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Ender's Game

Ender's Game

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  • Author：Orson Scott Card
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Orson Scott Card's science fiction classic Ender's Game is the winner of the 1985 Nebula Award for Best Novel and the 1986 Hugo Award for Best Novel。



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。

THE ENDER UNIVERSE

Ender series
Ender's Game / Ender in Exile / Speaker for the Dead / Xenocide / Children of the Mind

Ender's Shadow series
Ender's Shadow / Shadow of the Hegemon / Shadow Puppets / Shadow of the Giant / Shadows in Flight

Children of the Fleet

The First Formic War （with Aaron Johnston）
Earth Unaware / Earth Afire / Earth Awakens

The Second Formic War （with Aaron Johnston）
The Swarm /The Hive

Ender novellas
A War of Gifts /First Meetings

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Reviews

Deividas Kasperavičius ，

It might be my favourite Sci-Fi book ever

Corben Smith ，

I enjoyed it， I wasn't like a philosophical masterpiece， but it was still a fun read。 I enjoyed it， I wasn't like a philosophical masterpiece， but it was still a fun read。 。。。more

Vasiliy ，

Отличная подростковая фантастика！

Aly ，

I haven't read this since junior high， so I didn't remember it super well。 I knew it was a sad story about a child who is forced to battle his peers so he'll hopefully become a strong military leader。 Ender is a genius and a brilliant strategist， but he's young and goes through a lot of horrors。 He's isolated， bullied， beaten， and terrorized by the school and military officials。 It's enough to make you cry， no kid should go through that。 It is compelling， watching Ender beat the other kids even I haven't read this since junior high， so I didn't remember it super well。 I knew it was a sad story about a child who is forced to battle his peers so he'll hopefully become a strong military leader。 Ender is a genius and a brilliant strategist， but he's young and goes through a lot of horrors。 He's isolated， bullied， beaten， and terrorized by the school and military officials。 It's enough to make you cry， no kid should go through that。 It is compelling， watching Ender beat the other kids even when he's younger and newer。 He's so smart and takes risks that others wouldn't think to。 Ender truly is like no one else， his brain sees things and makes connections that are crazy。 The older he gets， the more formidable he is in battle。 There's also a side plot about Ender's siblings Peter and Valentine。 I didn't so much care about their parts， Peter is a psychopath and Valentine is too soft hearted。 They're also incredibly intelligent and their writing has long lasting effects on Earth， it's just not as exciting。 I know there are several more books and maybe I'll continue if only to hopefully see Ender get a happier ending。 。。。more

Madeline Justus ，

One of my first books in the science fiction world。 It started a love affair with the genre。 Would recommend for YA

victoria ，

i’ve been wanting to read this for awhile and it was very very good i loved it。 pretty bummed the movie isn’t available to stream for free but i’ll figure it out

Jackson Nowak ，

Enders Game is a fascinating novel that blends reality and science fiction together。 Andrew "Ender" Wiggin thought that the whole "War simulation" was just a computer Game but he comes to find out that it is something much more than that。 Ender finds out that the "simulation" was actually real by the end of the book and then realized that he just wiped out an entire species， he was extremely mad at this and yelled at Colonel "Graff" for tricking him into thinking that the "Game" was just a simul Enders Game is a fascinating novel that blends reality and science fiction together。 Andrew "Ender" Wiggin thought that the whole "War simulation" was just a computer Game but he comes to find out that it is something much more than that。 Ender finds out that the "simulation" was actually real by the end of the book and then realized that he just wiped out an entire species， he was extremely mad at this and yelled at Colonel "Graff" for tricking him into thinking that the "Game" was just a simulation。 Ender is portrayed like many young adults in this day and age， especially within the concept of bullying， the main conflict in this story was Enders bully "Bonzo Madrid" which Ender ended up killing on accident by defending himself。 Enders two older siblings （Valentine and Peter） are just as unusual as he is， however in totally different ways。 While Peter was excessively violent， Valentine practically comes up short on the capacity for violence through and through。 Neither of them were found appropriate for the Military's purpose。 In any case， they are driven by their jealousy of Ender。 。。。more

