This is the second book in the "First formic War" trilogy. It was a quick and entertaining read, if a bit flawed.I am always a little dubious of prequels, in part because you know where you are going and have the gist of how you got there from previous books. This is another prequel series suffers from the lack of novelty and surprise that is part of the fun of Sci-Fi for me. Again it felt like I had read part of a book and not the whole thing. The lack of start middle and end was a little frustrating but for me that was mitigated by the fact that I have all three volumes out of the library so I am reading them in one go. This would have been infuriating if I had had to wait a year or so to get my hands on the rest of the story, in fact I may not have bothered.Unsurprisingly the science was again quite ropey, it was the physics in the last novel that was nonsensical, now it was biology's turn to be completely butchered. As a (European) Kiwi I also found the strange use of bastardised Maori culture a bit strange too.Pleasingly the different strands of the story in the first book started to intertwine more and the story progressed at a quicker pace. Again I was entertained and I am quite looking forwards to finishing off the trilogy, that feels like one long book. The second of a trilogy explaining the attach on Earth by the Formics before the save by Ender in the original book of the series: "Ender's Game:. Mr. Scott Card knows how to build and tell a story. Making a trilogy of this event was an excellent and enjoyable idea for the fans. The story isn't deep or complex, but it is compelling and entertaining which is what we hope for at the least. This a bit formulmatic. I only say that because the later books in the "Ender" series get deep and philosophical while still telling a great story. That was Mr. Scott Card at his best, in my opinion. Make sure to read the previous book first, "Earth Unaware". The third may be out in paperback. I don't know, but I will read it.
What do You think about La Tierra En Llamas (2014)?
A bit worse than the first book in the series, but still very good, imo.
—Adrian
I really do not like OSC as a person anymore. But this is a good book.
—chuckles53
Middle book of a trilogy. And it feels like it.
—tonyp
