it's by orson scott card. i was going to read it this summer but i got behind on the other (manditory) books and responses. if anyone can summarize it for me or give me key details (characters, setting, etc) it would make me day.
2006-08-20 09:47:00 · 6 answers · asked by ig pa atin la 12130 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Primary & Secondary Education
Not only have I read it, I have an autographed copy. :-) There was an Endercon in 2002 celebrating the 25th anniversary of the original short story, from which the novel came, that I attended, and Mr. Card was of course present.
Ender's Game is the first of four books that involve the character of Andrew "Ender" Wiggin, this detailing his childhood. He is recruited by the international space fleet to attend Battle School, which is set on an orbiting space station. The students at the battle school are all young children, roughly 6 to 14 years old. As part of their training, they get into simulated battles in a zero-gravity environment, sort of Lazer Tag in 3-D. This trains the students to conduct combat where there is no up or down.
The students are training for combat with an alien race that they call the "buggers". (A less derogatory term used in later books is Formics, as they are ant-like.) The aliens had attacked earth twice before, with earth barely surviving the second invasion. The space fleet is preparing for the eventual third invasion, which they hope that Ender will be in command of earth's forces.
That should give you a head start on the synopsis of the book. After reading that, continue with "Speaker for the Dead", the direct sequel.
2006-08-22 17:28:57 · answer #1 · answered by Ѕємι~Мαđ ŠçїєŋŧιѕТ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-30 21:35:27 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i read it and its great. you should read it too. the main character is Ender. He is terrified of his evil brother peter, and really loves his sister valentine. earth has been attacked by "buggers" (aliens) and now the goverment tests every kid and sends the smart ones to battle school in space. ender is chosen and he agrees to go, partly to get away from peter who makes death threats every day. the hopes of mankind now rest on his shoulders.
2006-08-22 06:13:30 · answer #3 · answered by tweedledee 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes I have read it and actually the complete ender series. you should read it... it is not a difficult book to read and it actually is a very important book for our times.
2006-08-20 11:04:24 · answer #4 · answered by Charity 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have, but there is alot to that book man.
2006-08-20 09:52:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've read it...and you should too
2006-08-20 09:58:36 · answer #6 · answered by Grundoon 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