High above the planet Harmony, the Oversoul watches. Its task, programmed so many millennia ago, is to guard the human settlement on this planet, to protect this fragile remnant of Earth from all threats. To protect them, most of all, from themselves.
The Oversoul has done its job well. There is no war on Harmony. There are no weapons of mass destruction. There is no technology that could lead to weapons of war. By control of the data banks, and subtle interference in the very thoughts of the people, the artificial intelligence has fulfilled its mission.
But now there is a problem. In orbit, the Oversoul realizes that it has lost access to some of its memory banks, and some of its power systems are failing. And on the planet, men are beginning to think about power, wealth, and conquest.
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"Card is probably the biggest influence on me in SF because I'm a big fan of the Ender series... but that doesn't mean I love everything about all of his work. The Memory of Earth, for example, is a great read... but may require a little patience, as it is just ramping up to a bigger overall story. Very much worth looking into I'd say, giving it a shot, and then decide if you want to continue with the series - I myself went on to the 2nd book but got sidetracked somewhere and will have to pick it up again sometime. Don't expect a lot of tech in this story - Card seems to be doing a sort of futuristic retelling of Mormon history(he's a mormon himself) and part of that seems to be relating technology to celestial power."
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Yosh (4 out of 5 stars)