[2] It was first published during a period of increasing globalization and heightened awareness of cultural differences, and the writing reflects this in its techniques, mood, and emotive effect on the reader.

"[7][8] In Xenocide, the third book in Orson Scott Card's Ender's Game series, the planet Lusitania faces annihilation as the Starways Congress sends a fleet armed with the deadly "Molecular Disruption Device" to destroy it.

Home to the alien species Pequeninos, the sentient insect Hive Queen, and humans—including Ender Wiggin and his family—the planet's inhabitants race to find solutions to their existential threats.

As the Lusitanians work to neutralize the Descolada virus—vital to the planet's ecosystem but deadly to humans—they also uncover the nature of faster-than-light travel using the mysterious force known as the "Outside."

The review recognized the novel's ambitious philosophical themes but also criticized its pacing and dialogue, suggesting that the complex ideas could have been more impactful in a more concise format.