Ender's Game

[Connavar]

I just finished Ender's Game and thought it was great. Couldnt agree more about Ender being one of the most unforgettable characters in SF. I enjoyed reading about him, how he handled the world around him. Most fun to read was battle school, most interesting after third bug war and what happens to Ender after the war.

The only thing you can say wasnt as good as it should have been was that i would like to have known more about the buggers before the last war.

[The Wanderer]

I enjoyed the book very much, like it's been said, thought provoking and gripping, I don't quite underestand why David Pringle gives this 2 stars and Neuromancer 4 stars, for me 'Ender's Game' was a better book

[Connavar]

Who is David Pringle some sort of review Gure ?

[The Wanderer]

Originally Posted by Connavar of Rigante

Who is David Pringle some sort of review Gure ?

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[RememberMe]

I was into scifi but never really dove into the books of fantasy and science fiction. Ender's Game was one of the first I had read and still today It will be one of my favorites. But I like actually liked Ender's Shadow more. It was pure brilliance to take a compelling story and tell it through another's perspective. That and I love the character Bean.

[sarakoth]

One thing I don't get about Ender's Game is the invasion fleet. The fleet must carry enough fuel to travel at about .9 C for decades; carry enough supplies to sustain thousands, if not millions, of soldiers; and the weapons required to eradicate the Formics. This simply isn't possible, especially if traveling from Battle School to Earth costs more than what Ender's father makes in a lifetime. This would make space travel in Ender's Game more costly than present day. Orson Scott Card should've got a better editor.

[Marvolo]

Originally Posted by sarakoth

One thing I don't get about Ender's Game is the invasion fleet. The fleet must carry enough fuel to travel at about .9 C for decades; carry enough supplies to sustain thousands, if not millions, of soldiers; and the weapons required to eradicate the Formics. This simply isn't possible, especially if traveling from Battle School to Earth costs more than what Ender's father makes in a lifetime. This would make space travel in Ender's Game more costly than present day. Orson Scott Card should've got a better editor.

I don't think price was an issue at the time. The entire planet's fate was on the line and the fleet was comprised of everyone's assets right?

[sarakoth]

Originally Posted by Marvolo

I don't think price was an issue at the time. The entire planet's fate was on the line and the fleet was comprised of everyone's assets right?

At that price, the humans simply couldn't have utilized the resources to achieve what was achieved in Ender's Game.

[Marvolo]

Originally Posted by sarakoth

At that price, the humans simply couldn't have utilized the resources to achieve what was achieved in Ender's Game.

Extinction was on the line (or at least believed to be). Money is a device humans come up with for the sake of organized society. If the entire race is threatened, people will do what is necessary.

[vervain_ashe]

Don't forget that if you can't find the hard copy of the book anywhere, you can download the audiobook. Try audible.com | Download books, magazines, newspapers and radio shows. I'm pretty sure there is every current OSC book in the library. There might be some obscure ones missing, but they've got all of the Ender's Series including First Meetings.

[Marvolo]

We have ad spammers now?

[vervain_ashe]

No.... I was answering White Wolf's question. But if you reviewed the thread you would have known that.

[Marvolo]

Well then, my apologies.

[vervain_ashe]

This is it. Oh, and no worries. Believe me, I hate spam, most like as much as you do.

Originally Posted by WhiteWolf

I've seen somewhere that there is a book called FIRST MEETINGS by Card, that is essentially a collection of stories about the characters from the Ender books. It includes stories about, Graff, Ender's parents, and also the original short novel ENDER'S GAME that was later expanded into the full-length novel.

However, I have also been unable to find this book anywhere or see any reviews of it.

Has anyone here read FIRST MEETINGS?

[sarakoth]

Originally Posted by Marvolo

Extinction was on the line (or at least believed to be). Money is a device humans come up with for the sake of organized society. If the entire race is threatened, people will do what is necessary.

My point is that the humans couldn't have accomplished what was accomplished in Ender's Game. For reasons why, please go look at my first post.