Maddie Starr ，

This was a really intense book！ It was unique and captivating， and I didn’t see a few of the plot twists coming！ The book only gets docked a star because it’s a bit misogynistic and i think the children are way too young for how they act， even though they’re “geniuses。” Still a very interesting read that I enjoyed a lot。 Definitely made me think。

Cherry ，

The issues were very real and current。

Dylan Scarbrough ，

One。 Of my most favorite books I read in school！ I loved the epic all of nothing feel that it quickly builds into and then the twist later on makes you go oh man really this is just insane！ But makes you think have we done stuff like this in real life？ In our own wars？ It’s scary to think that this is a possibility。 The character Ender is a loner not sure of his abilities but quickly grows out of this to a strong and amazing leader who isn’t afraid I adapt。 To grow

Hafey ，

Second readthrough of this amazing sci fi book and omg I noticed so many more things。 How the people in charge treat Ender is just horrible and I didnt notice how bad it was on the first go。

Robert Schneider ，

I really liked this book。 I'm empathize with Ender's loneliness and having to do what it takes to lead。 Good story and good world building。 Twist ending。 I really liked this book。 I'm empathize with Ender's loneliness and having to do what it takes to lead。 Good story and good world building。 Twist ending。 。。。more

Edie Light ，

Audio - there’s a huge gap because the loan ran out and it took me a long time to get it again， but I just finished。 I’m a huge science fiction fan and this book was excellent。 It was hard to get into because there are a lot of battle sequences and cruelty， but the end of the book gives you chills。 The story is about Ender Wiegand who at the age of 7 leaves his family to go to military school in order to learn how to fight the buggers。 I really loved this story， but feel like there were some cha Audio - there’s a huge gap because the loan ran out and it took me a long time to get it again， but I just finished。 I’m a huge science fiction fan and this book was excellent。 It was hard to get into because there are a lot of battle sequences and cruelty， but the end of the book gives you chills。 The story is about Ender Wiegand who at the age of 7 leaves his family to go to military school in order to learn how to fight the buggers。 I really loved this story， but feel like there were some characters who could have been more developed and perhaps that’s in another book。 So， storywise， a five， character dev a four。 。。。more

Aaron Holcomb ，

Solid coming of age， sci-fi story that delivers throughout， especially the ending。 A must read for all ages。

Uzu ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Es un libro interesante si te gusta la ciencia ficción， aunque usa una trama que tal vez ya se haya imaginado en peliculas， ciertamente considerando el año en que fue hecho la verdad es que es muy avanzado。 Los giros de las batallas "arregladas" que nunca fueron eso， el hecho de que hayan desgastado mentalmente a un niño de menos de diez años y de que este niño haya manerado ejercitos de E。U para exterminar a toda una raza es。。。 fuera de contexto， sólo puedes pensar "típico de americanos" Es int Es un libro interesante si te gusta la ciencia ficción， aunque usa una trama que tal vez ya se haya imaginado en peliculas， ciertamente considerando el año en que fue hecho la verdad es que es muy avanzado。 Los giros de las batallas "arregladas" que nunca fueron eso， el hecho de que hayan desgastado mentalmente a un niño de menos de diez años y de que este niño haya manerado ejercitos de E。U para exterminar a toda una raza es。。。 fuera de contexto， sólo puedes pensar "típico de americanos" Es interesante！ Como al final Ender sigue manteniendo un trocito de humanidad， muy diferente a todos los demas。 。。。more

