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Lost Songs: The Short Fiction of Orson Scott Card, Vol. 5
This final volume of Orson Scott Card's five-volume anthology of short works features the "hidden stories," including his first published piece, some tales about Mormon family life and other stylistic departures, and several stories that were later developed into acclaimed novels such as Ender's Game, Songmaster, Invasive Procedures, and the Tales of Alvin Maker series. Watch Card craft a paranoid thriller, a spoof of "serious" contemporary literature, an epic narrative poem, and much more. Card includes background commentaries for each story in his afterwords. Stories include: Ender's Game; Mikal's Songbird; Prentice Alvin and the No-Good Plow; Malpractice; Follower; Hitching; Damn Fine Novel; Billy's Box; The Best Family Home Evening Ever; Bicicleta; I Think Mom and Dad Are Going Crazy, Jerry; and Gert Fram.
8 pages, Audiobook
First published January 1, 1990
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About the author
Orson Scott Card
892 books20.7k followersOrson Scott Card is an American writer known best for his science fiction works. He is (as of 2023) the only person to have won a Hugo Award and a Nebula Award in consecutive years, winning both awards for his novel Ender's Game (1985) and its sequel Speaker for the Dead (1986). A feature film adaptation of Ender's Game, which Card co-produced, was released in 2013. Card also wrote the Locus Fantasy Award-winning series The Tales of Alvin Maker (1987–2003).
Card's fiction often features characters with exceptional gifts who make difficult choices with high stakes. Card has also written political, religious, and social commentary in his columns and other writing; his opposition to homosexuality has provoked public criticism.
Card, who is a great-great-grandson of Brigham Young, was born in Richland, Washington, and grew up in Utah and California. While he was a student at Brigham Young University (BYU), his plays were performed on stage. He served in Brazil as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and headed a community theater for two summers. Card had 27 short stories published between 1978 and 1979, and he won the John W. Campbell Award for best new writer in 1978. He earned a master's degree in English from the University of Utah in 1981 and wrote novels in science fiction, fantasy, non-fiction, and historical fiction genres starting in 1979. Card continued to write prolifically, and he has published over 50 novels and 45 short stories.
Card teaches English at Southern Virginia University; he has written two books on creative writing and serves as a judge in the Writers of the Future contest. He has taught many successful writers at his "literary boot camps". He remains a practicing member of the LDS Church and Mormon fiction writers Stephenie Meyer, Brandon Sanderson, and Dave Wolverton have cited his works as a major influence.
Card's fiction often features characters with exceptional gifts who make difficult choices with high stakes. Card has also written political, religious, and social commentary in his columns and other writing; his opposition to homosexuality has provoked public criticism.
Card, who is a great-great-grandson of Brigham Young, was born in Richland, Washington, and grew up in Utah and California. While he was a student at Brigham Young University (BYU), his plays were performed on stage. He served in Brazil as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and headed a community theater for two summers. Card had 27 short stories published between 1978 and 1979, and he won the John W. Campbell Award for best new writer in 1978. He earned a master's degree in English from the University of Utah in 1981 and wrote novels in science fiction, fantasy, non-fiction, and historical fiction genres starting in 1979. Card continued to write prolifically, and he has published over 50 novels and 45 short stories.
Card teaches English at Southern Virginia University; he has written two books on creative writing and serves as a judge in the Writers of the Future contest. He has taught many successful writers at his "literary boot camps". He remains a practicing member of the LDS Church and Mormon fiction writers Stephenie Meyer, Brandon Sanderson, and Dave Wolverton have cited his works as a major influence.
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November 22, 2014
Again, Card is reading the foreword & afterword. He does a great job & has a lot to say. Almost as entertaining as the stories themselves, full of how the stories came to be written &, in some cases, expanded.
Ender's Game was the first short story. I listened to the novel not long ago & am again impressed by this version. I'm not sure I could say which I prefer. He makes his point for the reasoning behind the child soldier & his ruination far better in this version, I think. The theme isn't hidden behind anything else.
