Pathfinder (Pathfinder, #1)
Orson Scott Card
A powerful secret. A dangerous path. Rigg is well trained at keeping secrets. Only his father knows the truth about Rigg's strange talent for seeing the paths of people's pasts. But when his father dies, Rigg is stunned to learn just how many secrets Father had kept from him--secrets about Rigg's own past, his identity, and his destiny. And when Rigg discovers that he has the power not only to see the past, but also to change it, his future suddenly becomes anything but certain. Rigg’s birthright sets him on a path that leaves him caught between two factions, one that wants him crowned and one that wants him dead. He will be forced to question everything he thinks he knows, choose who to trust, and push the limits of his talent…or forfeit control of his destiny.
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This book was quite fascinating- I love OSCard! It was frustrating to try to piece it all together and determine who has what 'ability' in the story. But I enjoyed the characters and the wit- the relationships between the people were one of the most interesting aspects of this book.
Re-read this book in August of 2015, audiobook.
Understood the characters' gifts much better this time around, though the paradoxical events still took most of the book to sink in. Param felt like the weakest character to me, I hope she is in future books and that I like her better.
This re-read made me realize how weird the language is (I think it's weird in Ender's Game too). There's a lot of banter or joking between the three main characters, and it almost always fell flat for me. Perhaps it was the audio book narrator(s)? This story was told from an interesting choice of 'voice'/perspective. I believe it was 3rd person omniscient, but maybe a little more of what the characters felt over what they logically thought would have given the story more life and personality.
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