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Ender's Game

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Ratings
Book
1225
Narrator
226
Release Date
April 1, 2004
Duration
11 hours 19 minutes
Summary
From New York Times bestselling author Orson Scott Card, Ender's Game—adapted to film starring Asa Butterfield and Harrison Ford—is the classic Hugo and Nebula award-winning science fiction novel of a young boy's recruitment into the midst of an interstellar war.

In order to develop a secure defense against a hostile alien race's next attack, government agencies breed child geniuses and train them as soldiers. A brilliant young boy, Andrew 'Ender' Wiggin lives with his kind but distant parents, his sadistic brother Peter, and the person he loves more than anyone else, his sister Valentine. Peter and Valentine were candidates for the soldier-training program but didn't make the cut—young Ender is the Wiggin drafted to the orbiting Battle School for rigorous military training.

Ender's skills make him a leader in school and respected in the Battle Room, where children play at mock battles in zero gravity. Yet growing up in an artificial community of young soldiers Ender suffers greatly from isolation, rivalry from his peers, pressure from the adult teachers, and an unsettling fear of the alien invaders. His psychological battles include loneliness, fear that he is becoming like the cruel brother he remembers, and fanning the flames of devotion to his beloved sister.

Is Ender the general Earth needs? But Ender is not the only result of the genetic experiments. The war with the Buggers has been raging for a hundred years, and the quest for the perfect general has been underway for almost as long. Ender's two older siblings are every bit as unusual as he is, but in very different ways. Between the three of them lie the abilities to remake a world. If, that is, the world survives.

Orson Scott Card's Ender's Game is the winner of the 1985 Nebula Award for Best Novel and the 1986 Hugo Award for Best Novel.

THE ENDER UNIVERSE

Ender series
Ender’s Game / Ender in Exile / Speaker for the Dead / Xenocide / Children of the Mind

Ender’s Shadow series
Ender’s Shadow / Shadow of the Hegemon / Shadow Puppets / Shadow of the Giant / Shadows in Flight

Children of the Fleet

The First Formic War (with Aaron Johnston)
Earth Unaware / Earth Afire / Earth Awakens

The Second Formic War (with Aaron Johnston)
The Swarm /The Hive

Ender novellas
A War of Gifts /First Meetings
Reviews
Profile Avatar Matthew F Feb 2018

this is a great book. it has great lessons for being a leader along with being very entertaining.

Profile Avatar Joseph H. Feb 2025

Very interesting read. definitely did not see a few things coming

Profile Avatar Timothy R. Nov 2021

good book, well read.

Profile Avatar Marcos C. Jun 2021

This was my first fictional audiobook and I loved every moment of it.

Profile Avatar Travis M. Apr 2021

not to bad but a little slow I wouldn't listen to it again.

Profile Avatar Elizabeth F. Dec 2020

This is by far my favorite book. I've listened to it at least 4 times already and I also have a hard copy that I've read. Perfectly written, perfectly narrated.

Profile Avatar Raye-Raye Oct 2020

1000 times better than the movie I’m literally hooked on the series ALL OF EM’

Profile Avatar Anonymous Aug 2020

Such a great story that still has relevant themes to this day.

Profile Avatar Jaron M. Jun 2020

Good book. Narrator was pretty good

Profile Avatar Ryan Jun 2020

My favourite part of this entire reading is the post script by Orson himself. Nothing is better than listening to author himself explaining what went into his creating of the book and discussing his views on the subject matter. A delight to listen to and always a wonderful tale to hear.

Profile Avatar Gary G. Oct 2019

love everything about this book.

Profile Avatar Yahya H. May 2019

One of my favorite books, if you enjoyed this check out Ender's Shadow.

Profile Avatar Eric C Jan 2018

I originally read this book in middle school and feel in love with the book. I wanted to go to Battle School. I was very disappointed in the movie since it was NO WHERE near true to the book. I enjoyed this reading since ight was unabridged and complete. I enjoyed the commentary by the author who help give more understanding to the story. I did not like when the narrator changed to a different person. I liked the ddifferent voices with the conversations at the beginning of the chapters, but not the change in narrators for different sections.

Profile Avatar Brooklyn M Sep 2017

Amazing!!!!!!! Couldn’t stop listening. So captivating.

Profile Avatar Eric H Sep 2017

Great book, excellent narration. The voice narrator for Valentine was a little obnoxious as she laid heavily into the (baby-voice) which I find very annoying. Everything else was well worth the listen!!

Profile Avatar Sara W Aug 2017

Absolutely horrible. This book has a hard setting to understand

Profile Avatar Jesse D May 2017

The narrators did a great job speaking between different characters.

