Earth Afire by Orson Scott Card ch 1-10 theme and summary

I recently began reading the book Earth Afire by Orson Scott Card. its one in a series of books that accompanies his more publicized title, Ender's Game. one of the reason that i have thoroughly enjoyed Orson Scott Card's books is because he is able to understand the way that people think. the thoughts and actions of the people in his books raise many questions about life and reflect many of the problems that plauge the world today. this aspect of his writing is consistent throughout his books and continues in the first ten chapters of this book. We pick up in this most recent book exactly where we left of on the pervious books.
   
     Victor Delgado, a young Free miner* is stranded on the lunar colony in the Lunar Trade Department under prosecution for reprograming and hijacking an ore transport drone to the moon from the Kupier belt. and nobody believes his reason for coming, Aliens. they're headed straight for earth, and everyone he talks to seems to think he's crazy. except one person. with the help of one of the LTD officials Victor gets his message out, and they manage to convince the business tycoon Ukko Jukes. Ukko supports the boy in a bin for political fame, and then the world has eleven Days to prepare for their alien guests. submerged in their own political agendas, the great nations of earth do nothing.  When the ship arrives and with proof that the ship has already killed thousands,  the earth send up an ambassador in the hope that it will help. It Doesn't. and that concludes chapter ten.

     One of the big questions that is toyed with in the series is are we alone in the universe? and if we aren't what are the other species like? in this story the aliens function almost like ants in a colony. They communicate telepathically and have no outward form of communications. so how do you expect us to talk to them. even though we think of them as monsters. Violent, brutish, and ugly how do we know that the bloody wars that happen in the story aren't just the result of  misunderstanding? And what if the war between humans and this new race isn't the only problem caused by misunderstanding and difference? I could name quite a few.





        

*free miners= small, family owned mining operations out in the asteroid belts of our solar system.