Reviews
Ender's Game is a fast-paced action/adventure but it is also a book with deep and complex moral sensibilities. Card constructed the book so that layers fold with immaculate timing, transforming an almost juvenile adventure into a tragic tale of the destruction of the only other sentient species man had discovered in the universe., A prize-winning novella has been transformed into an even more powerful book about war, that ranges in topic from reflex-training video games to combat between our inner- and other-directed selves....This book provides a harrowing look at the price we pay for trying to mold our posterity in our own aggresive image of what we believe is right., Superb characterization, pacing and language, combined them into a seamless story of compelling power., [A] powerful book about war, that ranges in topic from reflex-training video games to combat between our inner-and other-directed selves...., Card has taken the venerable sf concepts of a superman and interstellar war against aliens, and, with superb characterization, pacing and language, combined them into a seamless story of compelling power. This is Card at the height of his very considerable powers -- a major sf novel by any reasonable standards., ÝA¨ powerful book about war, that ranges in topic from reflex-training video games to combat between our inner-and other-directed selves...., Praise for Ender's Game : "Card has taken the venerable sf concepts of a superman and interstellar war against aliens, and, with superb characterization, pacing and language, combined them into a seamless story of compelling power. This is Card at the height of his very considerable powers -- a major sf novel by any reasonable standards." -- Booklist "Card has done strong work before, but this could be the book to break him out of the pack."-- New York Newsday " Ender's Game is an affecting novel."-- New York Times Book Review "Card's latest novel is both a gripping tale of adventure in space and a scathing indictment of the militaristic mind." -- Library Journal "A prize-winning novella has been transformed into an even more powerful book about war, that ranges in topic from reflex-training video games to combat between our inner- and other-directed selves....This book provides a harrowing look at the price we pay for trying to mold our posterity in our own aggresive image of what we believe is right." -- The Christian Science Monitor " Ender's Game is a fast-paced action/adventure but it is also a book with deep and complex moral sensibilities. Card constructed the book so that layers fold with immaculate timing, transforming an almost juvenile adventure into a tragic tale of the destruction of the only other sentient species man had discovered in the universe." -- Houston Post, Layers fold with immaculate timing, transforming an almost juvenile adventure into a tragic tale of the destruction...., Praise for "Ender's Game": "Card has taken the venerable sf concepts of a superman and interstellar war against aliens, and, with superb characterization, pacing and language, combined them into a seamless story of compelling power. This is Card at the height of his very considerable powers -- a major sf novel by any reasonable standards." -- "Booklist" "Card has done strong work before, but this could be the book to break him out of the pack."--"New York Newsday" ""Ender's Game" is an affecting novel."--"New York Times Book Review " "Card's latest novel is both a gripping tale of adventure in space and a scathing indictment of the militaristic mind." --"Library Journal" "A prize-winning novella has been transformed into an even more powerful book about war, that ranges in topic from reflex-training video games to combat between our inner- and other-directed selves....This book provides a harrowing look at the price we pay for trying to mold our posterity in our own aggresive image of what we believe is right." --"The Christian Science Monitor " ""Ender's Game" is a fast-paced action/adventure but it is also a book with deep and complex moral sensibilities. Card constructed the book so that layers fold with immaculate timing, transforming an almost juvenile adventure into a tragic tale of the destruction of the only other sentient species man had discovered in the universe." -- "Houston Post", Praise for Ender's Game : "Card has taken the venerable sf concepts of a superman and interstellar war against aliens, and, with superb characterization, pacing and language, combined them into a seamless story of compelling power. This is Card at the height of his very considerable powers -- a major sf novel by any reasonable standards." -- Booklist "Card has done strong work before, but this could be the book to break him out of the pack."-- New York Newsday " Ender's Game is an affecting novel."-- New York Times Book Review "Card's latest novel is both a gripping tale of adventure in space and a scathing indictment of the militaristic mind." -- Library Journal "A prize-winning novella has been transformed into an even more powerful book about war, that ranges in topic from reflex-training video games to combat between our inner- and other-directed selves....This book provides a harrowing look at the price we pay for trying to mold our posterity in our own aggresive image of what we believe is right." -- The Christian Science Monitor " Ender's Game is a fast-paced action/adventure but it is also a book with deep and complex moral sensibilities. Card constructed the book so that layers fold with immaculate timing, transforming an almost juvenile adventure into a tragic tale of the destruction of the only other sentient species man had discovered in the universe." -- Houston Post, "Superb characterization, pacing and language, combined them into a seamless story of compelling power." , "Card's latest novel is both a gripping tale of adventure in space and a scathing indictment of the militaristic mind." , "Card has taken the venerable sf concepts of a superman and interstellar war against aliens, and, with superb characterization, pacing and language, combined them into a seamless story of compelling power. This is Card at the height of his very considerable powers -- a major sf novel by any reasonable standards." -- Booklist "Card has done strong work before, but this could be the book to break him out of the pack."-- New York Newsday " Ender's Game is an affecting novel."-- New York Times Book Review "Card's latest novel is both a gripping tale of adventure in space and a scathing indictment of the militaristic mind." -- Library Journal "A prize-winning novella has been transformed into an even more powerful book about war, that ranges in topic from reflex-training video games to combat between our inner- and other-directed selves....This book provides a harrowing look at the price we pay for trying to mold our posterity in our own aggresive image of what we believe is right." -- The Christian Science Monitor " Ender's Game is a fast-paced action/adventure but it is also a book with deep and complex moral sensibilities. Card constructed the book so that layers fold with immaculate timing, transforming an almost juvenile adventure into a tragic tale of the destruction of the only other sentient species man had discovered in the universe." -- Houston Post, Card's latest novel is both a gripping tale of adventure in space and a scathing indictment of the militaristic mind., "Card has taken the venerable sf concepts of a superman and interstellar war against aliens, and, with superb characterization, pacing and language, combined them into a seamless story of compelling power. This is Card at the height of his very considerable powers -- a major sf novel by any reasonable standards." -- Booklist "Card has done strong work before, but this could be the book to break him out of the pack." -- New York Newsday " Ender's Game is an affecting novel." -- New York Times Book Review "Card's latest novel is both a gripping tale of adventure in space and a scathing indictment of the militaristic mind." -- Library Journal "A prize-winning novella has been transformed into an even more powerful book about war, that ranges in topic from reflex-training video games to combat between our inner- and other-directed selves....This book provides a harrowing look at the price we pay for trying to mold our posterity in our own aggresive image of what we believe is right." -- The Christian Science Monitor " Ender's Game is a fast-paced action/adventure but it is also a book with deep and complex moral sensibilities. Card constructed the book so that layers fold with immaculate timing, transforming an almost juvenile adventure into a tragic tale of the destruction of the only other sentient species man had discovered in the universe." -- Houston Post
