Ender's Game (Ender Quartet)

Ender's Game (Ender Quartet)
by Orson Scott Card

Ender's Game (Ender Quartet)
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Author: Orson Scott Card
Reader: Stefan Rudnicki
Reader: Harlan Ellison
Edition: Music CD
Format: Audiobook, CD
Published: 2004-11-06
ISBN: 1593974744
Publisher: Macmillan Audio

Book Reviews of Ender's Game (Ender Quartet)

Book Review: Sci-fi Classic
Summary: 5 Stars

I recently picked this book up and thought it would be fun to reread a little. I quickly got hooked in and had to finish it (which only took a few hours). I had forgotten how good a piece of fiction this book is.

The story is set in the future. Humans are confronted with an alien species and are training an army to defeat it. Part of the training is sending young kids to a battle school. Ender is one of the kids chosen to go to battle school. His adventures there are a great read. The sequels to this book (Speaker for the Dead, Xenocide, Children of the Mind) are also great, though not as good as the original. There is also "Ender's Shadow" which tells the story of another student in the battle school at the same time as Ender (thus, it is not a prequel or sequel). Ender's Shadow also has a couple sequels that are pretty good.

Orson Scott Card is a great writer and it's hard not to enjoy his books. If you have never read him, this is an excellent place to start. I have known many non-science fiction fans who have really enjoyed this book. An all-time classic.

Summary of Ender's Game (Ender Quartet)

Ender Wiggin is a very bright young boy with a powerful skill. One of a group of children bred to be military geniuses and save Earth from an inevitable attack by aliens, known here as "buggers," Ender becomes unbeatable in war games and seems poised to lead Earth to triumph over the buggers. Meanwhile, his brother and sister plot to wrest power from Ender. Twists, surprises and interesting characters elevate this novel into status as a bona fide page turner. It captured the Nebula and Hugo Awards.
Andrew “Ender” Wiggin thinks he is playing computer-simulated war games at the Battle School; in fact, he is engaged in something far more desperate. Ender is the result of decades of genetic experimentation, Earth’s attempt to make the military genius that the planet needs in its all-out war with an alien enemy. Ender Wiggin is six years old when his training begins. He will grow up fast. Ender’s two older siblings, Peter and Valentine, are every bit as unusual as he is, but in very different ways. Between three of them lie the abilities to remake a world—if the world survives. This, the author’s definitive edition, also includes an original postscript written and recorded by the author himself, in which he discusses the origins of the novel.

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