On back to back Orson Scott Card books, I recently read Pastwatch: the redemption of Christopher Columbus. A sci-fi alternate history type tale of a group of ethnographers who are able to see into the past for their research. Although the author is no good at romance, the characters are well developed and he has a good writing style. Of course the author's strong points are his unique ideas. It was pretty good.
A 8 out of 10.