Anita Brown ，

This is a good book。 It really is。 I imagine that listening to it （which is what I did） is a very different experience than reading it。 The main narrator's voice was super catchy and velvety， but sometimes his baritone was so deep I had to rewind and crank the volume to catch the few words I missed。 And I couldn't stand the female narrator's voice most of the time。 I considered checking the book out from the library just to read those sections so I wouldn't have to bear her interpretation and an This is a good book。 It really is。 I imagine that listening to it （which is what I did） is a very different experience than reading it。 The main narrator's voice was super catchy and velvety， but sometimes his baritone was so deep I had to rewind and crank the volume to catch the few words I missed。 And I couldn't stand the female narrator's voice most of the time。 I considered checking the book out from the library just to read those sections so I wouldn't have to bear her interpretation and annoying tone。But all that aside， focusing on the story， it made me feel a broad range of emotions， including a lot of sympathy and respect for Ender。 I wonder if I would've gotten more fully lost in their world if I'd read the book， re-reading and looking up words since I wouldn't have been driving。 I just don't have the time。 I had myself keep a healthy distance because losing myself in books isn't always a luxury I can afford these days。 I get in too deep and it's hard to think of anything else。 But I was really able to picture clearly most of what the author described， especially the battles at the Battle School。 Partway through the book， I also read some things about the author that made me not want to continue the series， but I still wanted to finish the book。 Let's just say he's a talented author and that's about it。 Remember， the enemy gate is down。 。。。more

ArSi （obsessed with SOUR） ，

Actual rating 4。8RTC （maybe）--------------------------------------------------------------------For those of you who don't know Ender's Game - it's about a boy called Ender （ his real name is Andrew） Wiggin， and he's a military genius。 When he's only 6 years old， he is taken to Battle School， where he trains with other children to hopefully become military leaders and soldiers。 Ender is also what they need to end their war with the Buggers。 Ender goes through a lot throughout the book。 He's youn Actual rating 4。8RTC （maybe）--------------------------------------------------------------------For those of you who don't know Ender's Game - it's about a boy called Ender （ his real name is Andrew） Wiggin， and he's a military genius。 When he's only 6 years old， he is taken to Battle School， where he trains with other children to hopefully become military leaders and soldiers。 Ender is also what they need to end their war with the Buggers。 Ender goes through a lot throughout the book。 He's younger than everyone is his future armies （except for that one - you know what I'm talking about。） He's brilliant， but also isolated， which is what they want。 If Ender is to end the war with the Buggers， then he needs to become a leader。 And a fine leader he becomes。 I really enjoyed reading this book。 I loved the whole experience。 I especially loved the Battle School part， where Ender comes up with all those tactics， and then all those battles。 I wanted there to be more battles， honestly。 I never got tired of reading about them。 And the things Ender comes up with is just so clever。 Ender is a great character。 He's smart， he's a leader， he can defend himself， and he has killer instinct。 He's brilliant。 But he's also empathetic; he sympathises with the Buggers， and he's not all mean like the other commanders。He gains the respect of his team/army （？） without bullying them。I really loved his relationship with Valentine - it's so wholesome。 Peter on the other hand。。。I just hoped that Ender wouldn't die whenever he and Peter met 😭Peter is seriously messed up。 He needs help， right now。 He's scary and murderous。 He just needs to go。 Look， here's the door: 🚪（ﾉﾟ0ﾟ）ﾉ→ *yeets Peter off the edge of existence*Anyway。。。back to the review。Ender and Alai's friendship， and Ender and Dink's friendship are both so great。 So is his and Bean's。 I like them all！ I wish Petra had more "book time" though。 I wanted to see more of her - I mean， she's the only girl so。 Also， I found it weird that Petra - the only girl - was the first one to "BrEaK" during their simulator practice。 Like， why Petra？ Why not Dink？ Or Bean？ Or even Alai？ Why the girl？ I don't know， maybe I'm reading too much into this but I still find it weird。I wasn't expecting the plot twists in the chapter Ender's Teacher。 Like， wow！ That was my favourite chapter in the whole book。 It was so amazing and exhilarating。 I feel like that should've been the last chapter。 I mean， what even was the last chapter？ After all the excitement and action in the chapter before， Speaker for the Dead （the chapter， not the next book） felt bland and ultimately fell flat。 It's the only reason why I rated this book 4。7/5。 If it had ended at the chapter before， I would've given it 5 stars。 No hesitation。🚨SPOILER ALERT:🚨Can I just say how totally unprepared I was for the plot twists。 Like， I had no idea that Ender killed Bonzo！！！ （Not that he didn't deserve it - because he totally did） I was sooo not expecting it。 And while I was trying to fully grasp that fact - BAM！ - turns out， ENDER ALSO KILLED STILSON 😱 I enjoyed it though 😌🚨SPOILER ALERT OVER🚨I enjoyed this book so so much。 I really did love all of it - except for the last chapter。 There's action， there's tactics， there's war， there's Ender， and along with him his thinking。 I loved reading about Ender's thought process。 It was fascinating。 I just want more battles。 That was one of my favourite parts。 I finished this and watched the movie adaptation yesterday。 And can I just say that the book is a thousand times better than the movie。 The casting was great， actually， but the movie itself wasn't。 They cut out a lot of stuff - a lot of my favourite stuff。 It's understandable， but they could've made it a two part movie or even a series。 If you watch the movie without reading the book， it doesn't have the same effect。 It's not the same。 You wouldn't really understand how important Ender really is， or the progress that his army made， or even the battles！ It just wouldn't make a whole lot of sense。 So I advise you to read the book first。 By the way， there was a lot more language than I expected， for some reason 😅 But it doesn't matter， really。 Just a warning， for those of you who like to know about that stuff。 Giving this book my highest recommendation！ 。。。more

