Ender Series

3/30/07 12:06 AM	Ignore \| Quote \| Edit \| Warn Admin \| Vote Down \| Vote Up \| Delete Post
IndianaBrandon Edited: 30-Mar-07 Member Since: 04/03/2003 Posts: 3299	Has anybody tried the Ender Series of books by Orson Scott Card? I have given up on the Sword of Truth series, and cant find the Malazan books anywhere around here. I dont really like space shows like Star Trek or Babylon 5. But I did enjoy a little bit of the Mission Earth series, before I was overcome by the word count of the largest dekalogy in the world.

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Xader Edited: 30-Mar-07 Member Since: 01/01/2001 Posts: 1113	The first book (Ender's Game) is fantastic. Then the story splits off into two distinct paths the Speaker of the Dead series of books and the Shadow series of books. Both story lines are decent and I enjoyed reading them but nothing touches the first book. Wade You have ignored this user.

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Lymond 47 Edited: 30-Mar-07 Member Since: 07/17/2006 Posts: 573	Ender's Game was my favorite book growing up. I read it around twenty times. Well worth checking out but the rest of the series kind of sucks imho. You have ignored this user.

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IndianaBrandon Edited: 30-Mar-07 Member Since: 04/03/2003 Posts: 3307	Thanks guys. Guess I will try the first one, and if I like it then I will read the others. You have ignored this user.

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artvanderlei Edited: 30-Mar-07 Member Since: 06/22/2002 Posts: 3042	I really liked Ender's Game. Cool story, good characters, smooth read. Haven't read the rest of the series, but Ender's Game is a strong stand-alone novel. You have ignored this user.

4/1/07 1:17 PM	Ignore \| Quote \| Edit \| Warn Admin \| Vote Down \| Vote Up \| Delete Post
Mule 4 Edited: 01-Apr-07 Member Since: 01/01/2001 Posts: 6547	Loved Ender's Game. In fact I've got a friend of mine who is nearly 60 and prefer's historical fiction and cowboy type stuff over any other genre and I got him to read Ender's Game, the Orphanage, and Starship Troopers. Of course the guy has also read ever Cormac Macarthy book except the Road so he's all good anyway. You have ignored this user.

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Pustak 72 Edited: 19-Apr-07 Member Since: 08/13/2002 Posts: 6935	Ender's Game and Speaker for the Dead were brilliant. i enjoyed Xenocide as well, but wasn't impressed by Children of the Mind or the Ender's Shadow stuff. Card has some other good stuff out there that i'd highly recommend. Songmaster, Pastwatch, Wyrms, The Worthing Chronicles are all worth looking for. You have ignored this user.

7/11/07 9:49 PM

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ocianain

Edited: 11-Jul-07
Member Since: 02/05/2006
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Card's best work is in fantasy, his Alvin Maker series, though uneven in quality, is still first rate, it's like Arnold winning the 80 Olympia, just as he suffered in comparison to the Arnold of 73, 74, some of the later Maker books are weak in comparison to the earlier, regardless, just as Arnold was still the best in 80, Card's latter work in the series still excells when measured against "the others"

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Neckcranku Edited: 14-Jul-07 Member Since: 01/01/2001 Posts: 4600	"Ender's Game and Speaker for the Dead were brilliant. i enjoyed Xenocide as well, but wasn't impressed by Children of the Mind or the Ender's Shadow stuff." I agree. You have ignored this user.

9/4/07 4:24 PM	Ignore \| Quote \| Edit \| Warn Admin \| Vote Down \| Vote Up \| Delete Post
warfrog Edited: 04-Sep-07 Member Since: 03/17/2002 Posts: 9563	if you read enders game, you will want to know what happens to the character and read the rest of the series. the subsequent books just dont catch you like the first one unfortunately. You have ignored this user.

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Kneeblock 140 Edited: 04-Sep-07 Member Since: 01/01/2001 Posts: 7076	The Ender series is probably the best genre fic I've ever read. I like both sets of sequels. The Ender books are more literary and philosophical while the Shadow books (or the Bean books as I call them) are more political and personal. PASTWATCH is Card's best book other than ENDER'S GAME You have ignored this user.

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Pustak 72 Edited: 04-Sep-07 Member Since: 08/13/2002 Posts: 7233	"PASTWATCH is Card's best book other than ENDER'S GAME" Pastwatch was damn good, but IMO his best was Wyrms, or maybe The Worthing Saga. You have ignored this user.

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Lymond 47 Edited: 05-Sep-07 Member Since: 07/17/2006 Posts: 1287	Worthing was awesome as are the Alvin books except for the last one. I wonder what it is with Card that makes him lose steam with extended series. Must be drawing 'em out for a paycheck. You have ignored this user.

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Kneeblock 140 Edited: 05-Sep-07 Member Since: 01/01/2001 Posts: 7098	Did you guys know Card edited a book all about LOST? He also wrote ULTIMATE IRON MAN, which was okay, but basically an ENDER'S SHADOW remake. You have ignored this user.

9/7/07 4:30 PM	Ignore \| Quote \| Edit \| Warn Admin \| Vote Down \| Vote Up \| Delete Post
IndianaBrandon Edited: 07-Sep-07 Member Since: 04/03/2003 Posts: 3921	I loved Enders game, I liked Speaker for the dead, I have burned out and not finished Xenocide. Im giving the The Game of thrones another shot at the moment. You have ignored this user.

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GreatCornholio 5 Edited: 23-Dec-07 Member Since: 01/01/2001 Posts: 6679	I thought the series lost it's energy as it ran on - the firs is great as a standalone book. Don't need to go further. You have ignored this user.

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ChronicleJ 1 Edited: 15-Jan-08 Member Since: 01/16/2007 Posts: 193	"The tales of Alvin Maker" just read the Wiki entry, sound really interesting. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tales_of_Alvin_Maker I think I'll read it on my flight this weekend. thanks for the recommendation....ocianain You have ignored this user.

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Tyler Knight Member Since: 4/29/05 Posts: 1907	Xader - The first book (Ender's Game) is fantastic. Then the story splits off into two distinct paths the Speaker of the Dead series of books and the Shadow series of books. Both story lines are decent and I enjoyed reading them but nothing touches the first book. Wade You have ignored this user.

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Kneeblock 140 Member Since: 1/1/01 Posts: 14639	I love Orson, but I was disappointed to find out what a mega-homophobe he is. You have ignored this user.

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phauna Member Since: 8/1/03 Posts: 295	It's because he's a Mormon, I think. You have ignored this user.

8/29/11 10:23 PM

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HardyJenns

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I just finally read "Ender's Game" for the first time-- wow I loved it.

I was just contemplating whether to read the sequels without reading too many spoilers-- they sound a little weird but I guess I'll try "Speaker" at least since it was highly regarded

I'm not a big scifi fan but this book was something special, I can see why it's still being read by the military and such

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Ali 317 Member Since: 1/1/01 Posts: 8536	It's just a bunch of crypto-Mormon propaganda. Yawn. (Just if you want a dissenting opinion) You have ignored this user.

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Willybone 60 Member Since: 1/1/01 Posts: 43692	Ender's Game was in a league of its own. The rest of them are just pretty good. You have ignored this user.

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