Serpent World and Enderverse

          There are a few similarities between the Enderverse series and the Serpent World series that Orson Scott Card writes. They take place in a future where we inhabit more than one planet where aliens inhabit one of the worlds too.

          The main similarity is that they both take place in the far away future where space travel is done at the near speed of light.  Due to this one can live over 4,000 years if they travel from planet to planet spending only a month or 2 on each one in enderverse which has 100 different planets but in the serpent world series it would take 50 light years to get from Garden (which is the only other habitable planet) to Earth.

          One of the other similarities are that we inhabit more than 1 planet due to the earth’s rapidly growing population to the point that earth doesn't have any more room to be populated.  Then in Enderverse when the people on the new planet were settled it gave them a longer range of planets to branch out on and capture for mankind.  On Garden though the people were not allowed to make advanced weaponry because the main people of earth didn't want the same mistakes they made to happen there with wars.

          A further similarity in Enderverse, there are two alien species called buggers and the other one are called “Piggies” or Pequenos and one half alive alien species called descolada which is a semi- intelligent species.  In the Serpent World series there are two one of them being mice with human brains compacted into a small head.  The other one being face masks which attach themselves to the face of their host if the host isn't strong enough willed will take control over the host but if the host’s will is strong enough then the face mask is controlled by you and heightens your sense of sight, hearing, and smell.

          Most books by the same author generally tend to have the same genre but to me in the end it all comes down to what the author is best at writing and for Orson Scott Card that just happens to be futuristic, sci-fi, and action.

Life Flash

The phone was ringing so I picked it up and it was my friend and he had called to see if I wanted to come over and I said yes not knowing that as soon as I stepped through the door my life as I knew it would never be the same. “I’ll be back I’m going over to a friend’s house” I yelled to my mom. “Okay be back before 9:00” she yelled back. I’m 16 and this is the day that will change my life forever. As I open the door and start to walk towards my friend’s house I am suddenly on the ground with my life flashing before my eyes and this, this is what it looks like.

I’m 5 years old only 3.5 feet tall and at my birthday party I had all my friends invited and we are having a fun time eating cake and just pigging out on the couch playing the new video-game one of them got me. After the party with my older brother holding my hat too high for me to reach me jumping to grab it both of us are smiling and laughing.

At eight I was extremely smart for my age, out-smarting everyone I knew (even the teachers some of the time).  I was also extremely athletic out-running, out-lifting and out-smarting every kid I knew.  I was the king.  There was not anyone who could take me down until one day I got too cocky, too fancy, and too hotheaded and was dethroned by a peasant who in the end became my friend.

At 12 I was a co-king along with my friend who dethroned me when I was 8 we were unstoppable and inseparable until I was betrayed :I had a girlfriend who I liked and she liked me back but I guess I wasn't the only one that she liked. I found out when I walked around the corner into a deserted hallway when I felt betrayed by both of them.

On my 16^th birthday, I wake up to my eyes being covered by a blindfold and my parents saying get out of bed, go downstairs and then go outside.  When I got out side, they took off the blind fold and the first thing I saw was the car of my dreams.

After my life flash, I was in a pool of blood when my heart stops beating my life cut short by the  stray bullet of a drive by shooting.

Word choice and context

Prologue

The rays of light shone down on a chiseled man in his thirties the man sighed and said “These rays of light warm my body, my soul, my very being and fiber.”

When he finished speaking he heard footsteps behind him and someone said “Who are you and what are you doing here in this land shrouded in mystery and secrets?” The man replied by saying “I do not know who I am, where I come from, or how I got here.” Then the man quickly added “And who would you be?” The man behind said “I am Frost, chieftain of the Winter Tribe.” Frost being noble and wise gave this nameless man an opportunity to live in his tribe knowing that he would make a strong and smart warrior and possible chieftain.

The nameless man thought about the opportunity and saw that there were more pros than there were cons so the man gladly accepted. Then he told the chieftain that he would stay until he found out what his name was where he was from and which direction that was. The chieftain agreed and led the man to the tribe’s camp. Where the people of the tribe started to whisper about him and how strange he looked to them in his modern clothes instead of the primitive ones that the tribe wore.

In the chief’s home he is allowed to sleep on the floor where in the morning he thanks Chief Frost and sets out on his Quest for Answers.

