sound?
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
Well, I respectfully submit for your approval that it is.
Posted by Sara Sasse (Member # 6804) on :
Beware the pit of fears.
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
Yeah Erik, it's a dimension not only of sight and sound, but of mind. I can't believe I messed that one up!
Posted by MidnightBlue (Member # 6146) on :
If you want to talk about his books, you're more likely to find people discussing views on that if you click Active Forums at the top-ish of the page and click Discussions About Orson Scott Card. You'll also find a lot of threads about the Ender series with a lot of interesting points of view. And you can read about what to look for in the future as far as those books are concerned.
Edit: And Welcome!
[ September 01, 2004, 06:01 PM: Message edited by: MidnightBlue ]
Posted by Pepek (Member # 3773) on :
I just want to pinch this topics cheeks.. - I think I did something quite similar when I first got on here too though.. I don't think I was quite as cute though.
-Jack Montague
Posted by Telperion the Silver (Member # 6074) on :
Welcome DR!
Welcome to our maddness...
If you want another AWESOME OSC book, read "Songmaster". It's in the top 5 of my most favorite books...I'm rereading it now in fact. Posted by Disney Reporter (Member # 6817) on :
The twilight zone is the 13th dimension. Have you have heard of the Tower of Terror at Walt Disney World? Well there you go. I really love Disney. Actually I live in Tewksbury, Massachusetts. Right next to Lowell and about a half hour away from Boston. I'm in 7th grade, started school yesterday.
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
Well, you're officially one of our younger members, and maybe the youngest at the moment, although not the youngest ever. Hobbes, who is now in college was probably...what, 12 or so when he first started posting here, and I believe Dude-Peakaboo over on the other side was even younger. Our ages range from 12 or 13 on up into...hm...anyone here over 60? Anyway, certainly the mid 50s.
In any case, once again, welcome. I hope you're enjoying the site.
Posted by Disney Reporter (Member # 6817) on :
I am in the 12 to 13 catagory.
Posted by kaioshin00 (Member # 3740) on :
Yeah, the only reason you like Disney is because you do live far away. It gets pretty boring after 2 or 3 times. Though Buzz Lightyear at Magic Kingdom was pretty fun Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
Tell that to Icarus and Cor, kaioshin. They live pretty near Disney World, and my impression is that they are there quite a bit, and love it.
Posted by kaioshin00 (Member # 3740) on :
really? do they like it, or do their kids like it?
How fun can an overcrowded tourist attraction be on a blistering florida day?
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
They like it. Assuming they make it through the hurricane okay, maybe Icarus can pop in here and tell you what he likes about it--I've only been once, when I was 14, and while I liked it well enough I wasn't left with a burning desire to return or anything.
Posted by ak (Member # 90) on :
I would pay money to be let out if I wandered in by mistake. Disney is eeeeeeeevil!
Posted by DocCoyote (Member # 5612) on :
Disney is great if you go for the annual passes. Then you can run over for a few hours, hit the good stuff, and head home. (Advantage to living in Central Florida) When someone goes to any of the theme parks on vacation, it seems like a requirement to spend 12 hours there, whether the kids are tired or not, and HAVE FUN DARNIT!
I miss living only a half-hour away from the parks. Now it's something like a three-day trip.
Anyway, welcome aboard DR!
Posted by kaioshin00 (Member # 3740) on :
I'm scared of the giant turkey drumsticks they sell. They look like cave-men clubs Posted by Disney Reporter (Member # 6817) on :
Disney is awesome no matter what you say. I have been to Disney three times and am not tired of it. Someday I am going to work there. I know so much about it. And I must love it a lot to have my own Disney website.
Posted by kaioshin00 (Member # 3740) on :
likes disney?
Posted by Disney Reporter (Member # 6817) on :
Obviously that guy is a bonehead with no time. What a loser.
Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :
Obviously
[ September 07, 2004, 07:46 PM: Message edited by: mr_porteiro_head ]
Posted by Disney Reporter (Member # 6817) on :
Back to Ender Books.
I am really likeing Xenocide. I believe I am on page 64. It is really good.
Posted by Son_of_Priam (Member # 6411) on :
Xenocide was my third favorite of the ender books, after Enders Game, then Children of Mind (I also like the way Los Filos de Menta de Christa rolls off my tongue) Some of the ideas about sentient life in Xenocide really got me thinking. away from the books, I'm from Massachusetts too, Rehoboth actually, a little hick town about 2 hours froms boston. I was getting lonely thinking I was the only one in Ma. here. P.S. Not that you would, but don't let all the smart people intimidate you with their intelligence. (it would completely unintentional of course.) I think I'm mature for 15 and then suddenly I read something someone wrote and it makes me realise how immature my writing style can be, and I feel like the little brother tagging along screaming " I want ot play too, I want to play too."
(edited to add the P.S.)
[ September 09, 2004, 07:56 PM: Message edited by: Son_of_Priam ]
Posted by Ela (Member # 1365) on :
Hiya, DR, welcome to Hatrack.
My favorite Ender book is Speaker for the Dead (just for the record .
Hope you enjoy hanging around here. My son Shlomo started posting when he was 12, too, and he still drops in when he has time. (High school is keeping him busy).
Posted by Leonide (Member # 4157) on :
Oh, boy, Disney Reporter, you'd better be careful or I'm likely to kidnap you.
*has $260 saved so far for a Disney trip next summer*
*also loves the Xenocide*
Hope you enjoy it, DR, my sister is in the middle of it right now as well. Since she's been working on it for about six months, perhaps you'll beat her to the finish! Posted by Disney Reporter (Member # 6817) on :
Thanks. I think I will beat your sister. Friendly competion.
Why do you want to kidnap me?
[ September 10, 2004, 07:59 PM: Message edited by: Disney Reporter ]
Posted by Disney Reporter (Member # 6817) on :
Page 108.
Posted by Sara Sasse (Member # 6804) on :
Don't Icarus and Cor live in Celebration, just as Bob used to?
Posted by Disney Reporter (Member # 6817) on :
160
Posted by Disney Reporter (Member # 6817) on :
Page 200. This book is getting awesome. I am at the part where Quing-jao and Wang-mu discover Valentine and are trying to explain about the secret program (Jane).
Posted by Little_Doctor (Member # 6635) on :
DR: Try to refrain from giving away anything in the book. Not that we don't want to discuss it, but it might ruin it for anyone who hasn't read it yet. If you want to say something about a spoiler, do it like this.
*SPOILERS* . . . . . . . . . . Or something of the sort.
[ September 20, 2004, 06:49 PM: Message edited by: Little_Doctor ]
Posted by Disney Reporter (Member # 6817) on :
yeah I was going to but I was in a huge rush to go to soccer practice. You can't be late for it or else you get it.
Posted by Disney Reporter (Member # 6817) on :
240 as of yesterday!
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