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    Written by Orson Scott Card

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    From the internationally bestselling author of Ender’s Game comes the riveting finale to the story of Rigg, a teenager who possesses a secret talent that allows him to see the paths of people’s pasts.

    In Pathfinder, Rigg joined forces with another teen with special talents on a quest to find Rigg’s sister and discover the true depth and significance of their powers. Then Rigg’s story continued in Ruins as he was tasked to decipher the paths of the past before the arrival of a destructive force with deadly intentions. Now, in Visitors, Rigg’s journey comes to an epic and explosive conclusion as everything that has been building up finally comes to pass, and Rigg is forced to put his powers to the test in order to save his world and end the war once and for all.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateNov 4, 2014
    ISBN9781441820419
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    Orson Scott Card

    Orson Scott Card is best known for his science fiction novel Ender's Game and its many sequels that expand the Ender Universe into the far future and the near past. Those books are organized into the Ender Saga, which chronicles the life of Ender Wiggin; the Shadow Series, which follows on the novel Ender's Shadow and is set on Earth; and the Formic Wars series, written with co-author Aaron Johnston, which tells of the terrible first contact between humans and the alien "Buggers." Card has been a working writer since the 1970s. Beginning with dozens of plays and musical comedies produced in the 1960s and 70s, Card's first published fiction appeared in 1977--the short story "Gert Fram" in the July issue of The Ensign, and the novelette version of "Ender's Game" in the August issue of Analog. The novel-length version of Ender's Game, published in 1984 and continuously in print since then, became the basis of the 2013 film, starring Asa Butterfield, Harrison Ford, Ben Kingsley, Hailee Steinfeld, Viola Davis, and Abigail Breslin. Card was born in Washington state, and grew up in California, Arizona, and Utah. He served a mission for the LDS Church in Brazil in the early 1970s. Besides his writing, he runs occasional writers' workshops and directs plays. He frequently teaches writing and literature courses at Southern Virginia University. He is the author many science fiction and fantasy novels, including the American frontier fantasy series "The Tales of Alvin Maker" (beginning with Seventh Son), and stand-alone novels like Pastwatch and Hart's Hope. He has collaborated with his daughter Emily Card on a manga series, Laddertop. He has also written contemporary thrillers like Empire and historical novels like the monumental Saints and the religious novels Sarah and Rachel and Leah. Card's work also includes the Mithermages books (Lost Gate, Gate Thief), contemporary magical fantasy for readers both young and old. Card lives in Greensboro, North Carolina, with his wife, Kristine Allen Card. He and Kristine are the parents of five children and several grandchildren.

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    • 5/5
      These books are absolutely superior science fiction! I am writing this review after reading all three books and I have been enraptured the entire time. It is annoying to read these negative reviews. These concepts are not hard to follow folks! But there are concepts here and you should attempt to pay attention. Sometimes when you’re listening to an audiobook like this one you may get distracted by real life, it is important to pause the audiobook at these times so you don’t lose the time stream. Imagine if you were in charge of traveling in time and you forgot what you were doing. That would be a big disaster! I love these books!
    • 5/5
      It is a well thought out book, that makes one think about humanity, ethics, and politics.
    • 3/5
      Felt like it lost the plot. Really enjoyed the first book
    • 1/5
      What a letdown of an ending. So much philosophy about time travel that was amateur in context and boring. Thought better from such a prominent writer.
    • 2/5
      The series started out super interesting. The second less so, this one didn't land so much as it fell flaming from the sky. Boring. Disappointing end. So much unnecessary infighting for the sake of character conflict. This is my least favorite OSC book. Which sucks, the first was so completely compelling.
    • 4/5
      The first 2 books are enjoyable. They are are long and detailed, but that's expected with a good sci-fi type story. The first half of the third book followed the same pattern. The last part of the 3rd book felt, I'm not sure how to explain it, rushed, forced, maybe? There's so much time devoted to situations, backgrounds, tension between characters and the threat of total world annihilation all through the whole series, right up to almost the end.
      Then it was like, here's the problem, okay let's take care of it, now we're done, and the end. Maybe I missed something.
      I listened to the audiobook and enjoyed the voice actors very much. I did like the books, just not particularly the wrap up.
      You may enjoy it more ?
    • 4/5
      Well I finished it, the Pathfinder series by Orson Scott Card. I posted a short review of the first book but I did not do so for the second book. Nothing wrong with the second book mind you, it is just that it is the middle book and it is always hard for me to judge them. Unless they completely suck and I stop the who trilogy in general I usually will push straight from the second book to the final one.