Chapter 1

The Maze

After the nameless man woke up he prepared for his journey .The nameless man was heading out all alone so 5 of the tribes warriors decided that they would help this man with his quest. When they left they brought supplies with them. Deciding to travel toward the Wise One who was rumored to know everything,  but first they must pass 2 challenges as a group.

Their first challenge was to navigate a extremely confusing and treacherous maze that no one had completed or made it back alive from. Going in it was blacker than a starless sky but they had come prepared with a torch, a pencil, and paper to remember which way they had come from as well as a million miles of twine.

At first the pathway kept going straight then it forked left right and straight they decided that they would keep going straight. Just as they passed through the walkway the entrance to the tunnel was sealed by a slab of rock when they all stepped on a pressure plate rigged to drop when weight was put on it. Panicking they started to beat on the slab that stopped their return.

Later they continued on. After the panic subsided they ran into yet another trap; this one was concealed by a layer of sand which they stopped on and fell down a slide that was moist and couldn't be climbed back up.

When the nameless man saw that everyone was there he said “From now on we should be more careful where we step and we must be more cautious about everything we do.”

After talking one of the men saw a shaft of light beaming down onto a marble column. When they went to find a possible route out of this trap they noticed that there was writing on the column where the light was shining on it  said "There is no way to get through the maze none of the paths go to the end they all end up here." Seeing this the group starts to wail a moaning sorrow filled sound that reminded the nameless man of a dying animal.

When the group was no longer in despair the next thing to do was take the writing into consideration when one of the warriors said “I got it.” One of the others then said “Got what.” The warrior that burst out said “Maybe this is the end of the maze.” With that they started walking  when they came across a door with writing on it which said "Good job this was just a warm-up the real challenge begins once you step through this door."

Chapter 2

The Climb

When they stepped outside, they were greeted with the sky glistening with stars and once their eyes adjusted they saw the challenge that the writing spoke of: it was a giant-like mountain that rose up seeming to touch the very stars themselves, and on further investigation it seemed to surround the exit. There was only one way to get past: to climb the tremendous mountain.

“It seems that there is no easy way out of this one.” said one of the warriors.

“You got that right.” said another.

“When do any of you want to start the climb?” said the nameless man.

“In the morning.” the warriors said in unison.

After a good night’s rest they headed toward the mountain so they could start the long and treacherous climb up the steep mountain-side .

“We have been climbing for hours and we haven’t found a single spot to camp. I’m starting to wonder if there is even a spot to camp.” said one of the warriors as it was starting to become a dark and stormy night.

“We will stop when we find one but until then we press on.” said the nameless man who was obviously becoming the leader of the group. Just as the sun was sinking they found a spot to camp for the night. In the morning they started to climb again. Just as it was high noon they reached the summit of the mountain where they found a bag full of keys that they took in case they were needed later.

The descent was a nice shallow decline that they just started to run down when the nameless man suddenly sank. Struggling to get back to firm ground he only sunk deeper. Calling for help the rest of the group catches up and hauls him out of the ground. Now they cautiously placed their feet down before they put their full body weight on it.

Safely at the bottom it was starting to get dark when they saw  the house of the Wise One. They had used almost all of their energy sprinting there. But when they knocked nobody answered so they started trying the keys that they found on top of the mountain. None of the keys so far worked and there was only one key left. All the nameless man’s future rode on this one key opening the door. When they tried the last key there was a loud cur chunk and the door opened to find that the Wise One was there the whole time watching the door. As the travelers walked in the Wise One said “What took you so long?”

Once they had sat down the Wise One started to talk while the nameless man was taking in who he was. He found out his name was Dios (pronounced DE-Os). As Dios listened he found out that he came from Mars, and that the strange place he was found on is called Earth; that he had a family and a good job. At the end the Wise One asks Dios if he wants to stay on Earth or go to his family on Mars. Dios is having a war full of turmoil start inside his brain with one side being stay on Earth, and the other side being go to Mars. Finally one side triumphs and Dios decides to stay on Earth.

Epilogue

After returning to the tribe Dios and the warriors had been gone for 2 years. And when they returned Dios told Frost that he would be staying with the tribe for many, many, many years to come. With that Frost smiled and said “Dios I knew you would stay.”

Five years later Dios is the Winter Chief.