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| Genre/Form: | Science fiction Science fiction, American Fiction |
|---|---|
| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Card, Orson Scott. Ender's game. (OCoLC)1085906539 |
| Named Person: | Ender Wiggin, (Fictitious character); Ender Wiggin, (Fictitious character) |
| Material Type: | Fiction, Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Orson Scott Card; John Harris |
| ISBN: | 0312932081 9780312932084 0812550706 ) 9780812550702 (pbk.)) 0808586165 (lib. bdg.)) 9780808586166 (lib. bdg.)) 0765317389 0312853238 0312854021 9780765317384 9780312853235 9780312854027 1435235002 9781435235007 9780765378484 0765378485 9780765375704 0765375702 9780765370624 076537062X 9780765342294 0765342294 9780765337542 0765337541 9780765338143 0765338149 0765337320 9780765337320 0765338211 9780765338211 |
| OCLC Number: | 23355613 |
| Notes: | The edition statement is not present in original printing of this 1991 edition. It appears in later printings. "A Tom Doherty Associates book." First book in the Ender series. Cover art by John Harris. |
| Awards: | YALSA Outstanding Books for the College Bound. Yalsa Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults. Hugo Best Novel winner, 1986. Nebula award, novel, 1985. |
| Description: | xxi, 226 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents: | Third -- Peter -- Graff -- Launch -- Games -- Giant's drink -- Salamander -- Rat -- Locke and demosthenes -- Dragon -- Veni vidi vici -- Valentine -- Ender's teacher -- Speaker for the dead. |
| Responsibility: | Orson Scott Card. |
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Abstract:
The Hugo and Nebula Award-winning classic--the revised, definitive edition, from the bestselling author of Xenocide. The alien Buggers threaten humanity with extinction, and Earth's ultimate savior may be one small boy. Andrew "Ender" Wiggins thinks he is only playing computer games, but he is really commanding Earth's last great fleet.
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"Card has taken the venerable sf concepts of a superman and interstellar war against aliens, and, with superb characterization, pacing and language, combined them into a seamless story of compelling power. This is Card at the height of his very considerable powers--a major sf novel by any reasonable standards." --Booklist Read more...
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The Makings of All Things Classic
Depth is just one of the ways Ender surprised me. This science fiction novel, which cavalierly refers to alien invaders as "Buggers," the combined political force on Earth as the "Hegemon," and zero gravity as "Nullo," is deceptively simple. I loved being deceived.Not even seven years old yet, Ender...
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Depth is just one of the ways Ender surprised me. This science fiction novel, which cavalierly refers to alien invaders as "Buggers," the combined political force on Earth as the "Hegemon," and zero gravity as "Nullo," is deceptively simple. I loved being deceived.Not even seven years old yet, Ender Wiggin is hardly the person you'd expect to save the world, but when was the last time our perceptions were entirely correct? We often look at young people and think they're incapable of anything significant, anything world-changing. However, the Wiggin children - Peter, Valentine, and Ender - flip that perception on its head. Peter and Valentine gain power and influence in the anonymity of the worldwide Nets while Ender earns the respect and prestige of the world in Battle School. Whether by fate, choice, or dumb luck, Ender is forced to face some tough questions. Like Melville's Bartleby the Scrivener and Captain Ahab, Ender is dying to know the answer to the question "If I don't like this game of life they're trying to get me to play, do I have to play it?" What happens when someone just stops playing the games people expect them to, especially when the future of humanity is at stake? What exactly is murder? At the brink of extinction, is there anything a species isn't allowed to do in order to survive? What is it in humanity that makes it worth saving? And how far would you go for the person you love? Massive questions for a kid. Or anyone, for that matter. Card's Y.A. science fiction novel deserves all the acclaim it has and will be given. Winning both the Hugo and Nebula Awards for Science Fiction and/or Fantasy achievement, its future is just beginning as people discover that Ender's Game has the makings of all things classic. Reviewed by Jonathan Stephens
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