Here is another article by Orson Scott Card. I can't speak to the validity of his statements nor the ones made by Steve Berry, Author of Alexandria link; none-the-less the article itself is very interesting. If political thoughts and statements don't do anything for you, still consider reading. You probably like fiction and his argument is a good one for anyone that ever wonders the affect fiction has on what people think of history. Oh, and when I say politics I really mean in the classical sense, not the "I Hate Clinton," or "I Hate Bush category of politics."

I've not read Mr. Berry's book so I can't speak to how well it is written. I assume it is pulp fiction; which is basically where Orson Scott Card lands as well; basically they are both popular fiction writers of our era. They seem though to have different viewpoints on history. I've provided a little of the article for your review, the rest will be on his site and I've provided that link as well. Click Here to Read More...

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I was doing a search on something and came across a website called The Ornery American. I quickly learned that it is produced by a favorite author of mine, Orson Scott Card; creator of the novel series based on one of his first books, Ender's Game (Link to Amazon). I don't know a great deal about Mr. Card, but I believe he is a devoutly religious man, but one that doesn't believe in forcing his views on others. In fact there is another article, his most recent one, that I will point out in another post that shows basically where his beliefs lie in how he feels others should think about him and the world at large.

This article is actually the Afterward of one of his most recent novels, Empire (Link to Amazon). I've not yet had a chance to read it, but saw it in the bookstore the other day. It's the story of how a 2nd American Civil War gets started and the men in the military caught in the middle. As I said I haven't yet read it, but after reading this article and knowing his personal writing style, I'm more inclined to do so. It should be noted that the book was written at the request of a software publisher looking to create a game franchise.

Again, I have not yet read the book and don't know if it is any good or not. Amazon's Editorial from Publisher's Weekly decries him basically has a hypocrite for writing a book that pits the Red States against the Blue States, making the Red states champions the hero of the book then writing an afterward (what follows below) about how intolerant both sides have become in the political debate. So while I don't know the reason why the messenger sent the message, I like the message. Click Here to Read More...

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