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Reawakening

The Side Step Trilogy, Book 2

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Reawakening

By: Orson Scott Card
Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
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From the New York Times bestselling author of Ender’s Game comes Reawakening, the thrilling sequel to Wakers, following Laz as he uses his abilities to travel to parallel worlds and fight to save them.

Laz has already saved humanity before.

As a side-stepper, Laz was born with the power to jump his consciousness to alternate versions of himself in parallel worlds. He used this power to find a new home for humanity after learning his own Earth was destined to be destroyed. And he hoped his help would never be needed again.

But now he’s being called on once more to use his powers to change the course of history. This time, it’s not just the fate of the world at stake—but many worlds.

And only Laz has the ability to stop the coming interdimensional war from consuming them all.

©2025 Orson Scott Card (P)2025 Blackstone Publishing Difficult Situations Family & Relationships Friendship Literature & Fiction Science Fiction & Fantasy Destiny War
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Not really my cup of tea. I’ve always enjoyed Orson Scott Card’s work, and this book starts out with the same easy-to-follow style he’s known for. The first book had a strong sci-fi mystery vibe right from the beginning.

But this sequel ended up being a pretty dull read for me. The dialogue between the two teens just didn’t feel believable. It’s like Card struggled to tap back into a younger voice, and instead we got conversations that sounded like immature older people pretending to be teenagers.

I also had issues with the science. At first, I was happy to suspend my disbelief, but then he tried to over-explain it. Once he started justifying the mechanics, the whole thing fell apart, and unfortunately, that took up more than half the book.

Not really my cup of tea.

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