Does anybody here know if he's ever commented on it? I ask out of mere curiousity (That is like 'Mere Christianity' but not written by a theologian), because I know a couple or three andrew wiggin's.
Posted by Scott R (Member # 567) on :
IIRC, 'Ender' is how Valentine pronounced Andrew when she was very young.
Posted by DustinDopps (Member # 12640) on :
Actually, he said in a video interview that when he started writing the story he thought of the term "End Game" from chess and wrote that down at the top of his paper.
I believe both answers are correct. He got Ender from "End Game" but used Valentine's pronunciation of Andrew as the reason in the fictional 'verse.
Posted by Josh Cooper (Member # 11533) on :
I always thought that was suggested in Ender's conversation with Mick.
"I'm Mick." "Ender." "That's a name?" "Since I was little. It's what my sister called me." "Not a bad name here. Ender. Finisher. Hey."
In the story, it's from his sister, but it also suggests that he is the one who will end the war.