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Ender's Game

By: Orson Scott Card
Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki, Harlan Ellison, Gabrielle de Cuir
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Winner of the Hugo and Nebula Awards

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.

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.

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©1977, 1985, 1991 Orson Scott Card (P)2002 Fantastic Audio, an imprint of Audio Literature

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  • Nebula Award Winner, Best Novel, 1985
  • Hugo Award Winner, Best Novel, 1986

"'Intense' is the word for Ender's Game." (The New York Times)

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Hooked on Ender! Amazing!

I love this book and how it came to life when I read it. I was on pins and needles wanting to know what happens next.. I’m a Ender fan and ready for the next story.

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A classic, and understandably so...

Orson Scott Card can weave a tale about the power of youth much the same way as King and Spielberg can. The world that Scott creates is very well planned out. Ender and his friends show that age does not mean maturity as they are able to encounter all the challenges thrown at them.

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Why have I waited so many years to listen / read this book. Perhaps it is my love of Sci-fiction right now that drew me more now then before. But the story is amazing. Its insane... taking and teaching children to fight a war, a war in space against aliens. The strength of young Ender is something that is beyond compression to me. Both mental and physical. I would love to see a physiological review of the characters, and how it speaks to humanity, as I can see humanity eventually following this path and that is disturbing.

I have started the path finder series and wasn't as hooked on Orson Scott Card as I am with the Ender's Game series. He is an excellent writer and communicating the story into your mind and heart.

The narration is excellent varying the voices, building the emotions of the story bringing it to life in a spectacular way.

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Good Story, mixed review on the reading

Where does Ender's Game rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Of the 5 that i've listened to so far, this is probably either 1st or second

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I'm not a huge fan of giving negative reviews.... but I found the female voice to be a little annoying and whiny at times. Everything else was fine.

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Very interesting story, I can't wait to watch the movie after i finish

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good listen

It was a good listen. I didn't really catch all the hype but it was a good book.

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Outstanding book

Ender's Game is easily one of the best books I have ever read. I read this book, and 1 month later I discovered Audible. Ender's Game was the first file I downloaded and listened to.

The narration is done perfectly, with different narrators at different sections, depending on whose viewpoint the section uses, be it Ender or Valentine.

This book is in the Sci-fi genre, but that should not scare off people who are not into Sci-fi. An excellent story about the internal struggles of a brilliant boy who is at the same time cold-blooded and compassionate. Gret read.

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Good listen

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Fantastic narration and voice work. This audio book really takes it to the next level. Well done!

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Modern classic

One of this genres greats as read by an excellent cast. Meaningful and thought-provoking as it has ever been.

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i really really really really really really really really really really really really loved it so very much

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One of the best produced unabridged audiobooks

This was the first audiobook I ever downloaded from audible and it has probably been the best out of all of them. The sound quality and narration are both top notch and the variety of voice actors really add something to this classic story.

If you are just trying out audible for the first time I say download this audiobook if your into geeky/scifi books, you'll dig it.

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