Ender's Game

Published on October 21, 2004 By apdelong31 In Sports & Leisure

I just finished reading this book a couple weeks ago; it's BY FAR the best book I've read thus far. It requires a lot of thought, but it's more thought than I put out anywhere else at school.

I loved the way Card portrayed Ender's trouble at the school, he really made it seem like he had followed a kid who was going through hell at school. I love the way he was developed, Ender was a well-created character.

I'm sure I'm not the only one who's delved into Ender's Game, hopefully someone could tell me what other books are must reads, either in the saga or that you would recommend from the same genre.

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Comments

citahellion

on Oct 21, 2004

You might as well go ahead and read the rest of the series.

And actually, the "Ender's Shadow" series is also very much worth reading; the first book is the same story, told from a different character's point of view. It's quite well done.

pseudosoldier

on Oct 21, 2004

The first Orson Scott Card book I read was the first of the Alvin Maker series. I don't believe I ever finished that series, as the local public library didn't have them all...
They *did* have an anthology of his short stories, including the original short novella that the Ender's Game books were based on. It was a good read, as well.

Death_By_Beebles

on Oct 21, 2004

If you thought that Ender's Game made you think hard, try reading Children of the Mind, the last of the series.

Ender's Game
Speaker for the Dead
Xenocide
Children of the Mind

I love the story of Bean. Ender's Shadow and the Shadow of the Hegemon are both excellent books, and the Shadow series is quite good.

Card is an excellent writer.

Peace,

Beebes

chiprj

on Oct 22, 2004

I remember not really liking the other books in the series as much. I did really enjoy Ender's Shadow, but I haven't read Shadow of the Hegemon, yet. All in all, I recommend the entire series.

As for other SF recommendations, I have to say that my absolute favorite SF book is probably Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein. It's a very quick read, no more than a couple hours. And, it's nothing like the movie made with the same name. Definetely give it a read. I can also recommend Stranger in a Strange Land. That one is also very good. I keep promising myself I'll read more Heinlein, but have never gotten around to it.

nmrhth

on Oct 22, 2004

The Moon is a Harsh Mistress is my personal favorite of Heinlein's books. I like it better than Stranger in a Strange Land. I haven't gotten around to reading Starship Troopers yet, but I plan to soon.

blogic

on Oct 22, 2004

"Ender's Game" is good. I read it a long time ago, but it made an impression. I think it's a little overrated, but very entertaining. I'd talk more about the moral dilemma of the book, but you should read at least the next book in the series for that. What is that, "Xenocide"?

You know what's weird? Orson Scott Card is supporting Bush. Card is a huge booster of the war in Iraq. Honestly, after reading EG, and it's sequels, that makes no sense to me at all. More generally, he describes himself as a Mormon Democrat.

p.s. I appreciated your comments in the Theresa Heinz Kerry discussion thread.

SSG Geezer

on Oct 23, 2004

For futuristic Naval soap opera/Sci-Fi, go for David Weber's honor harrington series, It has spawned some collaborative efforts with other good writers.
Also john Ringo's Series about an invasion of carnivorous centaurs, the posleen
A Hymn before battle
Gust Front
When The Devil Dances
Hell's Faire
He is also a huge Sluggy freelance fan. A definite plus.

chiprj

on Nov 01, 2004

For futuristic Naval soap opera/Sci-Fi, go for David Weber's honor harrington series, It has spawned some collaborative efforts with other good writers

That's a great series.

Also, Piers Anthony (author of the Xanth series), also wrote a five part series called 'Bio of a Space Tyrant'. Very good stuff there.

kinjruh

on Jan 09, 2005

if you're into insightful books check out "lost in the fun house" or "one flew over the cuckoo's nest" both are by Ken Kesey and offer an intriguing look into minds of other people and yourself.

-kinjruh-

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