Ender's Game: Book 1 of the Ender Saga Paperback – 1 Dec. 2011

I have read all of the ender books and I have to say they keep you captivated all the way through. Each time I started a book I could not bare to have to put it down. All the way through the novel I loved the characters especially Ender and his sister Valentine this series is the best collection of books I have read in a long time. Within the 1St 2 books you spend a lot of time feeling sorry for ender and hating his elder brother Peter but as the story progresses and you realise what he is trying to achieve you are willing him to succeed despite the fact that bad things keep happening to him. In the last book you see the return of his elder brother Peter and he is a completely different character I became to really like peter towards the end of the novel which I found rather surprising as in the 1st book he is horrid. I personally would have loved another book to be added to the collection as the last ender book is left open for another story to progress However all the lose ends are tied up in the last book. There is also the books about Bean (Shadow of the hedgemon) which is the same story just from Beans prospective I have read these also and they are just as good but I still prefer the Ender series.it is a def must by if you love space and giant bugs attacking us you will love this book there is quite a bit of violence all the way through the books but nothing to surprising.

I enjoyed Ender's Game a lot - it was nicely plotted, beautifully paced, and had a great sense of tension until the last events at Battle School kinda robbed it of what it had so painstakingly built earlier. In certain respects, it suffers from having been read so late in my life - elements of it that might have been shocking and original if I had read it earlier seem somewhat trite. It doesn't have the sweeping, deep ideas of House of Suns or any of the Culture novels,which makes it very much dependent on the novelty of the plot to capture the reader's attention. In some minor ways it hasn't dated especially well - it feels a bit 80s, if that makes any sense. It also comes across in some places as a look into the somewhat bigoted mind of the author. I'm all for separating the art from the artist, but that's hard to do when certain neanderthal views and rhetoric is slipped into the text.But what it does have going for it is a lot - the characters, save for Peter and Valentine, come across as real individuals with complex motivations. The children don't come across *as* children, but that's okay since it seems to be a conscious decision to treat them that way and fits entirely into the whole concept of the book. The plot, which time has rendered cliche, is well constructed and expertly executed. The main themes of the book - for example, the role of duty and the burden of informed consent are explored with considerable finesse. The book is in some ways an extended allegory of the Nietzschen concept of the Ubermensch, but deconstructed and inverted. In Ender's game, the Ubermensch isn't a product of his own transcendence of moral and societal conventions, but a product of the explicit engineering of the context in which he lives. Thus, he is a mix of nature, nurture, and the power of social context. None would be as effective without the others. It also hearkens back to the 'Great Men' theory, and reconciles both the classical and modern interpretations - yes, only a truly great person can shape history, but they only become that way through the explicit building of competence by a society that needs them to function as a tool. No-one attains significance in a vacuum. The experiences of Ender have deep implications for those who want to muse on the story once they're finished reading it.Like the best kind of 'young adult' literature, Ender's Game is literature first and 'young adult' second. It doesn't patronise the reader, and leaves the critical and important themes as subtext without feeling the need to grab anyone by the brain and yell 'These are the things about the book you should be finding important!'. It's very highly recommended, but the poorly executed ending robs it of a fifth star. Consider it a 4.5 star book.

This is one of the first books I remember reading when I was younger. I first read this about 10 years ago in school. It was a book I couldn't put down. I never realised that there were sequels to the book and promptly left the series alone. Now I noticed there is a movie out (which I haven't seen.) and that sparked my love again. I've bought the first two prequels for the book and the first sequel. After reading the first two sequels (the third and final coming out this year) I'm on to Ender's Game again and re-reading a LOT faster than I did 10 years ago! It's such an amazing book that reached to me through character development at such an early stage in my life. I'm aiming to read all of the Ender Saga, even the Shadow Series (they're in my wish list if you feel like being nice ;)) I don't want to spoil the book for anyone by trying to describe what goes on. If you like SF & you like the notion of children being strong and brave and taking on the world then this book is perfect for you. I would say this book definitely is aimed at younger people & rightly so.As a conclusion, the book is amazing. The prequels are equally wonderful and I can't wait to start reading the first sequel either. Orson Scott Card, as a writer is a wonderful author. I don't agree with some of his personal views but thankfully that doesn't affect his writing abilities and he doesn't impose his views in his work. A definite buy for SF lovers.

Fantastic book. I honestly don't know what Card's personal ethics or religious beliefs have to do with this very well written book. None of said beliefs are implemented into this book I can confirm. Recommended.

En el vuelo de hoy concluí el libro “El juego de Ender”Acá mi review:No entiendo cómo nunca antes supe de esta grandiosa pieza de literatura con toque SciFi pero sobre todo, un tributo a la Humanidad y la sabiduría infantil.Orson Scott Card es el Julio Verne del siglo XX.Creo que todo amante de las matemáticas y la ciencia debería leer "El juego de Ender".

Com certeza um dos melhores livros de ficção científica, como também um dos melhores livros de ficção em geral. Merece os prêmios que levou (é um dos livros mais premiados) e merece o hype. Consegue ser divertido e socialmente importante ao mesmo tempo. É viciante.Eu só não gostei muito do final: parece mais uma deixa para uma sequência do que um final verdadeiro (e, de fato, o é). Isso, porém, não me faz baixar a nota do livro; só me faz não querer ler os outros do Quinteto.Recomendado.

Buena y entretenida lectura para adolescentes.

The book is a good read, it's a recommended reading for Marines and one can understand the reason behind it.