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Rigg is well trained at keeping secrets. Only his father knows the truth about Rigg’s strange talent for seeing the paths of people’s pasts. But when his father dies, Rigg is stunned to learn just how many secrets Father had kept from him - secrets about Rigg’s own past, his identity, and his destiny. And when Rigg discovers that he has the power not only to see the past, but also to change it, his future suddenly becomes anything but certain.

Rigg’s birthright sets him on a path that leaves him caught between two factions, one that wants him crowned and one that wants him dead. He will be forced to question everything he thinks he knows, choose who to trust, and push the limits of his talent... or forfeit control of his destiny.

©2010 Orson Scott Card (P)2010 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

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"The implications of the boys' power to manipulate the past unfold cleverly…, feeding into the Machiavellian political intrigue for a pulse-pounding climax….Card's many fans will be thrilled by this return to his literary roots.” ( Kirkus)

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Couldn't make it past Chapter 5

What disappointed you about Pathfinder?

A childs style story, just plain silly. No complexity, almost like a Mother Goose story for young teens.

Has Pathfinder turned you off from other books in this genre?

No

How could the performance have been better?

The preformance was probably fine the story line and character's were just so lame I could't get past it.

If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from Pathfinder?

All of them.

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Gripping

I loved this book. The double plot line is skillfully interweaved and the inventiveness of the story line is refreshing. I don't want to comment anymore for fear of giving anything away. There was a slight unevenness in the pace in the beginning but it picked up quickly and then it was easy to get swept along with the story. The narration was excellent overall. The narrator for the character of Loaf was grating to me, and sounded over acted but it was a very small part of the book. I can't wait to listen to book 2

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great

a few differences in voice in the same charachters from time to time but nothing hard to keep track of.

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i am sick of time travel

if you like time travel then you will like this book. he is an excellent writer, I have just become sickening tired of time travel stories.

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Suspense & but empty and confusing

I came away disappointed and scratching my head. The story didn't make sense and ended poorly. The only thing I liked about the book was the main characters. The plot was stupid. It wasn't for me. I enjoyed the parts about the special abilities the main characters had but the story seemed incomplete which is part of why it left me frustrated. I will not listen to any more books in this series.

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Hard to beat Ender's Game, but still pretty good

Orson Scott Card has a ridiculous imagination. If you like science fiction this is a good one. I'm looking forward to reading the rest of the books in the series.

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It's a start.

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I only had one real problem with this book. Once the characters develop their time travel abilities into a useful skill, being pursued by enemies is no longer a tension builder. At any given time the group could just go back in time a day or two, rest up and move on before they catch up with themselves. I had to force myself to ignore what was possible and tell myself that the characters just didn't think about it.

That said the constant argument and discussion of time paradoxes slowed the story and were confusing.

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interesting book

it was fun to listen to the characters in this story figure themselves out and their journey. also, it was entertaining to, as a reader, try to tie all of the story lines together and figure out mysteries ahead of the characters.

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Outstanding!

This was a great book. It was really neat how OSC tied in time travel with 2 different storylines in the same book. The future tied in with the past and how time travel and the power to change how fast and slow time can process was tied brilliantly together. I hope the second and third book will keep my mind intrigued and thinking from start to finish.

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Classic Card and excellent narrators!!!

Classic Orson Scott Card. In depth character development. Creates a whole new world and manipulates science principles to enhance the story. It's adds to the mind of people of today and plants seeds of possibilities for the future.
Narrators are excellent and enhance the story tremendously. Worth a listen!!!

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