Xenocide
Published in 1991, Xenocide is an epic fantasy and adventure fiction novel by Orson Scott Card. Much of the action takes place in Lusitania (imaginary place), fiction. It features Ender Wiggin, Hive Queen and Valentine Wiggin. Key subjects include space warfare, life on other planets, viruses and Ender Wiggin.
Open Library readers give it an average of 3.8 out of 5 from 97 ratings, and 94 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 38 editions across 3 languages.
It runs to roughly 569 pages — 10–11 hours of reading at an average pace.
About Xenocide
On Lusitania, Ender finds a world where humans and pequeninos and the Hive Queen could all live together. However, Lusitania also harbors the descolada, a virus that kills all humans it infects, but which the pequeninos require in order to become adults. The Starways Congress so fears the effects of the descolada, should it escape from Lusitania, that they have ordered the destruction of the entire planet, and all who live there. With the Fleet on its way, a second xenocide seems inevitable.
Awards & lists
- ✦Hugo Awards 1992 — Best Novel (nominee)
- ✦Locus Awards 1992 — Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee)
Quick answers
Who wrote Xenocide?
Xenocide was written by Orson Scott Card and first published in 1991.
What genre is Xenocide?
It is usually shelved as Epic Fantasy and Adventure.
How long is Xenocide?
The median edition has 569 pages, about 10–11 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to Xenocide?
Readers who like it often enjoy A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings and The Gunslinger.
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