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Nope, see my post #27. If you know anything about Mormonism,you will see that Wiki writer is telling the truth!
Oh, I see. Because you say so. Excuse me, but I am a Mormon, so I do know quite a bit about Mormonism. Please list the similarities between Card's book and The Book of Mormon, and try to be a little more specific than you've been up to now.
An Open Letter from Orson Scott Card
"While most Latter-day Saints who have read my novel The Memory of Earth (the first in a five-volume series called Homecoming) have immediately understood that I was retelling the story of the Book of Mormon..."
I don't see why Card can't bring his faith into his novels. Most other writers do the same, in terms of religion or politics. Think of C. S. Lewis's books, and Kim Stanley Robinson's books! And all of Sheri Tepper's books, especially the later ones. It doesn't mean they can't be good books, it just means that the reader should expect to be courted by a viewpoint. If it turns the reader off, then all one has to do is close the book, give it away, and read something else.
Oh, I see. Because you say so. Excuse me, but I am a Mormon, so I do know quite a bit about Mormonism. Please list the similarities between Card's book and The Book of Mormon, and try to be a little more specific than you've been up to now.
I have read the Book of Mormon and also A Pearl Of Great Price.
In Ender's book[The Memory of Earth] ~Upon arrival the family will be the foundation for several great kingdoms, er, post-apocalyptic human societies. The two most prevalent of these will be the descendants of Laman, er, Elemak and Nephi, er, Nafai. The holy spirit, er, Oversoul will favor the Nephites, er, Nafaits because of the exceptional faith, er, exceptional ability to follow non-organic telepathy of their people's founder. Over time, however, the righteousness, er, telepathic susceptibility of the Nephites, er, Nafaits will erode and God, er, the Oversoul will punish the descendants of Nephi, er, Nafai by sending them a series of prophets, er, messengers of the Oversoul whom they will ignore and defame. Their rejection of these chosen men will lead to their destruction by the Lamanites, er, Elemakites, who will inherit the American continent, er, Earth instead.
An Open Letter from Orson Scott Card
"While most Latter-day Saints who have read my novel The Memory of Earth (the first in a five-volume series called Homecoming) have immediately understood that I was retelling the story of the Book of Mormon..."
I don't see why Card can't bring his faith into his novels. Most other writers do the same, in terms of religion or politics. Think of C. S. Lewis's books, and Kim Stanley Robinson's books! And all of Sheri Tepper's books, especially the later ones. It doesn't mean they can't be good books, it just means that the reader should expect to be courted by a viewpoint. If it turns the reader off, then all one has to do is close the book, give it away, and read something else.
I will give you that point,which is true.It just happens to be something that turns me off,the same as,any book by an Evangelical Christian that is full of god-talk/religious proselytizing, that is supposed to be taken by the reader ....as fact.
Now,may we return to the topic,with title suggestions?
This goes way back but one of the early alien invasion/conquest books written was called The Puppet Masters by Robert Heinlein. I think it was written in the early 1950s. It's a bit dated by today's standards but it's sort of fun too. It was made into a pretty bad movie years ago.
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