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paulogonzalez's review
3.0
Next titles have appearances in this book:
- Polish Boy*.
- Teacher's Pest*.
- Mazer in Prison*.
- Pretty Boy*.
- Cheater*.
- Ender's Game* (short story).
- Ender's Games (novel).
- War of Gifts.
- Ender's Stocking*.
- Ender's Shadow.
- Ender's Homecoming*.
- Gold Bug*.
- Young Man With Prospects*.
- Ender in Exile.
- Shadow of the Hegemon.
- Shadow Puppets.
- Shadow of the Giant.
- Investment Counselor*.
- Speaker for the Dead.
- Xenocide.
- Children of the Mind.
* Short stories. The other ones are novels.
The book is a dictionary which lists alphabetically all the characters appeared in the so called Enderverse. Most of them have a little entry, but the protagonists have several pages, summarizing all their appearances in the titles above mentioned. Sometimes it's a bit repetitive, because each fact is repeated in the entry of all the characters involved.
Besides, the book has more topics: it details the look of the formics, the "Hundred Worlds" (planets and colonies settled by humans), slang in the Battle School, Ender and Valentine's travels, a time line for Ender (by Adam Spieckerman and Nathan Taylor) or the family tree of Ender (by Andrew Lindsay).
It also has a chapter devoted to elaborate a small summary of all the books and stories of the Ender series (the titles above mentioned). Later, Aaron Johnston relates their efforts to make a film based on Ender's Game, how he and Scott Card dealt with the script. Note: the book was written in 2009, and such a film was finally aired in 2013 (with Scott Card as producer and Johnston as associate producer, and a screenplay by Gavin Hood). And Stephen Sywak devotes twenty pages to explain the technology of Ender's Game, being this a very scientific chapter.
Finally, there are about thirty pages of "friends of Ender", letters written by fans of the series explaining how they come to Ender and how much they love him. A bit cloying.
- Polish Boy*.
- Teacher's Pest*.
- Mazer in Prison*.
- Pretty Boy*.
- Cheater*.
- Ender's Game* (short story).
- Ender's Games (novel).
- War of Gifts.
- Ender's Stocking*.
- Ender's Shadow.
- Ender's Homecoming*.
- Gold Bug*.
- Young Man With Prospects*.
- Ender in Exile.
- Shadow of the Hegemon.
- Shadow Puppets.
- Shadow of the Giant.
- Investment Counselor*.
- Speaker for the Dead.
- Xenocide.
- Children of the Mind.
* Short stories. The other ones are novels.
The book is a dictionary which lists alphabetically all the characters appeared in the so called Enderverse. Most of them have a little entry, but the protagonists have several pages, summarizing all their appearances in the titles above mentioned. Sometimes it's a bit repetitive, because each fact is repeated in the entry of all the characters involved.
Besides, the book has more topics: it details the look of the formics, the "Hundred Worlds" (planets and colonies settled by humans), slang in the Battle School, Ender and Valentine's travels, a time line for Ender (by Adam Spieckerman and Nathan Taylor) or the family tree of Ender (by Andrew Lindsay).
It also has a chapter devoted to elaborate a small summary of all the books and stories of the Ender series (the titles above mentioned). Later, Aaron Johnston relates their efforts to make a film based on Ender's Game, how he and Scott Card dealt with the script. Note: the book was written in 2009, and such a film was finally aired in 2013 (with Scott Card as producer and Johnston as associate producer, and a screenplay by Gavin Hood). And Stephen Sywak devotes twenty pages to explain the technology of Ender's Game, being this a very scientific chapter.
Finally, there are about thirty pages of "friends of Ender", letters written by fans of the series explaining how they come to Ender and how much they love him. A bit cloying.
jamiely's review
3.0
I didn't read it all...it's encyclopedic, after all. It's best enjoyed when reading the novels and you come across a reference that has been faded by memory.
There are a couple interesting essays, including one on the different of interpretations of Ender which have come up during screenwriting, and one on the technology in the Enderverse.
There are a couple interesting essays, including one on the different of interpretations of Ender which have come up during screenwriting, and one on the technology in the Enderverse.
nicholasbobbitt1997's review
3.0
While this is a neat guide, I think it's unnecessary for me to have this to enjoy the series.
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