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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. Strictly for fans of the Ender and Bean series. This is a collection of short stories that expand on the charcters from Ender's Game. Well written and entertaining, but it would probably be a mystery if you have not read Ender's War and Speaker for the Dead. (  ) Karlstar | Oct 14, 2009 |  Short and sweet, this collection of short tales that takes place in the Ender Wiggin universe gives more insight into Ender as a young adult, his parents (as young adults as well), and Jane. Though short, I consider this a good read for any fan of the Ender Wiggin series. ( ) rclose | Aug 31, 2009 | A collection that basically does as advertised, although the 'Ender's Game' original novella is to be found here, too. Meetings of Ender';s dad as a kid, his parents when they are university students, and Ender and his AI assistant. Battle School strategy surprise. 4 out of 5 AI accountants are cool. 4 out of 5 Young ancestor deal, breeding side-effects rather useful. 3 out of 5 Smart people meeting. 3 out of 5 http://notfreesf.blogspot.com/2007/10... (  ) maketest | Aug 26, 2009 | Not as good as the novels in the series. Some of the stories were alright while others were somewhat painful to read. There were no major revelations about characters of events in the Ender series. These short stories were filler, nothing more nothing less. Good to read in the interest of completion but serve no other real purpose and are not essential in understanding the rest of the Ender series. (  ) cbradley | Jul 15, 2009 | This is a nice collection of Ender-related stories, meant to give you a better feel for the Ender character and various aspects of who he is and how he came to be the character in the Ender-saga. My favorite stories are the ones about his father and mother, and how their lives shaped how they brought Ender up in the world. Perhaps this is because I am completely in love with the backstories of just about every piece of fiction that exists (cut-backs in television, prequels in literature, Episode I, II and II being the only Star Wars movies I've seen completely). Suffice it to say, this is a nice collection for any fan of Ender Wiggin, though it isn't something that every reader would want to pick up. This collection of short stories gives more insight into the character, but adds little in the way of plot or theme. ( ) HippieLunatic | Feb 24, 2009 |  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0765347989, Mass Market Paperback)Meet Andrew "Ender" Wiggin, the unforgettable boy-hero of Ender's Game--winner of the Hugo Award and the Nebula Award for Best Novel--and enter his Universe through this collection of stories. "The Polish Boy" is John Paul Wiggin, the future father of Ender. In the years between the first two Bugger Wars, the Hegemony is desperate to recruit brilliant military commanders to repel the alien invasion. They may have found their man--or boy--in John Paul Wiggin.... In "Teacher's Pest"-a novella written especially for this collection--a brilliant but arrogant John Paul Wiggin, now a university student, matches wits with an equally brilliant graduate student. "The Investment Counselor" is set after the end of the Bugger Wars. Banished from Earth and slandered as a mass murderer, twenty-year-old Andrew Wiggin wanders incognito from planet to planet as a fugitive--until a blackmailing tax inspector compromises his identity and threatens to expose Ender the Xeoncide. Also reprinted here is the original award-winning novella, "Ender's Game," which first appeared in 1977. (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:10 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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