It doesn't have the same EEEE awesome factor that both Ender's Game and Ender's Shadow had. It's still really good though and I like the way it carries the story forward. Saw some of the plot twists coming, or had an idea about them. Be interesting to see where it goes from here, if the series keeps being very political. One of the things missing from this one, I thought, was that social engineering factor, as I mentioned this book is more just straight up politics.