      Anyway, overall I enjoyed the trilogy. There was plenty of character growth and a few twists, particularly in the final book that I was not expecting and was pleasantly surprised. The growth of Umbo and Rigg from the beginning of the series until its’ conclusion was engaging. Solving the mystery of the multiple timelines and the future of Garden was a blast. It has been said by others that the time jumping and the multiple characters (copies really) was challenging. I would have to say that I somewhat agree with that. There was more than one time that I experience a “Wait, who, where was that?” moment. But I pushed through and eventually got it straight in my head again. Also, as I find typical in just about any trilogy or series, there were places that things just seemed to get slow. I realize that many times it is just me going through “series fatigue”, a condition I run into where I get somewhat bored with the current series and I start thinking about what I want to read next. But I stuck with it and I am glad I did.
    • 3/5
      I gave the previous two books 4 stars, but I found this one to be a bit too chaotic. I had the feeling there was quite a bit of superfluous stuff in here. E.g., I really liked the stories of Rigg getting to know the different folds, but he did not do anything with the information he learned there. The first prehistoric bit was interesting, but really, why that whole second piece? Plus the stupid part where what's-her-name dies and Noxon makes the most ridiculous decision to save her 'original life'. As if there was anything to save, since it didn't exist yet. It also goes against everything Rigg learned in the story with the rapist. Sure, they are two people, so Noxon wouldn't have known, but what was the point of putting this in? It was stupid and unnecessary, since what's-her-name could easily have gone with Noxon as who she was in the first place. There was no need to change the whole world for this. Then the parts that did matter got glossed over a bit. We finally get to the real reason Garden was destroyed, and then it all gets arranged in no time. A second peeve I have were the female roles. Of course, we're talking about OSC here, so you can't expect a whole lot in that department. Still, it didn't bother me too much in the first books. But in this one, I really didn't like the whole business with Leaky, who is so unable to control her emotions she won't hear Umbo out for several times, even if it will mean not getting Leaf back. She won't even raise her own baby, just because she doesn't remember carrying him. Then I started thinking, who else is there? Param at least is growing up, but she still doesn't make the most convincing power woman. There is what's-her-name, who seems to only exist as a love interest. And she says that women are all attracted to power. Sigh. Oh, and Param's mother, the evil woman who would murder her own children. Perhaps the only acceptable one is Auntie Wind and she hardly has any role. Then the thing that seriously annoyed me. The mice go with Noxon on an expedition. They take all pregnant female mice, and... one male mouse to be the leader. Seriously?!? Not even the mice, who are so cooperative and all, can consider taking another pregnant female mouse as leader? Would have been more sensible,more mouse babies after all, and since they have manipulated the DNA, there is no need for males for DNA diversity. Well,it's not his worst, but it is a pity, really.
    • 3/5
      As a conclusion to a creative series, this book is pretty good. However, it still contains the same content as it's two predecessors. OSC does a good job with the transition, reminding the reader of some critical items that might have been forgotten if a long time has elapsed since the reading of books 1 & 2. Then, it takes off. The story lines are interesting--they are adequately separated, then return together. I still have trouble believing that prepubescent teens can save the worlds, or that the adults wouldn't just bat them aside. There was also a significant amount of philosophical dialogue that's both tedious and unbelievable for the characters. OSC's ideas of time travel are engrossing and different from other sci-fi authors...who can say?
    • 4/5
      Need an IQ of 120+, or a PhD in Theoretical Physics in order to read this...Ok... I had a hard time getting through the first chapter.... and a few others. This book does wrap up the Pathfinder series quite well, even if it is done the hardest way possible. At first I was quite confused with people talking to themselves and past versions as well as duplicates, but then things settle out for a bit. Then get really confusing again before settling down again. This is one of the hardest books I have read in a LONG time. However, the Pathfinder books needed a conclusion and this book concludes the series in a way that will make your head spin and give you a sense of closure at the end.