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| β | [[Cueball]] observes [[Megan]] walking around at midnight, reading a book that he can't see. Curious, he leaves his apartment to ask her what she is reading. It is revealed as {{w|Orson Scott Card}}'s ''{{w|Xenocide}}'', the third book in the {{w|Ender's Game series}} following ''{{w|Ender's Game}}'' and ''{{w|Speaker for the Dead}}'' (and since followed by several other books) | + | [[Cueball]] observes [[Megan]] walking around at midnight, reading a book that he can't see. Curious, he leaves his apartment to ask her what she is reading. It is revealed as {{w|Orson Scott Card}}'s ''{{w|Xenocide}}'', the third book in the {{w|Ender's Game series}} following ''{{w|Ender's Game}}'' and ''{{w|Speaker for the Dead}}'' (and since followed by several other books). |
| β | ''Xenocide'' is regarded by fans as one of the weakest books in the series, while ''Ender's Game'' and ''Speaker for the Dead'' received extreme positive praise. When he discovers that she likes ''Xenocide'' more than the other two books, he instantly withdraws to his apartment, his opinion of her shattered. So far as Cueball is concerned, ''Xenocide'' is so clearly inferior that he could not be with anyone who 'wrongly' considers it to be the best of the series | + | ''Xenocide'' is regarded by fans as one of the weakest books in the series, while ''Ender's Game'' and ''Speaker for the Dead'' received extreme positive praise. When he discovers that she likes ''Xenocide'' more than the other two books, he instantly withdraws to his apartment, his opinion of her shattered. So far as Cueball is concerned, ''Xenocide'' is so clearly inferior that he could not be with anyone who 'wrongly' considers it to be the best of the series. |
The title text pokes further fun at ''Xenocide'' by saying that there are only seven people in the world who would defend it, a laughably small number. | The title text pokes further fun at ''Xenocide'' by saying that there are only seven people in the world who would defend it, a laughably small number. | ||
