Ender's Game
Ender's Game (1985) is one of the most famous books written by Orson Scott Card.[1] It takes place in Earth's future where mankind has barely survived two attacks by the "buggers", a species of alien, and the International Fleet is getting ready for war. In order to find and train a leader for the next invasion, the world's smartest children, including Ender Wiggin, are taken into a place called Battle School at a very young age. The book takes place around the year 2135, and its sequels Speaker for the Dead, Xenocide, Children of the Mind, A War of Gifts, and Ender in Exile: Ganges follow Ender to different planets as he travels far into the future.
| Author | Orson Scott Card |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | John Harris |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Ender's Game series |
| Publisher | Tor Books |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover, Paperback & Ebook) |
| ISBN | 978-0-312-93208-4 |
| OCLC | 23355613 |
| Followed by | Speaker for the Dead |
The book was first a novelette that came out in the August 1977 issue of Analog Science Fiction and Fact.[2] Card later made the novel longer and wrote sequels to create the Ender's Game series.
A new version was released in 1991 to keep facts accurate (such as the end of the Soviet Union).
Awards
Ender's Game won the Hugo Award for best novel in 1986[3] and the Nebula Award for best novel in 1985.[4] The next year, the sequel Speaker for the Dead also won both awards; Card is the only writer to have won both awards two years in a row.[1]
In 2008, it got the Margaret Edwards award for its long term effect on science fiction.
Translations
- Chinese: 安德的游戏 ("Ender's Game"), 2003.
- Croatian: Enderova igra ("Ender's Game"), 2007.
- Czech: Enderova Hra ("Ender's Game").
- Danish: Enders strategi ("Ender's Strategy"), 1990.
- Dutch: De tactiek van Ender ("Ender's Tactic").
- Estonian: Enderi mäng ("Ender's Game"), 2000.
- Finnish: Ender ("Ender"), 1990.
- French: La Stratégie Ender ("The Ender Strategy"), 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001.
- German: Das große Spiel ("The Big Game"), 1986, 2005.
- Hebrew: המשחק של אנדר ("Ender's Game").
- Hungarian: Végjáték ("Endgame"), 1991.
- Italian: Il gioco di Ender ("Ender's Game").
- Korean: 엔더의 게임 ("Ender's Game"), 1992, 2000 (two editions).
- Japanese: エンダーのゲーム ("Ender's Game"), 1987.
- Norwegian: Enders spill ("Ender's Game"), 1999.
- Polish: Gra Endera ("Ender's Game"), 1994.
- Portuguese: O jogo do exterminador ("The exterminator's game") (Brasil).
- Portuguese: O jogo final ("The final game") (Portugal).
- Romanian: Jocul lui Ender ("Ender's Game").
- Russian: Игра Эндера (Igra Endera) ("Ender's Game"), 1995, 1996, 2002, 2003 (two editions).
- Spanish: El juego de Ender ("Ender's Game").
- Swedish: Enders spel ("Ender's Game"), 1991, 1998.
- Serbian: Enderova igra ("Ender's Game"), 1988.
- Thai: เกมพลิกโลก ("The game that change the world"), 2007.
- Turkish: Ender'in Oyunu ("Ender's Game").
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Ender's Game The Book". Fresco Pictures. Archived from the original on 2007-12-30. Retrieved 2008-01-17.
- ↑ Short Stories by Orson Scott Card - Ender's Game. Hatrack.com.
- ↑ "The Hugo Awards, 1986".
- ↑ "1985 Nebula Winners". Archived from the original on 2008-05-16. Retrieved 2008-05-22.
Other websites
- About the novel Ender's Game from Card's website Archived 2007-11-22 at the Wayback Machine
- The original short story from Card's website
- Intergalactic Medicine Show: Online science fiction magazine published by Orson Scott Card. Features a new Ender's world story in every issue.
- Marvel Entertainment's press release regarding the Ender's Game Comic Book Series
