Ender in Exile

By: Orson Scott Card

Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki, David Birney, Cassandra Campbell, Emily Janice Card, Don Leslie, Mirron Willis, Orson Scott Card

Length: 13 hrs and 43 mins

Publisher's summary

Orson Scott Card returns to his best-selling series with a new Ender novel, Ender in Exile.

At the close of Ender's Game, Andrew Wiggin - called Ender by everyone - is told that he can no longer live on Earth, and he realizes that this is the truth. He has become far more than just a boy who won a game: he is the Savior of Earth, a hero, a military genius whose allegiance is sought by every nation of the newly shattered Earth Hegemony. He is offered the choice of living in isolation on Eros, at one of the Hegemony's training facilities, but instead the 12-year-old chooses to leave his home world and begin the long relativistic journey out to the colonies. With him went his sister Valentine, and the core of the artificial intelligence that would become Jane.

The story of those years has never been told...until now.

The End? Listen to more of Ender's story.

©2008 Orson Scott Card (P)2008 Macmillan Audio

Great as usual!

Can't wait till they make these into movies. I know movies rarely do great books justice but I -and I would suspect others- will be a loyal fan even still.

Andrew's journey

Would you listen to Ender in Exile again? Why?

Listening to Ender in Exile was a pure enjoyment as we begin to see Andrew emerge. The things left unsaid until the story requires that the plot was far more complicated than it first appears. What fun to see the back story appear with such clear and final end to such posers as Morgan and Dorabella. Just that one portion would be reason enough to re read this book.

Who was your favorite character and why?

My favorite overall is Ender but I more than enjoyed Graff's development. To be able to "see" who he has become and being fallible is touching. Andrew's parents in this installment are my favorites. Children beware parents may be more than you realize.;)

Which character – as performed by the narrators – was your favorite?

Graff.

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

This book made me both laugh and cry.

A SUPER GREAT SEQUEL to Enders Game

The writer is so great at telling the story and this sequel was so enjoyable. I could not stop listening to it until it was finished! Thank you, OSC, for using your talents for others to enjoy!

Michael

Great book! Unbelievable the way Card was able to tell this story and keep all of his fact straight with all of the other Ender books out there.

Fun to listen to! This book provides a lot of insight to the overall story of Ender.

I enjoyed this

if you, much like myself, are wondering when to read this book, it is OK to read it after ender's game. I wish I could have read it between ender's game and speaker of the dead.

Ender is outstanding and fully engages your mind

If you could sum up Ender in Exile in three words, what would they be?

Fantastic, Fun, Engaging

What was one of the most memorable moments of Ender in Exile?

I love all the areas where the reader can get into Ender's mind and how he plays situations and outwits others.

What about the narrators’s performance did you like?

Clear voice with proper amount of excitement and enthusiasm

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

Yes, yes, yes,........ Never wanted to stop when I got to work or home. I listened to this book during my daily commute to work. Couldn't wait to get back into the car to listen.

Read it out of order

Where does Ender in Exile rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Great book in the Ender series. Should be read between Ender's game and the Speaker for the dead.

What about the narrators’s performance did you like?

Excellent team throughout the Ender series.

Any additional comments?

READ THIS SECOND IN THE ENDER SERIES.

The same writing style you already love

As spoiler free as possible.

It's nice to get back to Ender after the Shadow series; however, the stories have all never had quite the effect Ender's Game had (there's just something about triumph in the midst of impossible struggle).
While the continuation of the Ender drama is always interesting, the newly introduced characters take a while to connect with the reader. I found myself not really invested in the happenings of the mother and daughter story in the beginning even though it did pay off eventually.
Also the account of the son seemed rushed--not as dramatic or epic as that of his supposed father (especially compared to the origin story of the latter in Ender's Shadow).
All in all, for those who have been listening from Ender's Game until now, the writing style has remained consistent, and I really enjoy the familiar narrators. Their consistency really helps glue the universe together when listening.
I'm excited to get into the next book!

Loved it!

I'm not sure what other people are talking about with the negative reviews but I've read the books in the time that coincides with the actually stories and this fit perfect.

Although I have read the Speaker Trilogy this sets you up to go right into them and I might reread them.

Orson Scott Card never disappoints, great story.

Great story telling, the universe created expands with every book. Bringing new ideas and dilemmas to confront.