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Orson Scott Card returns to his best-selling series with a new Ender novel, Ender in Exile. At the close of Ender's Game, Andrew Wiggin – called Ender by everyone – is told that he can no longer live on Earth, and he realizes that this is the truth. He has become far more than just a boy who won a game: he is the Savior of Earth, a hero, a military genius whose allegiance is sought by every nation of the newly shattered Earth Hegemony. He is offered the choice of living in isolation on Eros, at one of the Hegemony's training facilities, but instead the twelve-year-old chooses to leave his home world and begin the long relativistic journey out to the colonies. With him went his sister Valentine, and the core of the artificial intelligence that would become Jane. The story of those years has never been told… until now.
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"Ender in Exile is about Ender's journey beyond Battle School. Orson Scott Card does a wonderful job on telling what Ender goes through during this time. At points the story is pretty confusing because Card jumps around with point of views. At one point it may be from Ender's point of view then from a colonist's point of view then to Valentine's point of view. I recommend Ender in Exile to teens who like Sci-Fi books and an adventure taking you beyond Earth. I recommend reading Ender's Game before Ender in Exile or else you may be confused."
— Emma (4 out of 5 stars)
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“Cast members re-create characters and interact with each other smoothly, picking up threads from a number of books in the series. The dialogue moves quickly among them, and the production maintains a strong pace.
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Card's prose is powerful here, as is his consideration of mystical and quasi-religious themes. Though billed as the final Ender novel, this story leaves enough mysteries unexplored to justify another entry; and Card fans should find that possibility, like this novel, very welcome indeed.
— Publishers Weekly (starred review) on Children of the Mind -
Orson Scott Card made a strong case for being the best writer science fiction has to offer.
— The Houston Post on Xenocide -
There aren't too many recent sf novels we can confidently call truly moral works, but Speaker for the Dead is one. It's a completely gripping story.
— The Toronto Star -
This is Card at the height of his very considerable powers--a major SF novel by any reasonable standard.
— Booklist on Ender's Game
Ender in Exile Listener Reviews
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Joseph Ansohn, 8/12/2015
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" Another great book in the Ender series - don't skip out on the Afterward, either. OSC writes about Ender over the years, and how he reconciles some of the inconsistencies through the different books, well worth the extra five minutes of reading. In any case, a worthy part of the series, delving into the mind of Ender after the destruction of formics. "
— Linnea, 2/18/2014 -
" A new book that got me to reread others in the series. "
— Amy, 2/18/2014 -
" Not a big fan of Ender's Game, but this was a lot more interesting. The art is great too! "
— Pooja, 1/19/2014 -
" This was not the book I expected. OSC writes an afterword to acknowledge that the story is just in a different place than it was almost 30 years ago, and he asks us to be understanding. I was just so excited to have another Ender book that I feel I may have lost the ability to be objective. "
— Dustin, 1/5/2014 -
" Not a bad addition to the Ender story, but not up to Ender's Game, Speaker for the Dead, and some others. Still, it was an engaging read and though it had a bit of a rushed feeling especailly toward the end, I enjoyed it. "
— Mary, 12/28/2013 -
" Love the Ender Books. This fills in the gap between Enders Game and Speaker for the Dead. I always wondered what Ender what up to. "
— Leanne, 12/21/2013 -
" This story needed to be written and sheds so much light on every other book in this series. I loved it and am sad that it is over. I think that this book proves that a good story never ends because there is always more to tell. "
— Cathrine, 11/23/2013 -
" Good, continuation, very clear that it was written much later than the other books, the writer's style has changed. "
— Ben, 9/10/2013 -
" Nothing memorable, exactly what you'd expect. "
— Isk, 4/22/2013 -
" Effing amazing. Orson Scott Card never ceases to amaze me. This book was like visiting an old friend. "
— Bridget, 4/9/2013 -
" This is an excellent addition to the Ender canon. Though, if you've gotten far enough into the series to make it to this book, you're going to read it anyway - just because it's there. "
— Neil, 1/5/2013 -
" Spoilers about the Shadow series :( "
— Rachel, 9/17/2012 -
" I loved Ender's Game--nothing else Card has written rises to that standard. "
— Ruby, 8/23/2012 -
" Another interesting piece of the Ender story, but not as moving as some of the others. "
— Betsy, 8/7/2012 -
" Interesting, well written, important to the complete Ender saga, not the most exciting part of the story. "
— Drew, 3/23/2012 -
" This series started off so promisingly but it just kept getting worse and more self indulgent. "
— Rina, 2/18/2012 -
" One of the great Card books about Ender. It fills in the "history" quite nicely. "
— Conrad, 12/12/2011 -
" wish Orson Scott Card was such an anti gay bigot...good books though. "
— Sean, 7/21/2011 -
" Love Ender and this one doesn't disappoint! "
— Julie, 6/23/2011 -
" only a glimpse of what a veteran would think and feel after returning home from war. "
