Hatrack River Forum: Revised Edition vs. Pre-Revision Edition of Ender's Game

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Posted by Mike418 (Member # 12403) on :

Hi there. All my copies of Ender's Game date back to printings in the eighties, before the revised edition of the book was released.

So, my question is, can someone summarize in minor detail for me what changes were made in the revised edition of the novel? I don't want to have to repurchase the book if the changes are minor, but I also would like to know specifically what storyline aspects are different.

Posted by Steve_G (Member # 10101) on :

I think the playful argument between Ender and Alai was changed so the N-word wasn't used. I think OSC wrote that somewhere on this site.

Posted by kacard (Member # 200) on :

Look here:

http://www.hatrack.com/research/questions/q0071.shtml

There was also another reason. In "Ender's Game" he had referred to the perfect safety record of the shuttle program. And then there was the Challenger explosion. He did not want to let that stand.

Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :

IIRC, the original version made reference to the Warsaw Pact instead of the New Warsaw Pact.