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Xenocide - Ender 3 - Orson Scott Card Book Review

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Review Summary
Starways Congress sends a fleet to destroy the planet of Lusitania due to a virus, the descolada, that could wipe out humanity if released. However, this planet is inhabited not only by humans, but also two distinct species who depend on the descolada for survival.
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The virus on Lusitania becomes resistant to almost everyhting and the scientists try to find a new way to cope with it without killing all the life that depends on the virus.
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Andrew Wiggen & his family of geneticists try to make the congress (group of allied planets including Earth) understand that the planet they are on is not bad and will not kill others; in order that congress will not destroy the whole planet.
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Plot

Composition of Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 10%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 33.3%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 36.7%




Tone of book - very upbeat
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - science fiction story
Explore/1st contact/ enviro story Yes
Plotlets: - fighting a disease/illness affecting everyone
Political power play Yes
Political plotlets - preventing/managing clash/war between govts/kingdoms
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Age: - 40's-50's
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - an organization

Setting
Terrain - Forests - Domed/Underground City
A substantial portion of this book takes place on a non-Earth planetary body: - humans in a futuristic society - very controlled society
Planet outside solar system? Yes

Style
Person? - mostly 3rd
Sex in book? Yes
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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