Books like Children of the Mind by Orson Scott Card
On the alien world of Lusitania, the Pequeninos, a colony of humans, and a powerful Hive Queen coexist. Their fragile peace is shattered when the Starways Congress decides to wipe the planet out and launches a fleet of destructive warships. Jane, an evolving computer intelligence capable of manipulating space-time, offers a last line of defense by transporting spacecraft beyond the universe and instantly back to other worlds, thereby bypassing the light-speed limit. However, Jane’s ability consumes all available processing power, and the Congress shuts down the Net, draining her resources. With Jane’s capability dwindling, Ender Wiggin’s children must rise to save her—and consequently the sentient races of Lusitania.
First publish date: 1996
Genre: Science Fiction/Space Opera
Authors: Orson Scott Card
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