I would rate every Orson Scott Card "Enderverse" book 5 stars without hesitation, but this one. It felt incomplete. It had all the makings for more...the life of Bean, the life of the children, and what happens just in a few more years. While its prime for a sequel (and it better be epic if I know what it could be), it just didn't match the depth and length of a normal OSC book...almost like a slightly longer short story. As a reader who has read all of these books and has come to realize these characters as friends, it was always sad to say goodbye to a series, but it was painfully obvious the series isn't done.

Starts out wired but ends in a satisfying and sensible way.

The only reason for three stars is he shortness of the book.

The story was enjoyable, but felt incomplete - maybe just half the story.