(The Thomas Covenant series was by Stephen Donaldson by the way) Card definitely has his own style with his work. Whether it's great or not is dependant on the

(The Thomas Covenant series was by Stephen Donaldson by the way) Card definitely has his own style with his work. Whether it's great or not is dependant on the reader - http://one-starreviews.tumblr.com/ http://one-starreviews.tumblr.com/ gives some fantastic examples. If you can, try the Seventh Son series though. easier read than Speaker or Xenocide, and very interesting IMO.