This is a fascinating story but the primary cords of the plot line feel really unwieldy to me. This was only Card's second book and I could only dream of being as successful with a 2nd, 3rd, or even 4th work. Still, I would recommend the Ender Quintet for any sci-fi curious before coming to this one.

I have to admit, Orson Scott Card is my favorite Science Fiction writer. So please take the review understanding I may be a drop biased. That said, I stumbled on this book a year ago in a second hand book shop in Oakland, California. I had never heard of it, but being a big fan, I picked it up.

I learned that this was the second book he had published. You can see some of this, especially in his early chapters. You seem to be placed in the middle of the environment without any context. But context was soon developed to clarify the prose.

As in all great Science Fiction, it is not about the Science Fiction, it is about the commentary on contemporary society. And this thought runs throughout the entire book. I think I have understood some of what he is saying; while it will take some days of thought before other points become clear. To me, that is great literature. Any book that can make you think is one that should be read.

Although I would not put this on the top of Orson Scott Card's books that must be read, I would definitely recommend this to anyone who enjoys his writing and/or Science Fiction.

This usually gets overshadowed by the Ender series and the Alvin Maker series. This is excellent sci-fi with one of the most bizarre heros ever. A radical regenerative. You'll know what it means soon enough.
The last line stuck with me a long time. Read it!

Kinda weird book. Like a Deadpool or Wolverine comic but done with a sober and sombre tone. Twas a stretch to ‘relate’ to the character—there was nothing human left to tell of such an invincible person. It wasn’t credible that such fictionalized beings could harbor the selfsame human traits as flesh & blood people. But it was still interesting enough. Card kinda plods along, and it feels like he enjoys hearing his own writing a lil too much but, there’s enough to wonder about.

It's been years since I last read this, but I remember it very fondly. While it has some flaws, it is a really fun adventure story of a young man discovering himself & his world. And what a world! It's a very cool concept that Card has come up with. Part of the fun of the book is discovering this, so I won't say more in my review, except that it is a really interesting look at fanaticism & the evolution of societies.

There is a lot of adventure & it is almost a fantasy, yet always shelved as SF.

Also reviewed as an audio book here:
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Card says he writes his books to be read out loud & it works. As much as I liked this book in print, it was even better in that format.

I listed to this as an audio book and Card talked about the book before the narrator read the book. Treason started off as a drawing of a map and then the map was used to write the book. The book was written in first person and was one of Card's first books. Card said that if he was to do it again he would write the book in third person to get other voices into the book. While this is a good book it can become crude at times.

The book is about 80 individuals who are banished to the planet Treason and each family develops its own traits (i.e. one family grows and harvests body parts; one family can control time; one family can control the elements of the earth etc.) The main character, Lanik Mueller is set to become heir to planet Treason but life doesn't go as planned. I see hints of his other book/series (Red Prophet series) in Treason.

Wow. This may have been the most original fantasy/sci-fi story I have ever read! It was a remarkable story about what could eventually happen when the scientific elites of an intergalactic government are exiled to a planet with limited resources away from the rest of humanity. However, the crux of this tale is not driven by such political theater, but by the main protagonist, Lanik, and his coming of age through puberty. This is a must read for any fantasy or sci-fi fan. It really was a one of a kind Hero's Journey. Ender's Game is one of my favorite books of all time, and Orson Scott Card does not disappoint with Treason.

This was the most bizarre book I have ever read... not bad, just strange.

This review is based on Audible’s recording.

Gradually, as I listened to more and more of this novel, my opinion of it rose. It really is very good, maybe even almost as good as Ender’s Game. Written in the first person, what begins as a fairly banal sci-fi space opera set in a somewhat fantastical world deepens and matures. All is not as it seems, with twist after twist until the end, and the story ultimately becomes the journey of one man to adulthood and self-understanding. A fascinating and pleasant tale.

This is a reread for me. I read this back when I was in High School and really enjoyed it. I knew there were twists to the plot but I couldn't remember it very well, so it was time to visit Treason again. The book was just as interesting as I remembered. On a planet where people have been stranded for 3,000 years, clans have developed their special abilities to new levels. I think Lanik Mueller is a great character and his adventures keep you on your toes as he travels and experiences many of the families' abilities.

I remembered some of the end, but there was still some things that caught me off guard. There were some very profound lines, but unlike Stephanie, I never remember to highlight or write them down. (I need to get better at that.) There was a level of sexuality in the book that makes me not recommend this to my teenagers, but the plot is fascinating. My only other problem is that the cover is stupid. Every cover for this book makes it look like a sci-fi space book. Sci-fi it may be but it has almost nothing to do with space. I know that is a minor concern, but if you judge this book by the cover, you might miss the imaginative world inside.

Loved it. The concepts, the philosophy, the imagery, the imagination, the science, I loved it all. The narrator for the audio book had a wonderful voice that added another delightful element to the experience (yes, reading/listening to this book is an experience). I would gladly read it again :)
Thanks for keeping life interesting, Card!

I read "Treason" hoping to find another work of genius by the author of "Ender's Game" and "Speaker For the Dead". Instead, I found proof that no one is infallible. Oh, how the mighty have fallen! For some reason (possibly because Card was young when he wrote it), the author tries to be shocking and edgy in this story, but the wannabe-scandalous content just comes across as clumsily and sophomorically offensive. On top of that, this book poses as science-fiction, but it's really more like fantasy, and overall it's just kind of dumb. It is weird enough to be interesting, but it's also overlong and the protagonist is completely dull. I stuck with it all the way through to the end, but what a disappointment!