New York Times writer Gerald Jonas asserts that the novel's plot summary resembles a ``grade Z, made-for-television, science-fiction rip-off movie'', but says that Card develops the elements well despite this ``unpromising material''. Jonas further praises the development of the character Ender Wiggin: ``Alternately likable and insufferable, he is a convincing little Napoleon in short pants.''
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