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ISBN13: 9780812550702 
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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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Average customer rating based on 7 comments:
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bookheart64, August 19, 2008 (view all comments by bookheart64)
"Masterfully written with amazing plot twists. Excellent book to read, even for us who don't like sci-fi."
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sparkys_monster, April 8, 2008 (view all comments by sparkys_monster)
I am a student at a southern Californian high school and what motivated me to read this book is that my teacher assigned Ender’s Game to my class and I. I believe that reading the book and discussing it to other students in my class makes me qualified to comment on this novel.
The reason I liked the story is because it kept to the point and never drifted off subject. There are some parts of the book that might get confusing, but eventually it will make sense. Throughout the book there were many characters to recognize, with difficult and confusing names. Even though there were a lot of people they all had a major part in the story to make it a distinctive but recognizable story. The story was enjoyable learning from the side of *SPOILER* Valentine, Peter, and Ender *END SPOILER*.
Orson Scott Card’s writing style made reading this story exciting to read. The pacing was terrific for me. The story moved smoothly and that is why it is an exhilarating book. The characters in the story were so developed that I felt the emotions that they felt. The author made it happen by connecting the story to modern problems such as racism. The reading level story is recommend to high school student but if you are advanced enough, then anyone could really enjoy this book. Orson Scott Card made this book enjoyable by creating a lengthy series of other books that span from learning about *SPOILER* Bean and the Buggers*END SPOILER*.
The book uses some literary techniques to express what is going on. Ender is the author surrogate by he is the main character and narrator of the story, you feel the story through his eyes and experience what he goes through in the story. The author uses foreshadowing to display what will happen in the near future. He hints to an event that is occurring later by using some symbolism of such like *SPOILER* the giant and also the mirror *END SPOILER*. In Ender’s Game, Ender *SPOILER* figures out that he has killed the bugger species accidentally and notices what he has done was horrific*END SPOILER*. The author twists the plot to make it an even interesting story then it really was.
This book could be enjoyed to anyone with high school level reading or higher. This book is recommended to anyone and I suggest to reading it.
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uncle_loki, November 25, 2007 (view all comments by uncle_loki)
Enders game is science fiction, but it is also a book about relationships. It is a study in community. I was actually stunned at how much this book caused me to reflect on my own life. Amidst the antigravity, lightspeed, and lasers (which were all great too) sat deeply human themes that really spoke to the soul. In fact, I enjoyed it enough that I went out and grabbed a handful of other books by Orson Scott Card.
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Product Details
- ISBN:
- 9780812550702
- Author:
- Publisher:
- Tor Books
- Location:
- New York :
- Subject:
- Fiction
- Subject:
- Science Fiction - General
- Subject:
- Science fiction
- Subject:
- Brothers and sisters
- Subject:
- Fantasy
- Subject:
- High tech
- Subject:
- Genetic engineering
- Subject:
- War games
- Subject:
- Ender (fictitious character)
- Subject:
- Wiggin, Ender (Fictitious character)
- Subject:
- Wiggin, Ender
- Subject:
- Science / General
- Edition Number:
- Rev. ed.
- Edition Description:
- Revised Paperback
- Series:
- Ender Wiggins Saga (Paperback)
- Series Volume:
- no. 51
- Publication Date:
- July 1994
- Binding:
- Mass Market Paperbound
- Language:
- English
- Illustrations:
- Y
- Pages:
- 384
- Dimensions:
- 6.73x4.27x.94 in. .37 lbs.
