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Ender's Shadow
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Author: u/None *
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URL: http://www.amazon.com/Enders-Shadow-Ender/dp/0792737083
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Score: 1
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Created: 2013-12-04T02:52:03
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u/None [+6] (an hour later)
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u/flame7926 [+4] The Lone Power (5 hours later)
I'd agree with this. Bean is a genius and no one else figures out what he figures out, and the reader can't follow along. Achilles is "evil" and not sympathetic or understandable besides being evil. I think this is more a supersmart character beating everyone by virtue of the author declaring they are a genius and giving them the answers than anything in-universe. Or any application of rational thought in universe.
u/None [+2] (6 hours later)
Definitely, the Ender series had pretty good worldbuilding, but it wasn't rational worldbuilding.
u/AmeteurOpinions [+1] Finally, everyone was working together. (8 hours later)
Yeah, I'm inclined to agree with you now.
u/None [+3] (27 seconds later)
Idk, this counts, right? An even-more-rationalist version of Ender's Game?
u/AmeteurOpinions [+3] Finally, everyone was working together. (an hour later)
I think so. Discussion probably won't get far outside of people who have already read the book, but I don't see why not.
Edit: Actually it's looking more like this doesn't belong so much.