eShop USA > Books > Ender's Game (Ender, Book 1)
Ender's Game (Ender, Book 1)
Our Price: $6.99 Prices subject to change.
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Buy 4 eligible items in the 4-for-3 promotion offered by Amazon.com and get 1 of them free.
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780812550702
Edition: Eighth Printing
ISBN: 0812550706
Label: Tor Science Fiction
Manufacturer: Tor Science Fiction
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 384
Publication Date: July 15, 1994
Publisher: Tor Science Fiction
Studio: Tor Science Fiction
Related Items: Featured Listmania!
Editorial Review:
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?
Winner of the Hugo and Nebula AwardsIn 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.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Yay for Ender!
Sadly, this took me ages to read. But when I finally got around to it, I was amazed and touched beyond words.
On the surface, this is a fairly typical sci-fi novel, but what makes it stand out as the modern classic that it has become is the deeply felt emotion. This remembers to be a book that is about people and how we treat one another.
A war is occuring, an attack on an alien species affectionately known as the Buggers who have attacked Earth twice before. Understandably ... Read More
Rating:  - Not Your Typical Science Fiction
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card is definitely not your typical science fiction novel. At first glance, I was reluctant to read it, "Oh boy, another version of Star Trek or Star Wars with a cheesy plot." I was wrong with Ender's Game! Although the book includes science fiction entities, it goes beyond them. What lies beneath is a book with a story filled with foreshadowing and twists and turns.
The plot of Ender's Game is filled with many climaxes and incidents. As we follow a young ... Read More
Rating: - How did I overlook this series
for such a long time. I have no clue how I missed out on this classic, but the story certainly stands the test of time as one of the best science fiction stories published. I thoroughly enjoyed my introduction to the series with the 20th anniversary edition audio book, narrated by Stefan Rudnicki, and other narrators including Harlan Ellison. Having multiple narrators perform the story made this a special listening event.
If you are new to this series or story, I would highly recommend ... Read More
Rating: - My top favorite of all time!
So many reviews, not much more to say! What a great book/series this is. This title ranks up as my number one favorite book of all time. If I ever meet anyone new and we talk about books, this is the title I mention first and recommend the most.
I've read the book so often now that the pages are all dogged and frayed, but I actually love listening to the AUDIO book even more, if you can imagine that. Scott Brick, Gabrielle de Cuir, Stefan Rudnicki and the rest of the cast bring these characters ... Read More
Rating: - Not a Sci-Fi Fan, but loved this book
What a great book. Interesting, literate, and just wonderful. I finished it then started to buy more Orson Scott Card books. Ender is a fascinating Character. The book is great for adults and children. I totally recommend it.
Related Categories:
|
