Ruins

Pathfinder, Book 2

By: Orson Scott Card

Narrated by: Orson Scott Card, Stefan Rudnicki, Kirby Heyborne, Emily Janice Card

Length: 14 hrs and 25 mins

Publisher's summary

Features a new exclusive introduction read by author Orson Scott Card.

From the author of Ender’s Game, the major motion picture!

A complex fate. A deadly path. Book two in the New York Times bestselling series Publishers Weekly calls “an epic in the best sense.”

When Rigg and his friends crossed the Wall between the only world they knew and a world they could not imagine, he hoped he was leading them to safety. But the dangers in this new wallfold are more difficult to see. Rigg, Umbo, and Param know that they cannot trust the expendable, Vadesh - a machine shaped like a human, created to deceive - but they are no longer certain that they can even trust one another. But they will have little choice. Because although Rigg can decipher the paths of the past, he can’t yet see the horror that lies ahead: A destructive force with deadly intentions is hurtling toward Garden. If Rigg, Umbo, and Param can’t work together to alter the past, there will be no future.

The adventure, suspense, and time travel continue in this second installment in the critically acclaimed New York Times and Publishers Weekly bestselling Pathfinder series.

©2012 Orson Scott Card (P)2012 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Looking forward to more

I really like this series of audio books Some of the cast members are favourites from Enders Game and all cast members bring this new story to life Can't wait to start the next in the series

Lots of interesting ideas but gets tedious

I am a big fan of OSC. He comes up with lots of interesting ideas. But sometimes his characters talk too much. Listening to the adolescents bicker over and over and over was difficult to get through. I'm going to listen to the next book just because I'm intrigued by the ideas and want to see where he takes them. But I do wish he'd spend more time polishing the dialogue.

Surprisingly fun series.

Having read the first book about 6 years ago as a Sophomore, I wasn't sure if it would stand up 6 years later to a person with a more refined taste. The potty humor can get old quick, but it is what you can expect for a sci Fi/fantasy meant for young adults. What really keeps it rolling is Card's willingness to embrace contradiction and paradox. A thriller that anyone of any age can enjoy, albeit if they can get past some of the crude humor. Can't wait to read the last book.

A lot happens but they don't make any progress

The party learns much, exploring the next wallfold, developing their powers, meeting more expendables, finding out the differences between the different colonies, learning more about the starship's captain Ram Odin, spending some 2-3 years, and meeting new Big Bads. But despite this the overall plot makes little progress, and at the end we're left without any sense of closure and needing the next sequel. OSC's attempt to show Rig, Umbo, and Param's passage through puberty just shows perry children arguing, and what character development happens just makes them more obviously stand-ins for Ender, Bean, and Petra, respectively. Those were groundbreaking characters in Ender's Game, but by now they're old hat. Read this is you like world building and exploration of their powers, because the characters and plot will leave you unsatisfied.

great continuation of the original story, but...

Where does Ruins rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

interesting storyline,I liked it right up till the end, no resolution, obviously this will be a trilogy

What was one of the most memorable moments of Ruins?

when they discussed time travel, it made me think of how planet placement in space/time would change by thousands, or millions of miles. This would present a huge obstacle to any real time travel.

Have you listened to any of the narrators’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

many, he's always consistently good.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

no

Any additional comments?

I know the author hasn't been well, and he's trying to tie up lose ends on his many series. I hope he can finish this .

Coupla mistakes but...

Gems don't change color even for time shifters but overall this was an excellent book. And, as always, a nearly flawless marration.

Great story

I found myself getting really into the story and wanting to spend as much time as possible with it but I did not care for how it ended.

Well written, great time travel novel

Would you consider the audio edition of Ruins to be better than the print version?

Never read the print version

Who was your favorite character and why?

Umbo, he's a very real and relatable character.

Which scene was your favorite?

Yahoo scene.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Not really

Any additional comments?

Nope

Too much whining! Painful!

I enjoyed the first book and decided to keep going with the series….it was so painful! I loathed the characters and their constant whining over their insecurities and it never ended, the entire book was worthless characters feeling sorry for themselves.

I loved everything about this book except

I loved everything about this book except Param, she was annoying and stupid through the entire book. She has twisted her mind to think she is good when she is a horrible person. Like when she said she would be fine living as a commoner, bullshit.. she is stuck up and full of her self just like her mother. Rig would be a great leader just not in this world, a much better leader then her at least. Anyway I loved this book.