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)

Outstanding

One of the best sci-fi novels I’ve read. The narration is fantastic as well.

one of my all time favorite

a deep look into societies inner workings. it is getting harder to discern science fiction from science fact

A must listen to!

This story is so good, I am so glad I decided to listen to it. I have seen the movie but was recommend to try the book and I am glad I did. It has so much more and give you an amazing insight to the characters and there growth through the story. I just picked up the second book of The Ender's Game series in the 2-1 deal. I hope it will live up to this book. #Addiction #SiFi #Goodread #NextPlease #EndersGame #Tagsgiving #Sweepstakes

Great read

Just a great book. Kids, and parents, today should definitely read this. Loved listening to it.

Something to think about

Said to be a young teens story, on the surface it is. But the themes are very adult and thought provoking. A good read ( or listen)

A treat for the analytical, strategic mind

Ender's Game submerged me in childish thinking about war, about competition, about bullying. It's wonderful, through and through, if not a little traumatic. The characters are so intelligent, and the premise of genius children being treated like adults and the very keen sociological description of bullying adds an unsettling alienness to the otherwise familiar that makes Ender's Game very fittingly sci-fi. People will read it for the action or a couple twists, but the execution in the words and strategy... Ender's game is a masterpiece. Even still, Speaker for the Dead is much more well done, and Ender's Game was only created as an introduction to explain that magnum opus. Together, they're some of the most compassionate books I've ever read, and the employment of sociological imagination has not been done better by any writer I've ever seen. These books may shame you if you are an aspiring author, because I feel like I would need 10,000 more lifetimes to write with this level of mastery.

Fascinating and Relavant

I have been in love with this book since I first read the series when I was 11. I wrote 3 reports on it for school, and was(am) just overall fascinated. The writing style is captivating, and now at 15, I have re-read the book and fallen all over again. Truly one of my favorite books EVER. (Speaker for the Dead is better though, so you should read that one too.. really a masterpiece and perfect reading experience.) And when I voice my praise, know that I am separating the art from the artist.

What's not to love?

I've enjoyed this title four or five times now, over the course of 10 years. I don't think the audiobook is my favorite medium for this one, but it's a terrific story narrated well. The multiple voices are enjoyable and that format lends itself to the way in which the book is structured. A must-read for anyone from teens to adults; don't let the mediocre movie discourage you from diving in if you didn't like it in theaters.

Fun and Easy Read

Ender’s Game reads very playfully and dramatically. It was fun to read and I found myself excited for the next time I was able to listen.

The content may not be suitable for the youngest of readers but would certainly be appropriate and engaging for young adults.

The story provides much food for thought on an individuals responsibility to a society as a whole and the consequences associated with those decisions.

Highly recommended.

Favorite

This is still one of my favorite stories. I enjoyed listening to the audio just as much as I enjoyed reading it for the first time. I would recommend this to anyone.