Ender's game
Title
:
Ender's game
Personal Author EPSB
:
Orson Scott. Card
Summary
:
Once again, the Earth is under attack. An alien species is poised for a final assault. The survival of humanity depends on a military genius who can defeat the aliens. But who? Ender Wiggin is a brilliant, ruthless, cunning, a tactical and strategic master, and a child. Recruited for military training by the world government, Ender's childhood ends the moment he enters his new home: Battle School. How will Ender perform in real combat conditions? After all, Battle School is just a game. Isn't it?
Other Title
:
Battle School.
Year Published
:
2013
Series
:
[Ender saga]
Volume
:
v. 1.
Physical Description
:
368 pages ; 21 cm
Note
:
"A Tom Doherty Associates book."
"A major motion picture event this fall"--P. 1 of cover.
Contents
:
Third -- Peter -- Graff -- Launch -- Games -- The giant's drink -- Salamander -- Rat -- Locke and Demosthenes -- Dragon -- Veni vidi vici -- Bonzo -- Valentine -- Ender's teacher -- Speaker for the dead.
Program Information
:
6.0
ACCELERATED READER-YELLOW 16
Awards
:
Nebula Award, 1985.
Personal Subject
:
Wiggin, Peter (Fictitious character)-Fiction.
Wiggin, Ender (Fictitious character)-Fiction.
Subject
:
Genetic engineering -- Fiction.
Brothers and sisters -- Fiction.
War games -- Fiction.
Genre
:
Science fiction.
Science fiction, American.
Summary
:
Once again, the Earth is under attack. An alien species is poised for a final assault. The survival of humanity depends on a military genius who can defeat the aliens. But who? Ender Wiggin is a brilliant, ruthless, cunning, a tactical and strategic master, and a child. Recruited for military training by the world government, Ender's childhood ends the moment he enters his new home: Battle School. How will Ender perform in real combat conditions? After all, Battle School is just a game. Isn't it?
ISBN
:
9780765337542
9780765338143
9781480613089
Publisher
:
New York : Tor, 2013.
| Library | Call Number | Type | Item Barcode | Status |
|---|
| Elmwood | F CAR | Book | 30204000082851 | Fiction |