Ender's Game Summary
Orson Scott Card

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Ender's Game Summary

Orson Scott Card first wrote Ender's Game as a short story in 1975 He submitted the work to a leading science fiction magazine, Analog, hoping to make some money to help pay his school debts. Not only did Analog publish the story, the 1977 World Science Fiction Convention nominated it for a Hugo Award and gave Card the John W. Campbell Award for best new writer. In 1985, the author developed Ender's Game into a novel...

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Orson Scott Card Biographies (1)

Orson Scott Card

4,967 words, approx. 17 pages

Orson Scott Card is the award-winning author of over sixty books of science fiction, fantasy, history, and ghost stories. With the creation of Andrew "Ender" Wiggin, the young genius of Ender's Game, ... Read more

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Enders Game Outline

373 words, approx. 2 pages

Ender's Game Intro: Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card, is a science fiction book. The book follows a young boy named Ender as he is sent to space to save the world from alien invaders. Plot: ... Read more

Great Leaders Create Great Armies

501 words, approx. 2 pages

"An army of one" This is the famous quote that is read and heard by millions on the Army commercials that run on millions of televisions and radios across the country. In Ender's Game Ender tries to ... Read more

Ender's Game

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The book, Enders Game book takes place in the near future, after a dominating alien species tries to invade earth. After eighty years since the last invasion, countries on Earth united and started a ... Read more

Ender's Game. A Book Review

1,817 words, approx. 7 pages

Plot + Characters: So what is "Ender's Game"? "Ender's Game" is science fiction novel by Orson Scott Card. It takes place in a possible future where technology is great, but life isn't as. Aliens, k... Read more

Childhood Lonlieness in Ender's Game and Indian Killer

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Childhood Loneliness Childhood loneliness is a considerable problem that can affect young children in many ways, and may have long-term negative consequences. In the novels, Indian Killer, by Sherm... Read more

Trickery and Deception in Ender's Game

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Deception can involve being tricked by others, or tricking one's self. In Card's novel, trickery and false promises are parts of both games and deadly conflicts. Discuss the ways that deception is fig... Read more

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Ender's Game

16,348 words, approx. 55 pages

Ender's Game Book Notes is a free study guide on Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card. Browse the summary below:   Author Biography / Context of the Work   One-Page Plot Summary   Cha... Read more

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