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)

Worth every second

Great story. Great narration. Worth the money and the time. Highly recommended to science fiction lovers.

Lived up to the hype and more

What made the experience of listening to Ender's Game the most enjoyable?

I loved seeing the progression of this young boy thru the ranks of a military outfit and to see him grow with every new obsticle

Which scene was your favorite?

The dragon army taking everyone by surprise when they used everyone else's tactics against them.

Loved it

Ender is a Divergent! He is Catniss little brother :-)
He is a kid, but boy he can survive.
And he can think on his feet, better than any of his peers!
Soldiers all over the world are respected and venerated. But why?
This book contains an analysis of what the army (or military) is like I had never read. What an eye opener! What is a soldier, how do you train a perfect soldier, how do you obtain soldier's cooperation in acts no one would do otherwise?
Absolutely spot on.
And the level of compassion expressed by the author makes you like the characters anyway!
Impressed I am :-)

Enders Game

I wasn't expecting to get into this story as much as I did. I enjoyed the premise of the story and very much enjoyed the narrator. His deliverance was the best I have heard and he help make it a great listen. I knew nothing of the story and thought it was well written, thought provoking and entertaining. I looked forward to his other books in the series.

A Must Read

This was my first Sci-Fi book in a long time and I was not disappointed. Enders Game is full of compelling characters, has a great story line and is fast paced. I highly recommend it - even to people who do not traditionally go for the Sci-Fi genre. This book earns its high rating.

The reason I started Audible

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

Youth Future Important

What did you like best about this story?

That it leads to so many other great stories. Orson Scott Card is an amazing weaver of tales.

Any additional comments?

I saw the movie first, that inspired me to read the book. I am happy I did it this way. The movie was great, and of course the book was better. If I saw the movie after reading I know I would be let down.

now you know why they call him the master

for the start of this book to the end orson scott caard as your attention I'm not a sifi person more for history but i was hooked within the first few minutes makes you think from the begging to the end thank you for the chance to listen to the whole book

Felt Like a Play

I tend to not like different narrators on one book, but the performance really brought characters to life. The only dissapointing part was the ending, because it ended.

Awesome!

Honestly it was so good I couldn't stop listening. I would sit in my car when I got home. Then after that I haven't found a book that has been able to keep my interest. Very good!

Can't Stop Thinking About it

I loved this book. One of the best and fastest reads in a long time. I still can't stop thinking about Ender and his life. Though it's a science fiction book, it's mostly about the life of a special kid and his mental and emotional strength.