Twenty-six years later, I decided to listen to the audio book version.
I was completely absorbed in it, turning the pages eagerly to know what would happen next and being shocked, even outraged, when I understood the sustained deceit and betrayal on which the book was based.
I was twenty when I first read “Ender’s Game” back in 1987. And not only science fiction fans, but anybody searching for a great performance of a great book.Įxcellent entertainment with an emotional punch Overall, between Card's story telling and an excellent narration, this audio book should be towards the top of everybody's list. THAT'S the mark of a well written/performed book. So good in fact that I was completely engrossed within the story when plot twists materialized and was genuinely surprised. The plot and character development move along at a good click. But Card makes it work, and work very well. A little boy, attending a 'battle school' to become the military commander that would lead Earths space fleets to victory over an alien invasion force? As I write this, it still sounds silly, and perhaps it is. Recommended by my brother, I read the summery with a great deal of apprehension. It's obviously a very different kind of performance, for a very different kind of book, and that's a good thing. The performance given during this 'reading' comes close to rivaling that of the previously mentioned Mr. Except for the Harry Potter books, performed by the incredible Jim Dale, Enders Game is the first audio book that I've listened to that I hadn't first read. I have to admit, this audio book totally took me by surprise. First Meetings, however contains short stories that occur both before and in between the list above within the Enderverse. If you were to read the books in the order they were published, you would bounce back and forth in between time and few of the plot twists in future books would be revealed before you wanted them to be known. Meaning that the flow of events in the stories are uninterrupted. The list above is sorted by the Enderverse timeline. If after reading all of these wonderful books you are still itching for an Enderverse fix then read First Meetings. Reading the books in this order will keep you interested and keep the story moving more naturally. Recommended order of reading (in my opinion): Ender?s Game, Ender's Shadow, Shadow of the Hegemon, Shadow Puppets, Shadow of the Giant, Speaker for the Dead, Xenocide, Children of the Mind. The characters are easy to identify with, and you will find yourself sucked into this imaginary universe, nicknamed the Enderverse by fans. This is my favorite science fiction series. Orson Scott Card's Ender's Game is the winner of the 1985 Nebula Award for Best Novel and the 1986 Hugo Award for Best Novel. Between the three of them lie the abilities to remake a world. Ender's two older siblings are every bit as unusual as he is, but in very different ways. 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. Is Ender the general Earth needs?īut Ender is not the only result of the genetic experiments. 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. 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. 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.Įnder's skills make him a leader in school and respected in the Battle Room, where children play at mock battles in zero gravity. 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. 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.
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