An edition of Ender's Game (1985)

Ender's game

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An edition of Ender's Game (1985)

Ender's game

Rev. ed.
  • 4.3 (366 ratings) ·
  • 895 Want to read
  • 60 Currently reading
  • 507 Have read

Ender's Game is a 1985 military science fiction novel by American author Orson Scott Card. Set at an unspecified date in Earth's future, the novel presents an imperiled humankind after two conflicts with the Formics, an insectoid alien species they dub the "buggers". In preparation for an anticipated third invasion, children, including the novel's protagonist, Andrew "Ender" Wiggin, are trained from a very young age by putting them through increasingly difficult games, including some in zero gravity, where Ender's tactical genius is revealed.

The book originated as a short story of the same name, published in the August 1977 issue of Analog Science Fiction and Fact. The novel was published on January 15, 1985. Later, by elaborating on characters and plotlines depicted in the novel, Card was able to write additional books in the Ender's Game series. Card also released an updated version of Ender's Game in 1991, changing some political facts to reflect the times more accurately (e.g., to include the recent collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War). The novel has been translated into 34 languages.

Reception of the book has been mostly positive. It has become suggested reading for many military organizations, including the United States Marine Corps. Ender's Game was recognized as "best novel" by the 1985 Nebula Award[3] and the 1986 Hugo Award[4] in the genres of science fiction and fantasy. Its four sequels—Speaker for the Dead (1986), Xenocide (1991), Children of the Mind (1996), and Ender in Exile (2008)—follow Ender's subsequent travels to many different worlds in the galaxy. In addition, the later novella A War of Gifts (2007) and novel Ender's Shadow (1999), plus other novels in the Shadow saga, take place during the same time period as the original.


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Publisher
Tor
Language
English
Pages
226

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Ender's Game
2013, ATOM
Paperback in English - Reprint
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La stratégie Ender
2013, J'ai Lu
Paperback in French - Movie tie-in edition
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Ender's game
2013, Tor
paperback in English - Second Tor teen edition; movie tie-in
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El juego de Ender
2009-06, Zeta Bolsillo
Paperback in Spanish - 1a reimpression
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El Juego de Ender
2005, Paw Prints
Library Binding in Spanish - 1st reimpression
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Ender's Game
2005, Orbit
Mass Market Paperback in English - Reprint
Cover of: Ender's Game
Ender's Game
2003?, TOR
mass market paperback in English - Author's Definitive Edition; 1994 Revised mass market edition (17)
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Ender's Game
2002, Paw Prints
library binding in English - First Starscape edition (15)
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Ender's Game
2001?, TOR
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Cover of: Το παιχνίδι του Ἐντερ
Το παιχνίδι του Ἐντερ
1996, Medousa-Selas Ekdotike
in Modern Greek
Cover of: Ender's game
Ender's game
1991, Tor
in English - Rev. ed.

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Edition Notes

"A Tom Doherty Associates book."

Published in
New York
Genre
Fiction.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
813/.54
Library of Congress
PS3553.A655 E5 1991

The Physical Object

Pagination
xxi, 226 p. ;
Number of pages
226

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL1532287M
ISBN 10
0312932081
LCCN
91009908
Goodreads
700713

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