— Kaui, 6/12/2011 -
" Sure it's no "Ender's Game" but I'll read anything about Ender. Plus, it was nice to "see" some of the old characters from the original book again. "
— Katie, 5/17/2011 -
" Audio Book. Not a lot happened. Ender flew to his colony Shakespeare and decided to cheat aging by space flight. "
— Jake, 5/6/2011 -
" A really satisfying stopping point to both the Ender books and the Shadow books. How can a book that takes place (chronologically) 3000 years before the book after it be such a good ending? Well- you have to read them in published order to get the effect. "
— Margaret, 5/4/2011 -
" Not as fresh as Ender's Game or even Ender's Shadow but it certainly was a worthy read. Given that I have not read any of the follow up books to Ender's Shadow (yet) I was not familiar with all the tie-ins.[return]Reading this book has got me reading some ender stuff again. "
— Smitty, 4/27/2011 -
" Card wrapped up the essential plot elements left over from the Ender and Shadow series, but it was rushed and sloppy. Could've been good. "
— Sara, 4/27/2011 -
" More of a collection of Ender stories than a cohesive novel. It's nice to be back in the Enderverse, but I wish there had been more plot. "
— Lisa, 4/21/2011 -
" On an Ender's Game kick lately, and this one was new to me. Pretty decent read, though not as brilliant as the original. "
— Chip, 4/12/2011 -
" I wanted to love this like I love "Ender's Game", but unfortunately I didn't. There just wasn't enough happening for me to really get into it. "
— Heather, 4/8/2011 -
" Enjoyed reading about Ender's life after the first book. This book filled in some gaps and explained the reasons behind his later journeys. "
— Candice, 4/3/2011 -
" As good as Ender's Game. Good character development. "
— Nancy, 3/26/2011
About Orson Scott Card
Orson Scott Card, the author of the New York Times bestseller Ender’s Game, has won several Hugo and Nebula awards for his works of speculative fiction. His Ender novels are widely read by adults and younger readers and are increasingly used in schools. Besides these and other science fiction novels, Card writes contemporary fantasy, American-frontier fantasy, biblical novels, poetry, plays, and scripts.
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Stefan Rudnicki first became involved with audiobooks in 1994. Now a Grammy-winning audiobook producer, he has worked on more than five thousand audiobooks as a narrator, writer, producer, or director. He has narrated more than nine hundred audiobooks. A recipient of multiple AudioFile Earphones Awards, he was presented the coveted Audie Award for solo narration in 2005, 2007, and 2014, and was named one of AudioFile’s Golden Voices in 2012.
Gabrielle de Cuir, award-winning narrator, has narrated over three hundred titles and specializes in fantasy, humor, and titles requiring extensive foreign language and accent skills. She was a cowinner of the Audie Award for best narration in 2011 and a three-time finalist for the Audie and has garnered six AudioFile Earphones Awards. Her “velvet touch” as an actor’s director has earned her a special place in the audiobook world as the foremost producer for bestselling authors and celebrities.
David Birney is an American actor and director whose career performances include both contemporary and classical roles in theater, film and television. He has recorded numerous audiobook bestsellers, including works by Dean Koontz, Paul Theroux, Annie Dillard, Thomas Kenneally, and Orson Scott Card. His reading of Julie Salomon’s The Christmas Tree was honored with the prestigious Audie Award and has also been the recipient of several AudioFile Earphone Awards.
Cassandra Campbell has won multiple Audie Awards, Earphones Awards, and the prestigious Odyssey Award for narration. She was been named a “Best Voice” by AudioFile magazine and in 2018 was inducted in Audible’s inaugural Narrator Hall of Fame.
Emily Rankin is an audio narrator and winner of two AudioFile Earphones Awards.
Kirby Heyborne is a musician, actor, and professional narrator. Noted for his work in teen and juvenile audio, he has garnered over twenty Earphones Awards. His audiobook credits include Jesse Kellerman’s The Genius, Cory Doctorow’s Little Brother, and George R. R. Martin’s Selections from Dreamsongs.
Don Leslie has appeared on Broadway, off Broadway, and in regional theaters throughout the country. He has been heard in thousands of commercials, promos for all the broadcast networks and most cable stations, political campaigns, movie trailers, and over fifty audiobooks.
Mirron Willis—actor of film, stage, and television—is the winner of the prestigious Audie Award for best narration in 2012 and a finalist for the Audie in 2015, as well as the winner of four AudioFile Earphones Awards for his audiobook recordings. He has worked extensively in film and television and on stage with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, the Houston Shakespeare Festival, and the Ensemble Theatre, among others. He has recorded some 150 audiobooks, including the Smokey Dalton series by Kris Nelscott and My Song by Harry Belafonte. He resides and records audiobooks on his family’s historic ranch in East Texas.
Lee Samuels (SAG-AFTRA) has lent his deep, “whiskey-smooth” voice to over 200 romance audiobooks; from small-town to suspense, and rom-coms to erotica. With a background in theatre, Lee’s audiobook career began in New York City when his roommate, then working as an audiobook engineer at Recorded Books, offered to help him record a few auditions for her friends’ then-new studio (Brick Shop Audio) in 2011. In his other life, he’s also a New York Times-published writer and author.