But that's the point! I don't want it to be like I expect it. Where's the fun in that? Remember in Speaker for the Dead, when he gives his speaking for Marcao and Libo. He didn't tell them everything that they knew, just to confirm in their hearts that Cao was a dog, and Libo was a saintly figure. ...

I completely disagree. I love nothing more than to read The Hive Queen, The Hegemon, and The Life of Human. It would be a masterpiece. After reading these books, how can you claim that these things need to be left to the imagination? The entire point of the Speaker for the Dead was that he removed t...