Card got the idea for Speaker for the Dead & liked it, but the novel just wasn't coming together properly until he got the idea to make Ender the main character. After all, who could possibly know more about death? The short story needed to be rewritten & expanded to make 'Speaker' work, so he did. After "The enemy's gate is down.", the first sentence, everything else was a complete rewrite, apparently. He said salvaging sentences doesn't work.
Prentice Alvin arose from the poem presented here. It was pretty good. Like Card, I found the accent & rhythm catchy & fun. It reminded me of some of the Pecos Bill & other tales. I've read this before & think having it read to me was far better.
Most of the rest were Mormon tales. These are short stories he wrote for kids or YA Mormon magazines & were supposed to make a moral point or show an aspect of proper living. They weren't bad & I agreed with the points made, but they were kind of sappy.
There were a couple of other very short stories tossed in that hadn't fit into the rest of the collection. Not reading them wouldn't have been much of a loss. Because of them & the Mormon tales, I almost gave this 3 stars, but the afterword made sense of why they were included. It really was as entertaining & interesting as any of the stories.
He's a really smart guy which makes his belief in his religion odd. In one story, the parents were reading the Old Testament to each other, so I googled it quickly & apparently Mormons do believe in 'The Bible', although I didn't see anything about a version. (I'm not sure how much or where they vary anyway, so didn't pursue it.) I find his belief at odds with the discernment he shows in interpreting other writing & displays in his own. He mentions a 'loving' god fairly often, something I've never found in the Old Testament. Must be early indoctrination & his current society, since there's certainly no logical reason.
Anyway, this was the 5th & last of his collected short stories & I've listened to all of them. It was well worth it & I highly recommend this format for them. His work does read well, but is even better listened to. All the readers were good & he reads parts himself - always the foreword & afterword. He has a good voice for it. Any authors would be well served to listen to these, too.
Ender's Game was the first short story. I listened to the novel not long ago & am again impressed by this version. I'm not sure I could say which I prefer. He makes his point for the reasoning behind the child soldier & his ruination far better in this version, I think. The theme isn't hidden behind anything else.
Card got the idea for Speaker for the Dead & liked it, but the novel just wasn't coming together properly until he got the idea to make Ender the main character. After all, who could possibly know more about death? The short story needed to be rewritten & expanded to make 'Speaker' work, so he did. After "The enemy's gate is down.", the first sentence, everything else was a complete rewrite, apparently. He said salvaging sentences doesn't work.
Prentice Alvin arose from the poem presented here. It was pretty good. Like Card, I found the accent & rhythm catchy & fun. It reminded me of some of the Pecos Bill & other tales. I've read this before & think having it read to me was far better.
Most of the rest were Mormon tales. These are short stories he wrote for kids or YA Mormon magazines & were supposed to make a moral point or show an aspect of proper living. They weren't bad & I agreed with the points made, but they were kind of sappy.
There were a couple of other very short stories tossed in that hadn't fit into the rest of the collection. Not reading them wouldn't have been much of a loss. Because of them & the Mormon tales, I almost gave this 3 stars, but the afterword made sense of why they were included. It really was as entertaining & interesting as any of the stories.
He's a really smart guy which makes his belief in his religion odd. In one story, the parents were reading the Old Testament to each other, so I googled it quickly & apparently Mormons do believe in 'The Bible', although I didn't see anything about a version. (I'm not sure how much or where they vary anyway, so didn't pursue it.) I find his belief at odds with the discernment he shows in interpreting other writing & displays in his own. He mentions a 'loving' god fairly often, something I've never found in the Old Testament. Must be early indoctrination & his current society, since there's certainly no logical reason.
Anyway, this was the 5th & last of his collected short stories & I've listened to all of them. It was well worth it & I highly recommend this format for them. His work does read well, but is even better listened to. All the readers were good & he reads parts himself - always the foreword & afterword. He has a good voice for it. Any authors would be well served to listen to these, too.
June 10, 2021
Este es mi primer acercamiento a Orson Scott Card y creo que no podría haber sido más perfecto que con el relato de El juego de Ender, me impactó como pocos relatos con esa recta final y me ha dejado con MUCHÍSIMAS ganas de leer la saga.
