Reviews

A Planet Called Treason by Orson Scott Card

sisyphus_dreams's review

4.0

An imaginative and well-written book about various branches of science developed to an unheard-of degree by the descendants of rebels on a prison planet. Quite a memorable work. Unfortunately Card rather ruined it in a later re-write under the name Treason.

peridotmage's review

5.0

Wow. This was a magnificent fantastical story, any one of the many ideas within worthy of its own book. I love the combination of outrageous impossible things being real plus certain real-world truths remaining. Crazy & odd cultures, magic, ideas, all still part of a simple good vs. evil discussion. For me, that is a truly good read, not just "these guys are bad, goodness conquers, the end", but wondering what is really good anyway, what means are just, what is a life worth living.

nomad_scry's review

2.0

Fully loaded with ideas and interesting irony. Mostly with regards to the author's personal bigotry but whatever.