Ender's Game
 | Average Customer Rating: Recommend Winer of the Hugo and Nebula AwardsIn 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… Product details and pricing info |
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2546 Customer Reviews Posted
- great book
- I bought this book for my boyfriend, because he's just starting ot get into reading. But I read it before him! It was great!
- 2009-01-07, 0 of 0 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- An excellent young-adult (and adult) sci-fi work.
- 'Ender's Game' was written by Orson Scott Card and first published in 1977. It has won both the Nebula and Hugo Award for Science fiction novels.
I picked up this book after some discussion with another amazon friend who was a great fan of this series (now at 6 books, I believe). This recommendation turn out to be a good piece of advice as I enjoyed reading this work.
The tale was well thought out and superbly written; the story itself was intriguing, with enough action and interesting events to make you eager to get back to this book whenever you could.
The Story...*SPOILER*
This is the tale of Ender Wiggin, who we meet as a six year old boy. We then follow Ender through the next five years of his ongoing training and development; development that the authorities of the day hope will lead them find the next military leader they need to save the world from an alien invasion.
One Concern...*SPOILER*
The one negative I'd have (and loss of 1/2 Star) would deal with the aspect of believability (or lack thereof). Somehow taking a six year old boy (despite his high aptitude for the job) and training him to take over an intergalactic space armada seems a little (well, a lot) preposterous. Replacing the six year old with someone a bit older, would have added some credibility to this otherwise excellent story.
Conclusion:
Although toted to be 'Young-Adult', this book will appeal to any sci-fi fan because it is both well written and superbly presented. Maybe the believability factor could have been enhanced somewhat with an slightly older protagonist. 4 1/2 Stars.
Ray Nicholson - 2008-12-31, 1 of 1 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- great sci-fi military novel
- Have you ever wondered what it is like to have an army or have to freeze your own legs to pass a school test? In Ender's Game, Ender does that and much much more, all before he's 13! At age 6 Ender left his family to go to the Battle School. From the very start older kids hated him because he could beat them at all the games in the game room. After only a couple of months, he was put in an army, but could not participate in training, and during battles he was not to enter the fighting. Not long after, he was transferred to a Rat Army where they used his ideas to win lots of battles. After a lot of moving around, he found himself the leader of the Dragon Army, where again he put his abilities to use to win battle after battle.
Do not get this book if you hate action, battle, science fiction, and excitement; otherwise, you must read it. - 2008-12-27, 0 of 0 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- Great book
- I bought this book after I watched 'Benders Game', the 3rd Futurama movie. I knew it had nothing to do with the movie but after reading some Wiki I thought it sounded like a good read.
I shouldn't have read so much Wiki about it, almost ruined the book for me, but not quite. It is well written and is a great story. At times I felt like the book was much mor erecent than it is, with the way they descibe the computer networks used, seemed like the internet in the not so distant future. I really liked the ending and will be picking up the next book soon. - 2008-12-19, 0 of 0 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- Excellent, Very moving
- I've read this book several times, and I have very strong empathy for the characters in the story. It is well written, and I highly recommend it.
- 2008-12-18, 0 of 0 people found this review helpful, Rated:
