I have one for myself and try to keep at least two in my classroom library because of high demand. (It's also rarely checked in at the school library.) It's by far the most frequently stolen book from my library, which is always an indication of popularity.
Although it may be "most frequently stolen" because it's "most frequently and assiduously replaced." Hmmmm . . .
In any case, I'll be looking for an eighth copy over the rest of the summer, since both my copies walked off this year.
And by the way, although this isn't an official delurk, it's my first very own topic posting. I've been here before but got a verizon email acct (apparently very unwisely) so had to adopt a new identity . . . it's good to be back!
-lizzieb
Posted by TheClone (Member # 6141) on :
You've bought six more copies of Ender's Game than I have.
Posted by Orson Scott Card (Member # 209) on :
Ah, but I've bought HUNDREDS ... admittedly at a discount.
Liz, send us your email - don't post it here, send it to one of the "contact Hatrack" spots - and we'll see about replacing your classroom copies this year. Can't do that for every teacher, but we'll celebrate your first topic posting that way.
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
Posted by Antony (Member # 7947) on :
Buying your oen books?
there must be *some* way to get rich from this...
You're clearly a genius
Posted by Vasslia Cora (Member # 7981) on :
I'm sure he gives a bunch away, if my family likes a book a lot they give it away and then buy two more so they have one to read and another one to give away.
Posted by ShadowPuppet (Member # 8239) on :
I get multiple copies of all the Ender and Bean books
of course I have inside contacts with the local bookstore so I get them for free
...that might not have been the best thing to say with the author of those particular books reading these threads...
um..I meant that I pay double..for all of them....
I'm an idiot
oh and I use this contact to spread the word
drop a copy of EG in a friend's hands
"dude that book was awesome" "yeah, you should really read the rest of them" "do you have them?" "yeah but I'm gonna make you go buy them" "you suck"
I hope that redeems some small portion of my sin
Posted by musyklvr (Member # 8279) on :
hi. i'm new. i've been a fan of orson scott card for YEARS, and over one shelf of my very small bookshelf (in my very small one bedroom apartment) is filled with his books.
anyway, someone mentioned sharing the books with others. my father knows of my love of his books (i received _shadow of the giant_ in my easter basket this year, and i didn't even know it existed!), and he purchased _ender's war_ for me. i still have the paperback copy of _ender's game_ and actually just yesterday mailed it off to california to a friend. hopefully he'll love it as much as i do.
looking forward to enjoying this forum.
*love and sunshine* jessyka
Posted by Liz B (Member # 8238) on :
quote: Liz, send us your email - don't post it here, send it to one of the "contact Hatrack" spots - and we'll see about replacing your classroom copies this year. Can't do that for every teacher, but we'll celebrate your first topic posting that way.
Wow -- thank you! I definitely wasn't expecting a reply like that . . .I'm delighted and excited, and I'm especially looking forward to telling next year's students about the source.
Thanks again !
-Liz
Posted by Valentine014 (Member # 5981) on :
quote:and he purchased _ender's war_ for me.
Did I miss something? I sure don't remember reading that one.
Posted by musyklvr (Member # 8279) on :
_ender's war_ is simply _ender's game_ and _speaker for the dead_ wrapped up in one hardback book.
*love and sunshine* jessyka
Posted by 0range7Penguin (Member # 7337) on :
My first OSC book was a copy of EG that my cousin had borrowed from his math teacher. So to all teachers out their spreading the EG, I thank you from the depths of my heart! Posted by ricree101 (Member # 7749) on :
I'm ashamed to admit this here, but somehow I've never ended up buying a copy of Ender's game. I tend to do most of my reading with library books, and I'll generally only buy them if they are on my library's used book sale rack. Actually, the last new book I bought was children of the mind. Ususally, though, I'll just satify myself by checking them out of the library.
