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.

©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)

Games may save the human race!

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

Yea! Great descriptions and internal monologues. Really put's you in the characters experience. Plus it really makes one think of how to approach different problems and solutions.

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

Lord of the Flies, just because it explores human nature through the innocence and loss of innocence of children.

Have you listened to any of Stefan Rudnicki and Harlan Ellison ’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Nope, but they were good. I'll consider they're other works.

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

Yes, the way Ender faces and solves his problems is amazing.

Any additional comments?

Read this book before the movie comes out. I don't think even Harrison Ford can make the movie as good as the book. I'm still gonna see it, but the book is awesome!

Simply the best book ever!

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

This is by far one of the best books I've ever read and listened to. The narration was never boring and was very well done.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Ender was obviously the favorite character, but Bean was also intriguing which was why I chose to continue the series with "Ender's Shadow" instead of "Speaker for the Dead" as it is a parallel story to "Ender's Game" from Bean's perspective.

What about Stefan Rudnicki and Harlan Ellison ’s performance did you like?

Neither narrator were monotonous, and both changed the tones in their voices to portray different characters throughout the story.

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

This book is simply the best. It's made me obsessed with the series. I'm hooked, I'll be upset when I run out of "Ender" books to read in this story.

Any additional comments?

This book has won many prizes for a reason! Just read it already! :)

Ender's Game a great listen!

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

The narrators had soothing but expressive voices. I every much enjoyed listening to them. It couldn't have been better narrated.

What did you like best about this story?

The story line was complex with ethical issues.

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

They brought a real sense of being in the story.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Should we forgive ourselves?

Any additional comments?

This book was very well narrated, and made me think about ethics, about what I would have done, and what is the true definition of right or wrong?

Good story, if slightly dated. Dubious reading...

Good story. I didn't care for the production of this book. There were multiple narrators, which seemed unnecessarily complicated. The book didn't seem to demand more than one narrator the way, say, "Gone Girl" did. Also, every accent a narrator attempted was terrible.

Thinking about buying this after the movie??

You won't be disappointed, having watched the movie makes it just easier to follow up the names and events and soon you'll find out it's richer... there's a lot of stuff towards the end that you'll find here that will hook you up into the ENDERVERSE fast.

There's something about this story that resonates with you in one way or another, this is a great great author, and this audiobook includes a prologue from Orson Scott that just adds up to the value of it all.

You'll be getting the next SPEAKER OF THE DEAD after this, trust me.