She rejoins Angel, and in the company of a religious Vigilant, a pair of Geblings and a coarse river woman, they journey toward Cranning, from where the Unwyrm calls to her, seeking life for his race and death for humanity. Card's Imakulata is a complex world in both the biological and social senses. This novel could have been twice its actual length if Card had taken the detail to a higher level. The style Card chose, though, gives Wyrms the feeling of myth, of a legend common to all of humanity's subconscious. The self, the soul, the question of right and wrong differing from good and bad, are just some of the perplexing problems that Card sparks the philosopher in all of us to think about.
Card seamlessly interweaves adventure with the most unsolvable problems of the mind.
Wyrms carries special appeal to those who are fans of the Ender books, but could serve equally well as an introduction to Card's work for any reader seeking thought-provoking, solid speculative fiction.