Ender's Game (Ender, Book 1)

by Orson Scott Card

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Series (with order)

Ender's Game (1)

Ender's Game: Extended (1)

Canonical Title

Ender's Game

Original publication date

1977-08 (short story)

1985 (novel)

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Battle School (space station)

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Hugo (Novel, 1986)

Nebula (Novel, 1985)

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"I've watched through his eyes, I've listened through his ears, and I tell you he's the one."

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Amazon.com New York Times (ISBN 0812550706, Mass Market Paperback)

Intense is the word for Ender's Game. Aliens have attacked Earth twice and almost destroyed the human species. To make sure humans win the next encounter, the world government has taken to breeding military geniuses -- and then training them in the arts of war... The early training, not surprisingly, takes the form of 'games'... Ender Wiggin is a genius among geniuses; he wins all the games... He is smart enough to know that time is running out. But is he smart enough to save the planet?

(retrieved from Amazon Mon, 25 Aug 2008 01:55:50 -0400)

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