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Ender's Game Mass market paperbound - 1999

by Orson Scott Card; Introduction by Orson Scott Card

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Ender Wiggin, a child prodigy is recruited by the military to attend Battle School in order to prepare for a potential alien invasion. As Ender rises through the ranks and becomes a leader among his peers, he must navigate the complex politics and brutal training that await him, all while struggling with his own identity and sense of morality. Along the way, Ender forges relationships with other students, including his closest allies, Petra and Bean, and his tormentors, Bonzo and Stilson. As the story progresses, Ender's skills are put to the ultimate test when he is chosen to lead the final battle against the alien race known as the Formics. Through Ender's experiences, the novel explores themes of leadership, identity, and the consequences of war in a futuristic and complex setting, while also providing a thrilling and thought-provoking tale of survival and sacrifice.


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This is a book about a young boy named Ender who is taken away from his tormenting family into a type of battle training in space. As he undergoes training there, he is isolated from the other students, yet manages to exceed them all in skill. He does his best in all his exercises, in spite of the school personnel cheating and continuously changing the rules. As the war with an alien race called the Buggers escalates, the story leads up to a climactic battle in Battle school and after that, nothing will ever be the same for Ender, humankind or the Buggers.

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An expert at simulated war games, Andrew Ender Wiggin believes that he is engaged in one more computer war game when, in truth, he is commanding the last Earth fleet against an alien race seeking Earth's complete destruction.

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"I've watched through his eyes, I've listened through his ears, and I tell you he's the one.

First edition identification

Tor Books published the First Edition, First Printing hardcover in 1985, New York. Cover Art by John Harris with Jacket design by Suzanne Lobel. 


Century published a First UK Edition, First Printing hardcover in 1985, England.


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  • Title Ender's Game
  • Author Orson Scott Card; Introduction by Orson Scott Card
  • Binding Mass Market Paperbound
  • Edition First Thus
  • Pages 349
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Tor Books, New York
  • Publication date July 1999
  • ISBN 9780812589047 / 0812589041
  • Weight 0.45 lbs (0.20 kg)
  • Dimensions 6.76 x 4.18 x 1.02 in (17.17 x 10.62 x 2.59 cm)
  • Reading level 780
  • Category Fiction - Science Fiction
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 91009908
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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