Si no he puesto cinco estrellas a este libro es porque el segundo y tercer relato no me han llenado como el primero, de hecho el segundo me dejó un tanto fría... y ya mencionando el tercero si bien no me ha fascinado me ha resultado interesante. Pero os aseguro que tan solo por el relato de Ender merece muchísimo la pena leerse este libro o cualquiera que contenga dicho relato.
Enamorada me ha dejado.
Si no he puesto cinco estrellas a este libro es porque el segundo y tercer relato no me han llenado como el primero, de hecho el segundo me dejó un tanto fría... y ya mencionando el tercero si bien no me ha fascinado me ha resultado interesante. Pero os aseguro que tan solo por el relato de Ender merece muchísimo la pena leerse este libro o cualquiera que contenga dicho relato.
Enamorada me ha dejado.
January 3, 2025
El primer libro que leo de este autor. Card reconoce que esta compilación de relatos no fue concebida a propósito, sino que fue el resultado de reunir relatos de diversos géneros y épocas que quedaron desperdigados a lo largo de su carrera. Obviamente, el resultado es un volumen desequilibrado, donde algunos relatos-El Juego de Ender y El pájaro cantor de Mikal, por ejemplo-destacan mucho y otros resultan insulsos. El volumen, sin embargo, es una buena manera de introducirse al universo del escritor. Sus relatos de ciencia ficción tienen la típica tinta de los años 70 y 80, y me recordaron un poco a Asimov. Luego tiene otros, como "Autoestopista", que me parecieron excelentes siendo de otros géneros. Por último, están los relatos inspirados en la religión mormona del autor. No tengo nada en contra de esa fe, simplemente sucede que me recordaron a los cuentos infantiles que me daban a leer en las clases de catecismo de la escuela. Obviamente no están a la altura de los otros que he mencionado. Pero en conjunto, un volumen sencillo de leer y útil para empezar a conocer a Scott Card.
October 16, 2018
Un pequeño librillo que compré saldado de una colección que dieron con un periódico.
Supuso mi primera toma de contacto con Card... y vaya toma de contacto. Apenas son 3 relatos, pero "El juego de Ender" por si solo ya vale el recopilatorio.
Los otros dos relatos son igualmente muy buenas muestras del talento de Card con los relatos cortos.
Supuso mi primera toma de contacto con Card... y vaya toma de contacto. Apenas son 3 relatos, pero "El juego de Ender" por si solo ya vale el recopilatorio.
Los otros dos relatos son igualmente muy buenas muestras del talento de Card con los relatos cortos.
March 28, 2015
Excelente libro. Consta de tres cuentos: "El juego de Ender", "El aprendiz Alvin y el arado inservible" y "Negligencia". Puedo hablar solamente del primero y el último, El aprendiz.. no lo entendí del todo, pero calculo que como está escrito en verso, parte de su virtud se habrá perdido en la traducción, es probable que la forma y la rima hayan sido protagonistas y no tanto el sentido de la trama, que parece por momentos una fábula y luego solo parte de un cantar de gesta..
El juego de Ender es fenomenal, el final no me lo esperaba para nada. Son horripilantes la mayoría de las comparaciones con los niños del mundo exterior, los que en verdad jugaban y no trabajaban jugando.
Negligencia es comiquísimo. Está escrito en forma de diario personal con un humor que oculta una desesperación creciente. Siempre admiro a aquellos que se toman las desgracias con buen humor, pero este caso ya sería el extremo. Las últimas entradas son escalofriantes.
El juego de Ender es fenomenal, el final no me lo esperaba para nada. Son horripilantes la mayoría de las comparaciones con los niños del mundo exterior, los que en verdad jugaban y no trabajaban jugando.
Negligencia es comiquísimo. Está escrito en forma de diario personal con un humor que oculta una desesperación creciente. Siempre admiro a aquellos que se toman las desgracias con buen humor, pero este caso ya sería el extremo. Las últimas entradas son escalofriantes.
