Children of the Mind

Orson Scott Card

Sep 2004 · The Ender Saga Book 4 · Macmillan Audio · Narrated by Gabrielle de Cuir and John Rubinstein

About this audiobook

The planet Lusitania is home to three sentient species: the Pequeninos, a large colony of humans, and the Hive Queen, who was brought there by Ender Wiggin. But now, once again, the human race has grown fearful; the Starways Congress has gathered a fleet to destroy Lusitania. Ender's oldest friend, Jane, an evolved computer intelligence, can save the three sentient species of Lusitania. She has learned how to move ships outside the universe, and then instantly back to a different world, abolishing the light-speed limit. But it takes all the processing power available to her, and the Starways Congress is shutting down the network of computers in which she lives, world by world.

Soon Jane will not be able to move the ships. Ender's children must save her if they are to save themselves.

Children of the Mind is the fourth book in Orson Scott Card's The Ender Saga.

Ratings and reviews

Buyer beware! Something is corrupted about the audio file and it's not my internet connection. From chapter one it stops Midway and will continue. Rebooted phone and program as well. Same problem. Does play from chapter 2 on completely. Just a heads up for anyone thinking about purchasing this book. On the plus side, the problem shows up rather quickly if you choose to get a refund.

Intense and philosophical something that was a slow burn and draws you in over time. I remember started Enders Game years ago and then trying to read Speaker after and the story style threw me off, growing older I think l, along with maturity has helped to allow me to be able to finish the series and I am happy I did was completely worth it and will always be there to read again. To see the legacy that Ender left behind the changes he influenced and was a part of is awesome.

not the way I wanted it to end but I guess we don't always get what we want!!

About the author

Orson Scott Card was the first writer to receive both the Hugo and Nebula awards for best novel two years in a row, first for Ender's Game and then for the sequel, Speaker for the Dead. He lives with his wife and children in North Carolina.

Gabrielle de Cuir is a Grammy-nominated and Audie Award-winning producer whose narration credits include the voice of Valentine in Orson Scott Card's Ender novels, Ursula K. Le Guin's The Tombs of Atuan, and Natalie Angier's Woman, for which she was awarded AudioFile magazine's Golden Earphones Award. She lives in Los Angeles where she also directs theatre and presently has several projects in various stages of development for film.

John Rubinstein made his debut as the title role in Bob Fosse's Pippin. He is a skillful, AudioFile Earphones Award-winning narrator who has read works by Jonathan Kellerman, Orson Scott Card, Tom Clancy, and Gabriel Brownstein. Rubinstein is also a successful actor and has acted in the films Jekyll, Choose Conner, The Truth About Layla, and 21 Grams. His television credits include The Young and the Restless, Greek, Desperate Housewives, Day Break, Criminal Minds, Cold Case, CSI and Law & Order.