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, …
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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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Ender's game
mass market paperback, 324 pages
English language
Published Oct. 8, 2008 by Tor.
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Ender's Game
Paperback, 326 pages
English language
Published March 8, 2013 by Orbit.
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Ender's Game
Paperback, 349 pages
English language
Published July 8, 1999 by Tor Books.
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- 1012946138
Ender's Game
Paperback, 226 pages
English language
Published Sept. 20, 1992 by TOR.
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Ender's game
Paperback, 357 pages
English language
Published March 8, 1985 by Century Publishing, Century.
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- 978-0-7126-0794-0Copied ISBN!
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Ender's Game
Paperback, 329 pages
English language
Published March 8, 2012 by Orbit.
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Ender's Game
Hardcover, 357 pages
English language
Published March 8, 1985 by Century Hutchinson.
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- 14587961
Ender's Game
audio cd, 12 pages
English language
Published Aug. 8, 2002 by Fantastic Audio.
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- 978-1-57453-536-5Copied ISBN!
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- 173191032
Enders Spiel
mass market paperback, 456 pages
German language
Published March 8, 2014 by Heyne.
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- 978-3-453-31420-7Copied ISBN!
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- 822246762
El juego de Ender
Paperback, 359 pages
Spanish language
Published Dec. 8, 2013 by B.
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- 978-84-666-5395-4Copied ISBN!
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- 971720057
安德的游戏: Ender's Game
Paperback, 278 pages
Chinese language
Published March 8, 2013
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- 978-7-5551-0021-8Copied ISBN!
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- 879587603
Ender's Game
eBook, 256 pages
English language
Published May 8, 2021 by TOR.
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La stratégie ender
Paperback, 383 pages
French language
Published Sept. 12, 1994 by J'ai Lu.
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- 978-2-277-23781-5Copied ISBN!
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- 35074346
Ender's Game
audio cd
English language
Published March 8, 2013 by Macmillan Audio.
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Ender's Game
Paperback, 324 pages
English language
Published Feb. 8, 2002 by Starscape.
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- 749003376
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