Posted by Leon the Professional (Member # 8267) on :
When I first bought Ender's Game, it was to be required reading for my high school freshman English class. We ended up not reading the book, but I wanted to anyway because it sounded interesting. Ironically, for my 8th grade English class, we had an assignment where we were to write a fiction story. It was only supposed to be like 2 or 3 pages long, but I wrote 10...and the plot was essentially the exact same as Ender's Game. Kinda freaky really; I had the main character have an older brother and sister, a space station that trained them, and then he went away to command his army into battle. Except I didn't have the whole deception thing going like on Eros. Other than that, it was a very concise version of EG. I wish I still had a copy of it so I could show you guys. Oh well.
Posted by PiTiAche (Member # 8286) on :
If you people have so many copies of EG why don't you give me one? I have the whole series in my language, but I wish I had it in English too. I can't bye it through Internet because I don't have a credit card. So, if there are any good people out there, please help me!
Posted by Liz B (Member # 8238) on :
quote: So to all teachers out their spreading the EG, I thank you from the depths of my heart!
I originally read EG because a girl in the youth group I was leading gave it to me. She'd read it in her 10th grade English class & told me I'd love it. So thanks to all of the students spreading it, too.
lb
Posted by ill malkier (Member # 8244) on :
EG spoiler-- but who hasn't read it.
Shoot... my first exposure to EG was when my older brother told me about this great book he'd read in which a kid thought he was playing a war game but it was really the real war he was leading. When I got a bit older and picked up EG to read, in the back of my mind, I thought -- was this that book my brother was talking about -- and it was, of course.
Though all was not lost because I only thought the last test was the real thing, not the whole time he'd been "fighting" Mazer.
Posted by Leon the Professional (Member # 8267) on :
malkier, if you haven't read Ender's Shadow yet, I would definitely recommend it. If you don't already know, it follows Bean's path to Battle School and his experiences there. It's funny that you mention the "test" because Bean has a very interesting experience with it. I obviously can't tell you what happens, but if you enjoyed EG, you'll surely like this.
Posted by ill malkier (Member # 8244) on :
Thanks for the Suggestion Leon... I actually read SotG recently, finishing off the Shadow series that I started 2 years ago-- and yeah, I LOVED that series!
Posted by VetaMega (Member # 8366) on :
I've bought Ender's game and Shadow Puppets. It takes mee literarly 5 hours a couple of the books. Boy was I surprised. Your forced to buy the book and read it at home if you wanted to know what was going on. There's always the libary though.
Summer's here. Lots of new Ender's Game fans are going to be arriving.
Posted by Dog Walker (Member # 8301) on :
quote: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- So to all teachers out their spreading the EG, I thank you from the depths of my heart!
I would also like to thank the teachers that are spreading EG to there sudents. My mother gave me EG a 4 years ago and i havent been able to stop reading card books. I havent yet fond a teacher that has shared my intrest in EG or any card book for that matter. I wish i had a teacher to discuss the card books with.
Posted by Dog Walker (Member # 8301) on :
quote: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- So to all teachers out their spreading the EG, I thank you from the depths of my heart!
I would also like to thank the teachers that are spreading EG to there sudents. My mother gave me EG a 4 years ago and i havent been able to stop reading card books. I havent yet fond a teacher that has shared my intrest in EG or any card book for that matter. I wish i had a teacher to discuss the card books with.
Posted by Stone_Wolf_ (Member # 8299) on :
I have owned over 15 copies of EG, and I currently don't own any (ok Ender's War, but it's not the same) I've given a dozen paperback copies away, and, this hurts, two hardback copies. Loving EG is like a prerequisit of being my friend.
You guys should see my bookshelf....I have almost every book OSC has ever written at my finger tips. Just recently I got a hardback of Maps in a Mirror...God I forgot how powerful that collection of stories is. The Porcelain Salamander, The Bully and the Beast, Unaccompanied Sonata, Mortal Gods, King's Meat...Guess I'm getting off topic...So I'll start a new one!
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