The Fallen Book

This book... *sigh*

Card is my favorite Sci-Fi author. The first four Homecoming books were fantastic. Many seem to complain about how much Mormonism is in this series (specifically book 5) but that's just it; The novels were actually BASED on the book of Mormon. I'm not of the Mormon belief myself, and no offense meant by this but - Mormon beliefs make for great science fiction, heh.

Anyway back on topic, this book is not about the characters you come to love and hate in the first four books of the series. Nafai is nowhere to be found. Elemak, the jackass he was written as is also nowhere to be found. It takes place thousands of years after the events with Nafai and Elemak and it seems that none of the issues from the first 4 are actually RESOLVED in this book! You find out who/what the Keeper is but it's one of those "really? thats all?" revelations, and it's more about the internal moaning and groaning in this family you're just THRUST into without any kind of real history like the first 4 books. Elemak never gets the ass-beating he deserves, the Keeper is a let-down, and none of the Keeper's plans were even brought to fruition. The entire book takes place in the Gornaya, (I think I spelled that right), and as we all know the Keeper's plan was for humanity to come back 'cleansed' and to 'fix up' the Earth... But it doesn't even happen!

I didn't HATE this book, I just didn't enjoy it. Mr. Card writes a grand story in this series, but the last book just seems to peter-out, it was a very disappointing end to a magnificent story.