Planet Harmony was found long ago and it was the safest for the human race according to scientists. According to the researchers it had all the things which humans need for survival. But that was not all, when the humans were brought to this planet a special system was also created to save the humans from themselves. The creators knew from the beginning that humans are the biggest threat to each other thus the Oversoul was created to keep a watch.
The program has been protecting humans from all kinds of dangers since then. There is never a war scene on the planet because they have no weapons moreover they have no thoughts about domination and supremacy. The Oversoul has removed those things from the mind of the humans and they just fulfill the tasks of their daily life after which they just go to sleep. No in their dreams the think of curses like power gain.
Now Oversoul is failing because of some loss of power and the humans are finally getting the corrupt thoughts of power and wealth in their minds. Orson Scott Card here takes a lot of time before starting the real action and the author did the same in Ender’s Game and The Lost Gate. After the failure of the Oversoul, the narrator Stefan Rudnicki also shifts the style because he narrates the lusty humans after that. The humans try to gain power and the planet Harmony does not remain a safe place for the humans anymore. The author through the book also clarifies the point that we humans are the biggest threat to each other.
