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Ender's Game (Ender, Book 1)
written by Orson Scott Card
Studio : Tor Science Fiction
by Tor Science Fiction
Publisher : Tor Science Fiction
Released : 1994-07-15
Availability : Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Number of Items : 1
EAN : 9780812550702
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 2512 reviews)
List Price : $6.99
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Winner of the Hugo and Nebula Awards
In order to develop a secure defense against a hostile alien race's next attack, government agencies breed child geniuses and train them as soldiers. A brilliant young boy, Andrew "Ender" Wiggin lives with his kind but distant parents, his sadistic brother Peter, and the person he loves more than anyone else, his sister Valentine. Peter and Valentine were candidates for the soldier-training program but didn't make the cut—young Ender is the Wiggin drafted to the orbiting Battle School for rigorous military training.
Ender's skills make him a leader in school and respected in the Battle Room, where children play at mock battles in zero gravity. Yet growing up in an artificial community of young soldiers Ender suffers greatly from isolation, rivalry from his peers, pressure from the adult teachers, and an unsettling fear of the alien invaders. His psychological battles include loneliness, fear that he is becoming like the cruel brother he remembers, and fanning the flames of devotion to his beloved sister.
Is Ender the general Earth needs? But Ender is not the only result of the genetic experiments. The war with the Buggers has been raging for a hundred years, and the quest for the perfect general has been underway for almost as long. Ender's two older siblings are every bit as unusual as he is, but in very different ways. Between the three of them lie the abilities to remake a world. If, that is, the world survives.
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Intense is the word for Ender's Game. Aliens have attacked Earth twice and almost destroyed the human species. To make sure humans win the next encounter, the world government has taken to breeding military geniuses -- and then training them in the arts of war... The early training, not surprisingly, takes the form of 'games'... Ender Wiggin is a genius among geniuses; he wins all the games... He is smart enough to know that time is running out. But is he smart enough to save the planet? |
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Unique, fun, interesting, a delight to read all around! |
When you start the book you are immediately attracted to the main character. He seems interesting, and you want to know more about him. Usually authors have a hard time maintaing that interest. Orson Scott Kard is not only able to increase that interest, but keep you interested in every other character as well. This book has great ideas in it. I wanted to go into this book and do stuff like the characters. I wouldn't last long, and Orson Scott Kard makes that clear. Only the best of the best survive, and thats what makes this book intriguing. The smartest and brightest of earth's children must grow and learn and take on impossible tasks.
This is undoubtly one of my favorite books of all time. I've never read anything like it. It pertains to almost every one of my interests. I think Ender's game is special for everyone, everyone likes something about it that makes it the best book they've ever read.
Delightful twists, complex story telling, and superb character devolpment make this book something you will always remeber. |
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One of the finest books i've ever read |
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Ender's Game is, without a doubt, one of the finest works of science fiction ever written. I believe it is a book that no sci-fi fan should miss. Card is one of the finest story tellers of our time, and all people should recognize him as such. |
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great science fiction starter |
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I'm a 13 year old girl, and I absolutely LOVED this book!! I don't read much science fiction, but after this, I realized just how great it can be. Ender's world came alive for me, and I enjoyed the slightly strange aspects of the plot, like Ender's dreams. A definite for any kids who haven't tried any sci-fi yet! |
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Great book, and an addicting read. |
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Orson Scott Card's 'Ender's Game' is one of my favorite science-fiction novels. Reading about Ender's genius thoughts, and uncanny abilities really provokes my imagination. The ending is stellar, but the LDS religious undertones of the whole 'Speaker for the Dead' part is a bit offputting. However, the book is still awesome! |
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Possibly the worst book I've ever read. |
I wrote "possibly" because I'm only 2/3 of the way through. The only reason I continue to read it is because I keep thinking, "Surely, based on over 2,000 5-star reviews, something MUST happen to pull this book's fat out of the fire soon." The plot is thin, the characters are cardboard, the dialog would be laughable if it weren't so terrible that even laughing at it gives it too much credit, and I don't know what drove Card to have the 6-year-old boys running around naked half the time, talking about kissing each other's butts and how many pubic hairs they have between them, but he may be eligible for sex-offender registration based soley on this book. I've read there's a scene coming up where a bunch of naked little boys beat another naked little boy to death in the shower. Is this a work of science fiction or a description of a pedophilic snuff film? Also, Ender's genius is constantly hyped, but it seems like he's only a "genius" because every other member of the military is borderline retarded. "Hey, guys, in zero gravity, the terms 'up' and 'down' are relative! I'm Isaac freakin' Newton!" Seriously? No one in the long history of space travel had figured that out before Ender? Seriously?
Sheesh, this thing better have a good payoff, or I'm putting it in a paper bag full of dog feces and leaving it flaming on Card's doorstep. |
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