The dude who wrote this book also wrote:http://www.ornery.org/essays/warwatch/2004-02-15-1.htmlWhich are pretty sucky things to say about gay people, as discussed here:http://www.salon.com/2013/05/07/sci_fi_icon_orson_scott_card_hates_fan_fiction_the_homosexual_agenda_partner/And it turns out that the suck in his views is pretty much inextricable from the book, once you're looking for it, even though it's really pretty good.So, y'know.That.and for the fuckwit who flagged the original version of this review? fuck you. fuck you in the face. you, friend, are a complete and utter asshole.