Ender's Game

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Orson Scott Card: Ender's Game (Paperback, 1999, Tor Books)

Paperback, 349 pages

English language

Published July 21, 1999 by Tor Books.

ISBN:
978-0-8125-8904-7
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OCLC Number:
1012946138

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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 …

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  • Science Fiction - General
  • Fiction
  • Fiction - Science Fiction