April 2, 2020
Tres cuentos de Card, y dos de ellos son los que dieron lugar a las sagas de Ender y de Alvin Maker.
Interesantes, pero como ya había leído esas dos sagas (que me cosecharon 5 estrellas a saco) pues tampoco me emocionaron.
Interesantes, pero como ya había leído esas dos sagas (que me cosecharon 5 estrellas a saco) pues tampoco me emocionaron.
January 7, 2020
It seems unfair to rate this, as Card seems to acknowledge in the foreword that we're scraping the bottom of the barrel with this last volume. He includes stories that he doesn't think are great but that show his progression as a writer (with the reason being to encourage new writers that they could do better). That said, there's enough here to be a worthwhile read if you're already a fan.
A few of these are short stories that he later went back and turned into novels. The first was Ender's Game. It was interesting to see the differences from each version and then hear him explain why the changes were needed in the afterward.
The other big chunk of stories in this collection is what Card calls "Mormon fiction." I enjoyed these more than I thought I would. These were basically "moral stories" with a little added LDS lingo. It's so hard to write stories that have a moral message without them feeling preachy, but Card straddles the line perfectly. One of the stories (Gert Fram), actually had me tearing up.
All said, I'm sorry to be done with this series.
Stories:
Ender's Game
The basis for the book. I recommend skipping this version and reading the book.
Mikal's Songbird
An odd story about a boy who's the singer (or plaything) of a galactic emperor who may have been programmed to assassinate said emperor. This was also turned into a novel... which I will pass on.
Prentice Alvin and the No-Good Plow
A poem. Turned into a whole series.
Malpractice
Meh...
Follower
It was fine. A bit predictable, but worth the read.
Hitching
Mormon. An interesting take on hitchhiking violence.
Damn Fine Novel
Meh. An esoteric take on writing the Great American Novel.
Billy's Box
The Best Family Home Evening Ever
Mormon. A good story about parents giving their kids responsibility.
Bicicleta
Mormon. Based on Card's experience as an LDS missionary in Brazil.
I Think Mom and Dad Are Going Crazy
Mormon.
Jerry
Gert Fram
Mormon. A sweet story about a clumsy girl and her family.
A few of these are short stories that he later went back and turned into novels. The first was Ender's Game. It was interesting to see the differences from each version and then hear him explain why the changes were needed in the afterward.
The other big chunk of stories in this collection is what Card calls "Mormon fiction." I enjoyed these more than I thought I would. These were basically "moral stories" with a little added LDS lingo. It's so hard to write stories that have a moral message without them feeling preachy, but Card straddles the line perfectly. One of the stories (Gert Fram), actually had me tearing up.
All said, I'm sorry to be done with this series.
Stories:
Ender's Game
The basis for the book. I recommend skipping this version and reading the book.
Mikal's Songbird
An odd story about a boy who's the singer (or plaything) of a galactic emperor who may have been programmed to assassinate said emperor. This was also turned into a novel... which I will pass on.
Prentice Alvin and the No-Good Plow
A poem. Turned into a whole series.
Malpractice
Meh...
Follower
It was fine. A bit predictable, but worth the read.
Hitching
Mormon. An interesting take on hitchhiking violence.
Damn Fine Novel
Meh. An esoteric take on writing the Great American Novel.
Billy's Box
The Best Family Home Evening Ever
Mormon. A good story about parents giving their kids responsibility.
Bicicleta
Mormon. Based on Card's experience as an LDS missionary in Brazil.
I Think Mom and Dad Are Going Crazy
Mormon.
Jerry
Gert Fram
Mormon. A sweet story about a clumsy girl and her family.
January 4, 2021
"Lost Songs" by Orson Scott Card is a collection of short stories, many of which were made into full-length novels later. I am thankful that the author gives commentary at the end about why the changes were made.
Ender's Game: I love Ender's Game because of its intensity and the idea of how much pressure children can endure if forced to. Of course, the kicker at the end is when Ender is told that the game is real and that he has destroyed a real homeworld.
