Journal Entry 1 by weebly from Hartwell, Northamptonshire United Kingdom on Tuesday, August 21, 2007

Picked up through sf-books.com as I love the author.

Congratulations and welcome to BookCrossing!
Thank you so much for picking up this book. Please make a journal entry here on this page if you haven’t already done so to let me know that this book has found a good home. You may choose to remain anonymous or to join (it is entirely free). If you choose to join, I would love if you could indicate Weebly referred you on your my profile page.

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Journal Entry 2 by weebly from Hartwell, Northamptonshire United Kingdom on Wednesday, November 21, 2007

Another great installment about the people of Harmony. It was good to read about how they settled on earth. 

Journal Entry 3 by weebly at Postal release in RABCK, RABCK -- Controlled Releases on Friday, February 08, 2008

Released 4 yrs ago (2/8/2008 UTC) at Postal release in RABCK, RABCK -- Controlled Releases

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Posting to bookcrosser Miu1983. 

Journal Entry 4 by MiuM from Turku, Varsinais-Suomi Finland on Monday, February 18, 2008

Thank you for the book. I'll read it after the other one. 

Journal Entry 5 by MiuM from Turku, Varsinais-Suomi Finland on Tuesday, February 26, 2008

I read the book already and it was a fascinating one. Although a bit weirder than the previous ones. The different intelligent species seemed farfetched, but then again, why not.. How should I know. 

Journal Entry 6 by MiuM from Turku, Varsinais-Suomi Finland on Monday, March 15, 2010

I'll send the book forward as a bookring, and I hope that the last reader on the list will send it back to me.
The first reader is MeiMeik.

THE BOOK-RING PARTICIPANTS:
1. MeiMeiK (Turku)
2. Hippolein (Helsinki)
3. Nauris (Helsinki)
4. Purina (Kent, UK

-->Last one: send the book back to me (=MiuM). Thank you. 

Journal Entry 7 by MiuM at Turku, Varsinais-Suomi Finland on Monday, April 05, 2010

Released 2 yrs ago (4/6/2010 UTC) at Turku, Varsinais-Suomi Finland

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I'll give the book to MeiMeiK at BC-meeting in restaurant Kerttu. 

Journal Entry 8 by MeiMeiK from Turku, Varsinais-Suomi Finland on Tuesday, April 06, 2010

Thanks MiuM for organizing this bookring! I'll start reading this right away! 

Journal Entry 9 by MeiMeiK from Turku, Varsinais-Suomi Finland on Tuesday, May 18, 2010

I finished reading this book a week ago but I haven't had a proper time to journal about the reading experience and the book.

Somehow I really liked this volume, reading this one went very fluently when I started to read. The plot was very "long", the people left the Harmony, were on the ship and started colonicing the Earth. Add to that some scheming, etchical questions, human relationship, dreams, religions ... phew, what a story! But again Card succeeds with them all. In the last quarter of the book there was one drastic (and violent) twist in the story that I didn't like, but I guess it had to happen that the story would go on and evolve.

Thanks for organizing the bookring MiuM! I've started to read the last volume and it seems to be a bit different. This one goes next to Hippolein! 

Journal Entry 10 by hippolein from Helsinki, Uusimaa Finland on Thursday, May 20, 2010

The ringbook arrived safely in Helsinki today.
Thanks for sending, MeiMeiK!
Will try to read it as soon as possible.
 

Journal Entry 11 by hippolein at Helsinki, Uusimaa Finland on Friday, May 28, 2010

Managed to read the book in between the books for my studies.
Have to tell the story continues nicely, although the arrival on earth seem to be a bit sudden.
The way the things go on earth are very interesting, but I have to confess I didn't like the solution in the last chapter. Hoping the reason for that will be clear in the last book, that I hope the read in the near future.

Now off to check who needs to get it next...
 

Journal Entry 12 by hippolein at Helsinki, Uusimaa Finland on Tuesday, June 01, 2010

Released 1 yr ago (6/1/2010 UTC) at Helsinki, Uusimaa Finland

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First try-out of release on new version of the site.
Hope it works out - controlled release to fellow BC-member at a meetup in the centre of Helsinki at noon 

Journal Entry 13 by Nauris at Helsinki, Uusimaa Finland on Tuesday, June 01, 2010

Thank you Hippolein for the book. I already started reading it on the way home. 

Journal Entry 14 by Nauris at Helsinki, Uusimaa Finland on Saturday, June 12, 2010

This book surprised me. I was pretty fed up with the characters in this saga but still wanted to find out what happens next, how this story ends. This book was more interesting to read because there were so many "new" characters. Some of the children grew up and became more active characters in the story. Of course there were new things and beings on earth. The weird things about the beings were first implausible, later on things got an eplanation but it felt like it came a bit too late, I already had started to think that the things told about these beings were too unbelievable.

I'm interested in what the last part of the saga contains. How does the human civilization evolve on earth, why were they brought there? Are we going to read a great ending to this saga where mind-blowing things are introduced to us or is it the same thing all over again how people keep having power struggles and hatred, and nothing changes within the human kind.

Thanks for organizing this bookring MiuM.

(I've contacted the next person in the ring and will send the book forward as soon as I get the address)  

Journal Entry 15 by Nauris at Helsinki, Uusimaa Finland on Friday, July 02, 2010

Released 1 yr ago (7/2/2010 UTC) at Helsinki, Uusimaa Finland

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I got the address earlier and managed to mail the book (a little late) 23.6.
Happy reading :) 

Journal Entry 16 by Purina at Harrow, Middlesex United Kingdom on Monday, July 05, 2010

The book arrived on Friday, thanks! 

Journal Entry 17 by Purina at Harrow, Middlesex United Kingdom on Monday, July 12, 2010

I enjoyed the book, despite the 'sameness' of all the previous books. Elemak tries to seize power and kill Nafai, he fails. This has happened in every book so far, and I for one am getting tired of it.
But the rest of the book was interesting, the kids growing up and relationship between angels and diggers. The way humans started meddling with the 'natives' as soon as they arrived is sad and true. They never even seemed to consider the option of leaving them alone.
Tiny complaint: 40 million years, and the angels never tought of planting crops themselves? Not very beleivable, they were quite intellegent species after all.
Looking forward to reading the last part now, hope it won't be as predictable.