{"product_id":"enders-game-9781250773012","title":"Ender's Game","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Orson Scott Card, \u003ci\u003eEnder's Game\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e--\u003cb\u003eadapted to film starring Asa Butterfield and Harrison Ford\u003c\/b\u003e--\u003cb\u003eis the classic Hugo and Nebula award-winning science fiction novel of a young boy's recruitment into the midst of an interstellar war.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEnder'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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIs 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOrson Scott Card's\u003ci\u003e Ender's Game\u003c\/i\u003e is the winner of the 1985 Nebula Award for Best Novel and the 1986 Hugo Award for Best Novel. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTHE ENDER UNIVERSE \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEnder series\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEnder's Game\u003c\/i\u003e \/\u003ci\u003e Ender in Exile \u003c\/i\u003e\/ \u003ci\u003eSpeaker for the Dead \u003c\/i\u003e\/ \u003ci\u003eXenocide \u003c\/i\u003e\/ \u003ci\u003eChildren of the Mind\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEnder's Shadow series\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEnder's Shadow \u003c\/i\u003e\/ \u003ci\u003eShadow of the Hegemon \u003c\/i\u003e\/ \u003ci\u003eShadow Puppets \u003c\/i\u003e\/ \u003ci\u003eShadow of the Giant \u003c\/i\u003e\/ \u003ci\u003eShadows in Flight\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eChildren of the Fleet\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe First Formic War (with Aaron Johnston)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEarth Unaware \u003c\/i\u003e\/ \u003ci\u003eEarth Afire \u003c\/i\u003e\/ \u003ci\u003eEarth Awakens\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Second Formic War (with Aaron Johnston)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Swarm \u003c\/i\u003e\/\u003ci\u003eThe Hive\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEnder novellas\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA War of Gifts \u003c\/i\u003e\/\u003ci\u003eFirst Meetings\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Orson Scott Card\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Mass Market Paperbound\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tor Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/27\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Ender Saga #1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.4lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.70h x 4.20w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250773012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 16\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e28441 \/ Ender's Game\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOrson Scott Card\u003c\/b\u003e is best known for his science fiction novel \u003ci\u003eEnder's Game\u003c\/i\u003e and it's many sequels that expand the Ender Universe into the far future and the near past. Those books are organized into The Ender Saga, the five books that chronicle the life of Ender Wiggin; the Shadow Series, that follows on the novel \u003ci\u003eEnder's Shadow\u003c\/i\u003e and are set on Earth; and the Formic Wars series, written with co-author Aaron Johnston, that tells of the terrible first contact between humans and the alien \"Buggers\". \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCard has been a working writer since the 1970s. Beginning with dozens of plays and musical comedies produced in the 1960s and 70s, Card's first published fiction appeared in 1977--the short story \"Gert Fram\" in the July issue of \u003ci\u003eThe Ensign\u003c\/i\u003e, and the novelette version of \"Ender's Game\" in the August issue of \u003ci\u003eAnalog\u003c\/i\u003e. The novel-length version of \u003ci\u003eEnder's Game\u003c\/i\u003e, published in 1984 and continuously in print since then, became the basis of the 2013 film, starring Asa Butterfield, Harrison Ford, Ben Kingsley, Hailee Steinfeld, Viola Davis, and Abigail Breslin. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCard was born in Washington state, and grew up in California, Arizona, and Utah. He served a mission for the LDS Church in Brazil in the early 1970s. Besides his writing, he runs occasional writers' workshops and directs plays. He frequently teaches writing and literature courses at Southern Virginia University. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe is the author many science fiction and fantasy novels, including the American frontier fantasy series The Tales of Alvin Maker (beginning with \u003ci\u003eSeventh Son\u003c\/i\u003e) and standalone novels like \u003ci\u003ePastwatch\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHart's Hope\u003c\/i\u003e. He has collaborated with his daughter Emily Card on a manga series, Laddertop. He has also written contemporary thrillers like \u003ci\u003eEmpire\u003c\/i\u003e and historical novels like the monumental \u003ci\u003eSaints\u003c\/i\u003e and the religious novels \u003ci\u003eSarah\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRachel\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eLeah\u003c\/i\u003e. Card's recent work includes the Mithermages books (\u003ci\u003eLost Gate\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGate Thief\u003c\/i\u003e), contemporary magical fantasy for readers both young and old. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCard lives in Greensboro, North Carolina, with his wife, Kristine Allen Card, He and Kristine are the parents of five children and several grandchildren.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ripon Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Mass Market Paperbound","offer_id":44119424008237,"sku":"9781250773012","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0681\/0501\/1245\/files\/img_0faef940-13b0-4007-a863-d3257ce16a22.jpg?v=1756226582","url":"https:\/\/riponbookstore.com\/products\/enders-game-9781250773012","provider":"Ripon Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}