Mikal's Songbird: I wasn't sure how this was going to end. A delightful premise.
Prentice Alvin and the No-Good Plow: I do often enjoy poetry, but this poem I did. Although the author wasn't sure about the ending, I thought it was fine. Let the imagination wander.
Malpractice: Do not let anyone who is paranoid and gets surgery read this story. It will be the end of them.
Follower:
Hitching:
Damn Fine Novel: That's right, your goal is to write the best novel so that you never have to write another novel. But don't you love to write?
Billy's Box:
The Best Family Home Evening Ever: I liked this family lesson. I wished I yelled a lot less as well. I'm glad I own this story so I can listen to it again.
Bicicleta:
I Think Mom and Dad Are Going Crazy: I use the same technique the parents to explain why I use Uber instead of having a car. You add up car payments, insurance, gas, maintenance, and repairs as total expenditures for a year, divide it by twelve to get the true monthly cost for owning a car. I don't work, so I don't need a ride every day. I tell them how much Uber costs and how many I use a month. I ask them if that would be less than what it would cost to own a car. After going through all that they don't ask me again.
Jerry:
Gert Fram: This was a touching story. I was surprised the girl was teenage, but it doesn't matter. I loved the ending. Keep writing Gert Fram.
Ender's Game: I love Ender's Game because of its intensity and the idea of how much pressure children can endure if forced to. Of course, the kicker at the end is when Ender is told that the game is real and that he has destroyed a real homeworld.
Mikal's Songbird: I wasn't sure how this was going to end. A delightful premise.
Prentice Alvin and the No-Good Plow: I do often enjoy poetry, but this poem I did. Although the author wasn't sure about the ending, I thought it was fine. Let the imagination wander.
Malpractice: Do not let anyone who is paranoid and gets surgery read this story. It will be the end of them.
Follower:
Hitching:
Damn Fine Novel: That's right, your goal is to write the best novel so that you never have to write another novel. But don't you love to write?
Billy's Box:
The Best Family Home Evening Ever: I liked this family lesson. I wished I yelled a lot less as well. I'm glad I own this story so I can listen to it again.
Bicicleta:
I Think Mom and Dad Are Going Crazy: I use the same technique the parents to explain why I use Uber instead of having a car. You add up car payments, insurance, gas, maintenance, and repairs as total expenditures for a year, divide it by twelve to get the true monthly cost for owning a car. I don't work, so I don't need a ride every day. I tell them how much Uber costs and how many I use a month. I ask them if that would be less than what it would cost to own a car. After going through all that they don't ask me again.
Jerry:
Gert Fram: This was a touching story. I was surprised the girl was teenage, but it doesn't matter. I loved the ending. Keep writing Gert Fram.
February 21, 2022
Creo que para disfrutar de este libro al 100%, uno debe ser fanático de Orson Scott Card, ya que hay varios cuentos muy ligados a temas mormones, que terminan siendo aburridos si uno no entiende el contexto.
A la vez, hay dos cosas que me llamaron mucho la atención (y por lo cual le pongo 3 estrellas al libro, y no 2). Primero, podemos leer los cuentos que dieron inicio a dos grandes novelas del autor, que son El Juego se Ender, y El Maestro Cantor. Y segundo, hay un extenso artículo donde el propio autor explica como fue ese proceso de transformación.
Resumiendo, creo que es un libro interesante por estos puntos q destaco, pero no mucho más.
A la vez, hay dos cosas que me llamaron mucho la atención (y por lo cual le pongo 3 estrellas al libro, y no 2). Primero, podemos leer los cuentos que dieron inicio a dos grandes novelas del autor, que son El Juego se Ender, y El Maestro Cantor. Y segundo, hay un extenso artículo donde el propio autor explica como fue ese proceso de transformación.
Resumiendo, creo que es un libro interesante por estos puntos q destaco, pero no mucho más.
February 28, 2019
Le doy dos estrellas a una recopilación de cuentos en la que viene ¡El Juego de Ender!
La verdad es que ha sido curioso leer el cuento original de la novela, que como cuento es correcto.