Esteban Salas ，

Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card: 5/5I loved everything about this book the kids， the school， the training， and its finale。 Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card: 5/5I loved everything about this book the kids， the school， the training， and its finale。 。。。more

Morgan ，

worst book I ever read， hated every second of it。

Marjan ，

ive read this twice both times when i was pretty young but its just so like enjoyable

stephanie ，

4 stars bc this is my favorite book but OSC sucks shit

Rita Telhada ，

Exasperatingly repetitive and predictable for the most part。 The grating cast of characters makes it hard to care for the plot， except for the ocasional support character managing to shine through for a couple of pages。 The ebook version is actually quite good， except for all the parts from Valentine's POV， whose voice actress has an annoying delivery。 The book is somewhat redeemed by a satisfying ending。 Exasperatingly repetitive and predictable for the most part。 The grating cast of characters makes it hard to care for the plot， except for the ocasional support character managing to shine through for a couple of pages。 The ebook version is actually quite good， except for all the parts from Valentine's POV， whose voice actress has an annoying delivery。 The book is somewhat redeemed by a satisfying ending。 。。。more

Olena ，

Діти， основні герої книги， постають тут як дорослі。 Проглядаються міць характеру， наявність власної думки。 Одні вміють благоговіти перед лідером-командиром， а інші - заздрять і перешкоджають。 Розумові здібності Ендера， його здатність до стратегії і тактики випробовуються у грі - грі у невагомості， де учасники "стріляють" у противників， "заморожуючи" їх。 Він показує далеко не дитячі якості， як на свій вік - Ендер доволі розвинений і подає надії людству на його порятунок від інопланетян-жучар。 Тро Діти， основні герої книги， постають тут як дорослі。 Проглядаються міць характеру， наявність власної думки。 Одні вміють благоговіти перед лідером-командиром， а інші - заздрять і перешкоджають。 Розумові здібності Ендера， його здатність до стратегії і тактики випробовуються у грі - грі у невагомості， де учасники "стріляють" у противників， "заморожуючи" їх。 Він показує далеко не дитячі якості， як на свій вік - Ендер доволі розвинений і подає надії людству на його порятунок від інопланетян-жучар。 Трохи політики， трохи військової справи - і ось готова історія добродушного хлопчика， який вимушений убивати， сам того не бажаючи。 Він - обранець， стає учнем кращого з кращих воїна， командира-легенди。 Ендер проявляє себе також у компютерній Грі Уяви， яка допомагає йому пізнати себе та шукати виходу з тупиків。 Це допомагає його наставникам стежити за ходом його думок і розвитком як командира。Дивує， що на час написання твору （1985） тут вже фігурують ноутбуки і мережі для спілкування， де можна коментувати。 Невже це існувало вже тоді？Фантастична книга без зайвих мудрувань， яка читається плавно - про гартування бойового духу， сили волі і витривалості для великої мети， перемоги над ворогом。 。。。more

