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Ender's Game
by Orson Scott Card
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Andrew "Ender" Wiggin thinks he is playing computer simulated war games; he is, in fact, engaged in something far more desperate. The result of genetic experimentation, Ender may be the military genius Earth desperately needs in a war against an alien enemy seeking to destroy all human life. The only way to find out is to throw Ender into ever harsher training, to chip away and find the diamond inside, or destroy him utterly. Ender Wiggin is six years old when it begins. He will grow up fast.
But Ender is not the only result of the experiment. The war with the Buggers has been raging for a hundred years, and the quest for the perfect general has been underway almost as long. Ender's two older siblings, Peter and Valentine, are every bit as unusual as he is, but in very different ways. While Peter was too uncontrollably violent, Valentine very nearly lacks the capability for violence altogether. Neither was found suitable for the military's purpose. But they are driven by their jealousy of Ender, and by their inbred drive for power. Peter seeks to control the political process, to become a ruler. Valentine's abilities turn more toward the subtle control of the beliefs of commoner and elite alike, through powerfully convincing essays. Hiding their youth and identities behind the anonymity of the computer networks, these two begin working together to shape the destiny of Earth-an Earth that has no future at all if their brother Ender fails.
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military education, end of the world, prize:nebula, hegemony, space warfare, child soldiers, The Ender Quintet, science fiction, automation, data processing, aliens, Military art and science, Hermanos, Maniobras de guerra, Brothers and sisters, nyt:mass_market_paperback=2011-07-30, Open Library Staff Picks, Genetic engineering, Fiction, Hugo Award Winner, award:hugo_award=novel, Ficción, Ciencia-ficción, award:hugo_award=1986, War games, New York Times bestseller, Long Now Manual for Civilization, American Science fiction, Children's stories, American, Artificial intelligence, Ender Wiggin (Fictitious character), Reading Level-Grade 7, Reading Level-Grade 9, Reading Level-Grade 8, Reading Level-Grade 11, Reading Level-Grade 10, Reading Level-Grade 12, Wiggin, ender (fictitious character), fiction, Battle school (imaginary place), fiction, Fiction, science fiction, hard science fiction, Brothers and sisters, fictionPreviews available in: English Chinese Spanish / español Italian Greek
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Juego de Ender / Ender's Game
2019, Ediciones B Mexico
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Ender's Game
2017 October, Tor
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El juego de Ender
2017 March, B de Books
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2013 June, B de Books
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Ender's Game
2013, Orbit
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Игра Эндера
2013, Азбука
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Ender's Game: Il gioco di Ender
2013, Editrice Nord
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Ender's Game
2013, Tom Doherty Associates
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Ender's Game
2005 March 1, Sound Library
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El Juego de Ender
2005 June, byblos / Paw Prints
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2005 July 15, Ediciones B
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O Jogo Final (Portuguese Edition)
Sep 13, 2004, Editorial Presenca
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Ender's Game
2004, Audio Renaissance
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Ender's Game
2002 March, Fantastic Audio
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Ender's Game
2002 August, Fantastic Audio
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Ender's Game
2002 February, Tandem Library
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Ender's Game
2001?, TOR
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La stratégie Ender
2001 June 25, J'ai lu
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Ender's Game
1999 October, Tandem Library
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Ender's Game
1996?, TOR
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Ender's Game
1992 September, Tor Books
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Ender's Game
1992 September, TOR
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Ender's Game
1986 01, TOR
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Enders Game
1986 January, TOR
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Ender's Game
1986 01, TOR
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Ender's Game
First published in 1985
Subjects
military education, end of the world, prize:nebula, hegemony, space warfare, child soldiers, The Ender Quintet, science fiction, automation, data processing, aliens, Military art and science, Hermanos, Maniobras de guerra, Brothers and sisters, nyt:mass_market_paperback=2011-07-30, Open Library Staff Picks, Genetic engineering, Fiction, Hugo Award Winner, award:hugo_award=novel, Ficción, Ciencia-ficción, award:hugo_award=1986, War games, New York Times bestseller, Long Now Manual for Civilization, American Science fiction, Children's stories, American, Artificial intelligence, Ender Wiggin (Fictitious character), Reading Level-Grade 7, Reading Level-Grade 9, Reading Level-Grade 8, Reading Level-Grade 11, Reading Level-Grade 10, Reading Level-Grade 12, Wiggin, ender (fictitious character), fiction, Battle school (imaginary place), fiction, Fiction, science fiction, hard science fiction, Brothers and sisters, fictionPeople
Peter Wiggin, Valentine Wiggin, Ender Wiggin, Andrew Wiggin, Hyrum Graff, Bean, Julian Delphiki, buggers, Ender Wiggin (Fictitious character)Places
Terre, Earth, Battle SchoolWork Description
Andrew "Ender" Wiggin thinks he is playing computer simulated war games; he is, in fact, engaged in something far more desperate. The result of genetic experimentation, Ender may be the military genius Earth desperately needs in a war against an alien enemy seeking to destroy all human life. The only way to find out is to throw Ender into ever harsher training, to chip away and find the diamond inside, or destroy him utterly. Ender Wiggin is six years old when it begins. He will grow up fast.
But Ender is not the only result of the experiment. The war with the Buggers has been raging for a hundred years, and the quest for the perfect general has been underway almost as long. Ender's two older siblings, Peter and Valentine, are every bit as unusual as he is, but in very different ways. While Peter was too uncontrollably violent, Valentine very nearly lacks the capability for violence altogether. Neither was found suitable for the military's purpose. But they are driven by their jealousy of Ender, and by their inbred drive for power. Peter seeks to control the political process, to become a ruler. Valentine's abilities turn more toward the subtle control of the beliefs of commoner and elite alike, through powerfully convincing essays. Hiding their youth and identities behind the anonymity of the computer networks, these two begin working together to shape the destiny of Earth-an Earth that has no future at all if their brother Ender fails.
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- Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card (author's site)
- Ender's Game - Wikipedia
- Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card - review | Books | The Guardian
- Orson Scott Card Talks Ender's Game in Rare Interview | WIRED
- Ender's Game Book Review (commonsensemedia.org)
- A Primer on Orson Scott Card and the Ender’s Game Controversy - Vulture
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Ender's Game
This edition was published in 1986 01 by TOR in New York, USA.
First Sentence
""I've watched through his eyes, I've listened through his ears, and I tell you he's the one."
Edition Notes
US 53355-0 / CAN 53356-9
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