Ahora, los otros dos cuentos son un poema traducido sin sentido ni final y un cuento más fantástico por lo ilógico de los comportamientos de los personajes que por la historia en sí. Muy muy flojitos.
La verdad es que ha sido curioso leer el cuento original de la novela, que como cuento es correcto.
Ahora, los otros dos cuentos son un poema traducido sin sentido ni final y un cuento más fantástico por lo ilógico de los comportamientos de los personajes que por la historia en sí. Muy muy flojitos.
February 3, 2022
Es un 2.5, y si entrecierro los ojos tal vez un 3. Lo que pasa con este escritor es que hace cuentos condenadamente buenos o estúpidamente malos, no conoce un punto medio. Sí bien recomendaría leer algunas de las obras que se basan en sus mejores cuentos, definitivamente no recomendaría esta compilación
July 17, 2020
Parece como si hubiesen puesto todas las obras menores en el último volumen de la colección.
Exceptuando el cuento del Juego de Ender, el resto bastante flojo y tal cual se publicó. Le faltaría alguna que otra revisión.
Exceptuando el cuento del Juego de Ender, el resto bastante flojo y tal cual se publicó. Le faltaría alguna que otra revisión.
March 8, 2021
Amazing!
January 1, 2025
Some feel good stories here
February 23, 2017
Y con esto se acaba la recopilación en 5 tomos de la narrativa breve de Scott Card. Este posiblemente sea el tomo menos interesante a nivel narrativo: los relatos y el poema a partir de los cuales surgieron sus sagas de novelas más famosas y algunos relatos mormones que no podía incluir en ningún otro sitio. Por otro lado, es interesante ver a través de las apostillas el modo en que adaptó estos relatos en algo más grande, así como algunos detalles sobre su vida como escritor.
Scott Card puede que no sea mi escritor favorito, ni la mejor persona, pero me parece un escritor inteligente cuyas obras merecen la pena.
Scott Card puede que no sea mi escritor favorito, ni la mejor persona, pero me parece un escritor inteligente cuyas obras merecen la pena.
November 7, 2010
Buscando por mi biblioteca encontré el otro día este librito y me decidí a leerlo por reencontrarme con el bueno de Card. Está claro que ni es el mejor escritor, ni el que desarrolla las mejores ideas, ni el que tiene más imaginación, ni sus personajes son los más interesantes (aunque éste último es su mayor fuerte). Pero también hay que admitir que en los ochenta marcó a toda una generación con su novela 'El juego de Ender'. De igual modo, Ediciones B y su colección NOVA, que empezaron su colección con Card, han marcado un antes y un después en la ciencia ficción española, convirtiéndose en el ejemplo a seguir durante bastantes años (con permiso de Minotauro, Ultramar, Acervo y Martínez Roca).
Este libro, 'Los cuentos ocultos', no llegó a venderse al público, formaba parte de una serie de libros que regalaban con cierto periódico, aunque yo lo conseguí como regalo en una librería. Si a alguien le interesan los tres cuentos incluidos en él, puede encontrarlos en 'Mapas en un espejo', un recopilación de los cuentos más significativos de Card.
Estos son los tres relatos:
- EL JUEGO DE ENDER (****). Este cuento fue el germen de lo que posteriormente Card convertiría en novela. En él se narra cómo Ender es entrenado mediante una serie de juegos tácticos para la guerra real, sometiéndole a constantes cambios en las reglas del juego.
- EL APRENDIZ ALVIN Y EL ARADO INSERVIBLE (*). Intrascendente cuento en forma de verso en el que se nos cuenta cómo Alvin construyó su arado. Para conocer a Alvin Maker es mejor acudir a su serie de novelas, sobre todo a las dos primeras, 'El séptimo hijo' y 'El Profeta Rojo', absolutas obras maestras, donde se nos muestran unos Estados Unidos alternativos en el siglo XIX en los que la magia aún existe.
- NEGLIGENCIA (***). El protagonista de este cuento intenta averiguar quién le ha realizado un transplante. Pero, ¿se le ha transplantado un corazón al hombre, o el hombre ha sido transplantado al corazón?
