Ender's Game

Special 20th Anniversary Edition

By: Orson Scott Card

Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki, Harlan Ellison, Gabrielle de Cuir

Length: 11 hrs and 57 mins

Publisher's summary

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

Critic reviews

• Nebula Award Winner, Best Novel, 1985

• Hugo Award Winner, Best Novel, 1986

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

Sci-Fi classic... a great read. Highly recommend!!

A captivating story ideally suited to audiobook format. a little slow at times... some unnecessary pauses and drawn out momenta, but overall very very good!

I want more, please

Excellent! While "thinly disguised" as a sci-fi entry, it is a human interest story with appeal to almost any fiction reading individual. Fascinating from beginning to end, I can't wait to read another in this series.

Excelent Performace

What did you love best about Ender's Game?

I really enjoyed the overall performance of this audio book. Having purchased and listened to several books already, i enjoyed the voices, the speed, the intonations, the amount of characters speaking, and the story line.

Who was your favorite character and why?

I enjoyed the character of Ender. I loved his innocence and his thoughtfulness. I enjoyed how he overcame obstacles. I admired his intelligence.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

I listened to this book while driving and also while running on the treadmill and the elliptical machines. I actually didn't want to listen to this book all at once. I wanted to savor it and take my time hearing the story and pondering the meanings. But yes, had i the time, i would have listened to it constantly.

Ender, 1st in my book...

Rarely does a book have you within just a few pages. The production was phenomenal. The folks reading this book were simply outstanding. Fantastic read; worth one's time

A classic

If you could sum up Ender's Game in three words, what would they be?

Fun, engaging, real

What other book might you compare Ender's Game to and why?

Starship Troopers, The Giver, The Player of Games

Which character – as performed by Stefan Rudnicki and Harlan Ellison – was your favorite?

I can't pick a favorite!

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Ender's compassion and not wanting to resort to violence.

Great SciFi!

This book grabbed me right away. Very entertaining. The only problem is that Audible doesn't carry the 3rd or 4th books in the series. Speaker for the Dead is a must read after Ender's Game. Then you are left with buying paper books for the rest of the series.

Amazing Story

Would you listen to Ender's Game again? Why?

I would definitely listen to Ender's Game again. It was a great story. I raced through it the first time that I'd like to go back and listen to it with more attention to certain plot lines.

What did you like best about this story?

I loved that while these were brilliant children they were still children. I have a son around the same age as Ender at the beginning of the novel and imagining him in the battle school was scary but intriguing. It certainly brought me into the story very quickly.

Which scene was your favorite?

I like the scenes when he's besting the others even though he and his squad are the underdogs.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Absolutely! I listen to audiobooks in the car and would find myself lingering in the driveway until I could finish a particular scene.

Any additional comments?

Great book! An interesting ending. I think this is great for adults and younger readers. There is mature content with the violence.

Ender's game

Great book. Didn't dig the author's rambling after the end of the book. Great story and well written. Movie didn't do the book any justice.

spectacular Sci-Fi series

I really enjoyed this book it was never a struggle to finish. all books similar to this r my favorite

Love it!

Has been one of my favorite stories since I found it years ago in school. Was a no brainer to buy when I found it on Audible.