Ender's Game

Special 20th Anniversary Edition

De: Orson Scott Card

Narrado por: Stefan Rudnicki, Harlan Ellison, Gabrielle de Cuir

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.

Browse more titles in the Ender Wiggin series.©1977, 1985, 1991 Orson Scott Card (P)2002 Fantastic Audio, an imprint of Audio Literature

Reseñas de la Crítica

• Nebula Award Winner, Best Novel, 1985

• Hugo Award Winner, Best Novel, 1986

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

Best audio book!

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

So much yes, and I have, it's such a great listen.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Ender's Game?

The laser tag games, damn I loved every moment of those scenes.

Which scene was your favorite?

See above.

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

Even though I figured out the ending ahead of time, it still hit me hard.

Any additional comments?

This book made me love Audio books.

Love the book!!

The main male narrator was fantastic but I'm not a fan of using different narrators for different characters. I find it distracting and I don't get enveloped as much. But one of the best books I've ever read! (Well listened to...)

Excellent Story

It's easy to understand why this book is required reading for the USMC Officers Course. It teaches about training, the limits of the human mind, the basic principles of leadership, all wrapped in an enticing story. Definitely worth the time to listen, especially if you lead people.

Kept me interested in the whole story

I like all types of sfy and hadn't read any of this type. With the title I was expecting it to be more like the Hunger Games. I plan on listening to Mr Card's other books.

Amazing

Extremely well written and the readers do an amazing job. It brings the story to life and it is amazing. Builds an amazing atmosphere and makes you fall in love with some characters and hate with a passion others. I highly suggest it.

Why did I wait so long?

What did you love best about Ender's Game?

The voices were amazing, and it was a griping Sci-Fi story.

What did you like best about this story?

The fact that the action centered around kids, and their skill at devising stratagy.

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

I loved the part where Ender's sister visits him at the lake....Can't wait to see if the movie does that scene justice.

Any additional comments?

I have wanted to read this book for a long time. Then I saw previews for the movie, and had to get the audiobook before the movie comes out. Amazingly I can totally hear Harrison Ford as the Narrator reads those parts, even though it isn't Harrison Ford reading it.

Old favorite I keep coming back to!

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

Epic, Engrossing Storytelling!

What did you like best about this story?

Ender!

Which scene was your favorite?

[Spoiler]When Ender first figured out an innovative way to win by freezing legs on purpose!

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

I definately cried in this book. I felt for Ender and all the other little boys, and Valentine as well.

Any additional comments?

The narrators did a fantastic job with this book. You can tell that they love this story as much as I do by how good a job they did in characterizing the personalities in the book.

A classic!

I'm so happy I finally read this, it has an incredibly relevant sub plot about how to sway public option. Great, complex story.

Enjoyed this thoroughly

Would you consider the audio edition of Ender's Game to be better than the print version?

I never read the print version, but decided to listen to the book after I saw the trailer for the movie. I must say, the book was very good, but the casting for the movie seems all wrong except for Ender.

What did you like best about this story?

This book doesn't focus on combat specifically, but has a deeper story.

What does Stefan Rudnicki and Harlan Ellison bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

They do a very good job with the flow of the story. Basically, they don't sound like actors playing a part, but rather part of the individuals they represent.

Any additional comments?

I didn't particularly enjoy how the book ended.

A deeply engrossing title with amazing narration

Ender's Game was a deeply moving saga that managed to focus on both the personal struggles that Ender faced throughout his life as well as the strategy and overall context of the overall war. Stefan Rudnicki brought Ender to life and made him (and all the characters he voiced) feel like real individuals with their own goals and emotions, fully realising the complex characters written by Orson Scott Card. The other narrators were also great at voicing their roles, and made it easy for the reader to feel the emotions that Orson wanted them to feel. Anyone who is even slightly interested in science fiction and who loves reading stories with deep character development and grey morality would be doing themselves a disservice to miss out on this title.