Profile Avatar Josh VanAs Mar 2017

Absolutely amazing! I loved the narration and the story! It was enthralling and I really enjoyed the authors writing style!

Profile Avatar Shelby Mccarty Feb 2017

Brilliant! I loved the book and the narrator. I think I shall continue with the rest of the series.

Profile Avatar Christian McGarry Feb 2017

Really good listen. Much better than the movie (obviously) and the plot and narration really keeps you into the story from beginning to end. There were times when it would slow down a bit, and it took a little to get used to the narration, but when after a small adjustment it swept you up into the story

Profile Avatar Ammad Khan Feb 2017

I loved this book and the narration was excellent. It is a must have.

Profile Avatar G H Jan 2017

Great book, beautifully narrated.

Profile Avatar Lanae Faires Oct 2016

Loved reading this book, but listening to it was so awesome! Perfect for a road trip. Husband even enjoyed it!

Profile Avatar stian evensen Oct 2016

Love the book , love the narration. Speaker for the dead is next in line... thumbs up!

Profile Avatar William Adams Sep 2016

The Orson Scott Card Ender series is a great choice for someone who loves following the progression of a story through many books

Profile Avatar Ben Deal Aug 2016

While I watched the movie before the book I thought that the movie was good, now having listened to the book, I have now changed my opinion. The movie vastly undersells this masterpiece. I found myself hooked on every word. This is definitely worth listening to.

Profile Avatar Michelle sedberry May 2016

Great book...have not seen the movie so the story was fresh for me!

Profile Avatar Thomas Vo Apr 2016

Awesome narration (multiple voices) of a great book! Very fast-paced and intense.. I love how descriptive the author was in describing all of the battle sequences.

Profile Avatar Susan Roberts Jan 2016

I'm not into Sci-fi books but this story and series will always be one to dive into and enjoy every moment. This was my first audiobook ever to listen to so I enjoyed it all.

Profile Avatar Nancy Price Jan 2016

I love this book I think it's one of the best of all time

Profile Avatar Kristen Knapp Nov 2015

Love the book and the movie,could do better on framer yhough

Profile Avatar Matthew Crowe Nov 2015

I wish I could listen to it again for the first time and feel the emotion all over again.

Profile Avatar Andrew Watts Sep 2015

this is an attention grabing story and a very detailed journey

Profile Avatar Rosemary Cure Nov 2014

First listened to book on xm book radio. Glad I was able to get it again and listen at my leisure. Good book.

Profile Avatar Christine Keener Aug 2014

This is probably my all-time favorite book. I've listened to it three times. We come to truly care for Ender and our emotions are pulled to despair as we see what he's going though. We admire him for his brilliance and goodness. We are blown away by the ending. Amazing book. There is a political sub-plot involving his brother and sister which I don't care for, though. The second and third times I listened, I skipped all of that, which made it perfect. The narrators were excellent. Only one of them in a minor role was a little flat. Stay tuned afterwards for a talk by the author.

Profile Avatar Cameron Stewart Jul 2014

It was absolutely incredible. I put it down for ten minutes and then had to continue until the very end.

Profile Avatar Elizabeth Bosque Jul 2014

Excellent book! Can't say enough good things about it. It became my new favorite. Read it.

Profile Avatar Jean-Luc Guedez May 2014

This is an excellent sci-fi novel, highly reccomended. Do not watch the movie, its terrible, you will kick yourself and hate what they have done to it. The book is well written and lets you be in Ender's mind.

Profile Avatar jolynn collins Jan 2014

I chose this book because of the author. I was shocked at how vulgar and crude it was. It was terrible. I will avoid this author in the future. He's been totally corupted. I did not finish the book.

Profile Avatar Duane Mytty Dec 2013

This was an excellent Audio book. A narrator can make or break a story, The narrator in this case complimented the book excellently. Can't wait to start the other books in this series.

Profile Avatar Lisa Richie Nov 2013

I don't get it. I listened to this book because of the overwhelming positive reviews. First of all the book is totally unbelievable. What boy at six can speak that way and I could barely stay awake. Disappointed!!!!

Profile Avatar Christopher Hardin Oct 2013

Excellent, gripping story! Just finished this one and already I am hunting down the next one.

Profile Avatar Tracy Holt Aug 2013

Loved this book! I read it in 2 days I couldn't put it down.

Profile Avatar Andrew Schober Jul 2013

Excellent narration and an engrossing story. 5 stars all-around.

Ender's Game

Ender's Game

Author: Orson Scott Card
Read by: Harlan Ellison
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