This is another Ender book. This isn't as good as the quality of Ender's Game or Ender's Shadow- it's more on the level of Ender in Exile. But, the story is developed so much more throughout the other books that they're worth reading, even if they aren't as good. To make myself more interested because I hate abandonig books, I'm writing about the best thing in this novel so far.
So, what is the best thing? In my opinion, it is defintiely the relationship between 17-year-old Victor and his 9-year-old apprentice, Mono. They both live on the ship El Cavador, and are a family of asteroid miners. Victor develops and improves upon tools in use for mining, and does mechanical repairs. He is very skilled, and keeps Mono's interest in what he is doing well. He is also a kind teacher, but still knows how to instruct well, despite his young age. This is shown by a quote that comes from a conversation between Victor and Mono on page 28, which says, "Mono was on an emotional high. 'You'd be rich on Earth, Vico. Stinking rich. All these ideas of yours. They'd pay you a million credits.' 'I'm seventeen, Mono. I'd be lucky to get an assembly-line job.... Besides, you and I did this together. The stabilizer was both of us.'" This exemplifies their close family relationship and the skill of both of them by mentioning the last job they worked on together and both of their faith in the skill of the other.
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