Este libro, 'Los cuentos ocultos', no llegó a venderse al público, formaba parte de una serie de libros que regalaban con cierto periódico, aunque yo lo conseguí como regalo en una librería. Si a alguien le interesan los tres cuentos incluidos en él, puede encontrarlos en 'Mapas en un espejo', un recopilación de los cuentos más significativos de Card.
Estos son los tres relatos:
- EL JUEGO DE ENDER (****). Este cuento fue el germen de lo que posteriormente Card convertiría en novela. En él se narra cómo Ender es entrenado mediante una serie de juegos tácticos para la guerra real, sometiéndole a constantes cambios en las reglas del juego.
- EL APRENDIZ ALVIN Y EL ARADO INSERVIBLE (*). Intrascendente cuento en forma de verso en el que se nos cuenta cómo Alvin construyó su arado. Para conocer a Alvin Maker es mejor acudir a su serie de novelas, sobre todo a las dos primeras, 'El séptimo hijo' y 'El Profeta Rojo', absolutas obras maestras, donde se nos muestran unos Estados Unidos alternativos en el siglo XIX en los que la magia aún existe.
- NEGLIGENCIA (***). El protagonista de este cuento intenta averiguar quién le ha realizado un transplante. Pero, ¿se le ha transplantado un corazón al hombre, o el hombre ha sido transplantado al corazón?
February 29, 2020
4.5
Esta recopilación de textos es su historia como escritor, no podemos juzgar cuentos que hasta él no cree que sean tan buenos; pero, personalmente, yendo y viniendo entre los relatos y la apostilla, me pareció una lectura súper entretenida y diferente a lo que estoy acostumbrada.. es en este tipo de libros cortos e impredecibles en los que redescubro lo divertido de leer
(Y no quiero dejar de lado que "El Juego de Ender" y "El pájaro cantor de Mikal" son impresionantes!! Definitivamente me gustaría leer las novelas que surgieron de estos cuentos)
Esta recopilación de textos es su historia como escritor, no podemos juzgar cuentos que hasta él no cree que sean tan buenos; pero, personalmente, yendo y viniendo entre los relatos y la apostilla, me pareció una lectura súper entretenida y diferente a lo que estoy acostumbrada.. es en este tipo de libros cortos e impredecibles en los que redescubro lo divertido de leer
(Y no quiero dejar de lado que "El Juego de Ender" y "El pájaro cantor de Mikal" son impresionantes!! Definitivamente me gustaría leer las novelas que surgieron de estos cuentos)
October 30, 2023
Esta antología contiene un par de cuentos fantásticos famosos de Orson; uno de ellos es el Juego de Ender, recientemente hecho película. Estas son las versiones originales, cuentos largos, y no las novelas que les sucedieron. El mismo Scott, en unas apostillas bastante buenas, explica el proceso, o más bien circunstancias, que lo llevaron a crear las novelas basándose en los cuentos. Los demás cuentos fueron publicados en revistas mormonas y están más relacionados a la vida que a la fantasía o la ciencia ficción. Recomendado.
March 31, 2012
Le doy un 4 sólo por los dos primeros cuentos (El Juego de Ender y El Pájaro Cantor de Mikal), que me resultaron conmovedores y muy interesantes, y además me dejaron con ganas de leer la novelización.
El resto de los cuentos me resultaron entre simpáticos y aburridos, nada del otro mundo.
El resto de los cuentos me resultaron entre simpáticos y aburridos, nada del otro mundo.
May 2, 2016
Lo ultimo de una coleccion que se gana los meritos y eleva a Scott Card en un escritor modelico. Por cada diferencia, por cada toque y por cada cuento que te deja sin aliento esperando un desarrollo mas profundo que permita la evolucion de cada extraordinaria historia.
December 9, 2015
Decent collection of mostly good short stories. I didn't completely enjoy them all, but the ones I didn't enjoy as much were offset by the others.
August 9, 2011
Good, but his early work, so he's become much better since then!
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