Noah Large ，

This was a good book that had a very surprising ending to it that still fit the book。

Tamara Leontievova ，

Zábavné， jednoduché a nápadité。 Osviežujúce a veľmi veľmi prorocké。 Zobrazenie sily sociálnych sietí v 84， v roku， kedy som sa narodila？ Veľká haluz。 Plus oceňujem záverečný plot twist， na posledných desiatich stranách sa dejú veci， ktoré som ozaj neočakávala。

sohta ，

The book Ender's Game tells us about the story of the young boy called "Ender Wiggin" who was sent to the training school/academy named the "Battle School。 This academy was a place to train kids and making them to become soldiers。 Which later when they grow up they will fight the Aliens， also known as the "Buggers" in the book。 One section that changed what I thought of the world due to this book is military。 I never thought military was super bad place to be because my friends are in military a The book Ender's Game tells us about the story of the young boy called "Ender Wiggin" who was sent to the training school/academy named the "Battle School。 This academy was a place to train kids and making them to become soldiers。 Which later when they grow up they will fight the Aliens， also known as the "Buggers" in the book。 One section that changed what I thought of the world due to this book is military。 I never thought military was super bad place to be because my friends are in military and in a lots of movies， there will be a organizer that looks out for troubles in the military。 But in ender game due to being technically trapped in the academy "Ender" he changed how he acts， before he changed he was a normal， smart， kid， but later he changed。 For example he kicked Stilson when he was down， repeatedly in his face， body， legs， etc， everywhere。 And This changed what I thought about Military that are about to face war。 From kind kid to a kid without no hesitation of hitting people。 And also the way that the adults used kids in the battle。 They used kids as a soldier in the war。 because they tend to see the patterns of the bugs very well， compared to the adults。 Which adults was known to be rare to be able to see those patterns。 Which then I thought that in military they dont have any hesitation of how they use kids in order to win a battle， and from my experience from a terrible household I can say it applies。 And When Ender killed "Bonzo" I understood that the war could change it's personality。 And I realized that if you are in a such a weird， difficult situation， your identity can change very quick。 。。。more

Annelise Hawkins ，

My dad told me to read this book as it is one of his favorite science-fiction books。 At first I was quite scared because it seemed a bit boring， but， as I got into the book I slowly came to love it。 I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who enjoys science fiction。

Jakub Capák ，

A great book。 I loved following Ender's story - it was intriguing to see the progression of a genius。 I have perhaps only two things to criticize:1。 I didn't find the chapters about Valentine and Peter particularly interesting。2。 The kinds could have been perhaps at least a little older; as it stands， it can be hard at times to believe that such young kinds would do these things。 A great book。 I loved following Ender's story - it was intriguing to see the progression of a genius。 I have perhaps only two things to criticize:1。 I didn't find the chapters about Valentine and Peter particularly interesting。2。 The kinds could have been perhaps at least a little older; as it stands， it can be hard at times to believe that such young kinds would do these things。 。。。more

Jakob ，

I am grateful for being reccommended this book。 I now have read all the books in the series。 Would like to see it being made into Starwars kind of movie series。

webb ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 those darn violent video games。 interesting the book leaves you to imagine the unthinkable trauma the characters are left with than trying to explain it

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