Ender's Game (Ender, Book 1) | 
|  | | | Title: | Ender's Game (Ender, Book 1) | | Author: | Orson Scott Card | | Publisher: | Tor Science Fiction | | Type: | Book / Mass Market Paperback | | Publication Date: | 15 July, 1994 | | ISBN / ISBN-13: | 0812550706 / 9780812550702 | | List Price: | $6.99 | | Amazon 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.
New York Times
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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• Great Read 20 June, 2008
do you like books? do you like characters with superhero-like abilities? do you like lasers that go pew-pew? Then you'll enjoy this novel.
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• Check The Table Of Contents! 22 June, 2008
This is book one of my favorites and I've often lent it out to friends. They like it so much they lend it to their friends... so I've bought several copies over the years. This time I was unlucky: I ordered the paperback version that does NOT include the introduction. This introduction includes excerpts from letters sent to Card about their reactions to the story along with insight into the his intentions. The paperback version I'd chosen omits this, and instead puts a cheesy "reading guide" for young readers at the back. Luckily Amazon lets you glance at the table of contents -- I wish I'd checked!
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• A Science Fiction Classic 26 June, 2008
The book presents a mirror through the eyes or a genius child which we use to look at our own trespasses. Is what we do to others and to ourselves really right?
This is an excellent book for young and old and I highly recommend it.
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• Classic Literature 18 June, 2008
What more can be said about this book that hasn't already been mentioned in the thousands or preceding reviews. The accolades are all well deserved. This book isn't just a science fiction classic, it's a classic work of fiction that transcends the genera, right up there with Orwell's 1984 and Huxley's Brave New World. A must read.
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• Favorite Book 02 July, 2008
This is my favorite book! i read again in 2 days recently and i still picked up new things from it. its a great read for people of all ages younger people will like the action while as you get older you can appreciate the fine lines of an ethical struggle between the sacrifice of one for the good of many, and who decides what the good is. Hightly recommended!
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