Ender's Game Alive: The Full Cast Audioplay

By: Orson Scott Card

Narrated by: Full Cast Recording

Length: 7 hrs and 24 mins

Publisher's summary

Audie Award Finalist, Multi-Voiced Performance, 2014

Audie Award Finalist, Original Work, 2014

Experience Ender's Game as you've never heard it before! With an all-new, original script written by Orson Scott Card, Ender's Game Alive is a full cast audio drama that reimagines the Hugo and Nebula Award-winning classic.

Ender’s Game Alive puts you into Battle School with young Andrew "Ender" Wiggin, as he trains to become the general who will lead Earth against the Formics, the alien "buggers". Removed from his family at the age of six, Ender must prove his strength and his leadership, even as he fights his own doubts. The stakes are nothing less than the fate of humankind.

Ender's Game Alive is performed by Kirby Heyborne, Stefan Rudnicki, Theodore Bikel, Scott Brick, Samantha Eggar, Harlan Ellison, Susan Hanfield, Roxanne Hernandez, Janis Ian, Rex Linn, Richard McGonagle, Jim Meskimen, Emily Rankin, John Rubinstein, Christian Rummel, and a full cast.

Directed by Gabrielle de Cuir

Original Score by John Rubinstein

Valentine's Theme by Janis Ian

Additional music and arrangements by Mark Mitchell

©2013 Orson Scott Card (P)2013 Audible, Inc.

Critic reviews

“Listeners will feel surrounded by Card's sophisticated, high-stakes universe. With a stately musical score and video-game sound effects, this "re-imagined" production sticks close to the novel while offering listeners an entertaining new way to enjoy one of science fiction's best loved stories.” ( AudioFile)

Long time since I read the book

I don’t recall the original well, and the summery is that it’s an alternative ending. That may be so. I thought the ending seemed as I remembered. It was an enjoyable 4ish hours.

love the play

for the adaptation the mixed a few things which is to be expected, I could have done without the music between scenes.

Good if you know the story

As others have said, this story is meant for those already familiar with the book. There are moments that are difficult to understand without the internal thoughts of Ender. While this story tries its best to give those thoughts voice, it is fully dialogue. The book is mostly in Ender’s head so some of that is lost in this “play” version.
The voices are well performed and I enjoyed all of it. I do wish there were chapter sections in the app but it’s not a big deal.
This story also does a good job mixing the different elements from later story’s written in Ender’s universe. And I enjoyed hearing many of the same voice actors from other audiobooks.

Wow! what an experience!

This is the first time I've listened to one of these performances. it's like a movie but audio. really well done and I highly recommend.

AMAZING

really good book, well written. The "live" aspect was a strange take, but in its own way it's better than the original. Great casting as well

New favorite series.

I rarely give anything full stars, but this book really grabbed me. Story was great, meaningful, and asks some important questions. The only thing that thew me abit off was that kids never would react like that, but that's what's great about fiction.

The cast for the actors where amazing, made me wanting to look them up online while listening but I managed to wait.

This book got me hooked, and I will for sure check out the other books.

Great book

I thoroughly enjoyed this. I'm so interested in this world now. I want more of the audio plays

Great but read the book first!

This was awesome if, like me, you have Ender's Game pretty well memorized. If it's your first read - definitely read or listen to the original book first - then try this version out!

the original was better

some of the stuff added to make an audio play distracted from the power of the original book.

"Toguro!"

A zenith of audio storytelling. Philosophically profound. By using the challenges of these youths, we empathize with these commanders. Bravo.