tykemerry -- I'm sure glad you signed your post "Mike" because up until that point I was sure you were a female. Somehow that screenname (tykemerry) just sounded female to me. I hate it when I guess the wrong gender of someone when posting to them.
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Thanks Farmgirl. Tykemerry is a sort of reshuffling of my full name which is Mike Terry. I had to come up with it years ago when I joined AOL and didn't want to be MikeTerry2000034245.
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Hi ! I'm a french Alvin fan. I dream about a real crystal city and i think it's possible to build it. Who's ready to walk on this path ? Don't forget your tools, there is a lot of work to do. let's work in joy !
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I don't have the patience to read 16+pages of one post, but I'll be glad to add to it!
Online, I go by Nania. Just some name I made up a few years ago when trying to think of an online alias. I'm in NC, USA. I did live in Greensboro for some time. Thats how I got to know about OSC. My Introduction Post Was all explained there. I'm a mindless drone (or at least supposed to be) for a car dealership. Well the official title is Customer Service Representative, but i'm just a Receptionist who can no longer read in between phone calls or do anything. Just sit there and look "pretty" while waiting for the next idiot to call. Okay, that is quite harsh, but when you give someone the choice between a service manager desk and the service appointment desk, I don't need a life story or a debate in order to get an answer. Also, its not a yes or no question. Either one, A or B. Okay, I'm done trashing 75% of the people I talk to all day, it just gets on your nerves after a while. The only allowed entertainment I'm allowed at my job is to listen to people contemplate whether they should speak to a service advisor/manager or just go straight to the appointment desk. I'm told that I'm just too smart to be a phone operator, which is why I'm going back to school this spring. Yay! Maybe I'll finish the semester. I've gone through 4 semesters and completed 1. Not that I couldn't have, its more of situations out of my control prevented me from attending my classes. I don't claim to be very smart or anything, but I know I'm wasting my abilities on answering phones, if a monkey could talk, it could do my job. Luckily they can't, so I still have a source of income! I'm only 20 by the way. Alas, a little girl to many. Don't judge too harshly now! Anywho, I'm rambling. As another post had said, my brain went away during work today. It couldn't take being neglected anymore. I don't blame it. I'd run away too if I was my brain. Good night Posts: 11 | Registered: Dec 2004
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Hope you all had a great Christmas period...we went camping up the coast of Western Australia, went snorkelling in the warm clear blue water of Turquiose Bay and got home to a burgled house, but what can you do...
oh and I managed to introduce another friend to EG and and an existing EG fan to ES by buying them the books...some people spread Christmas cheer...I spread the Enderverse!
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Hi everyone, my name is Vid (drop the Da- from David... long story ), and I'm a huge EG fan. Due to school and work, I have been unable to allow my love for the Ender/Shadow Series to spread to other Card works, but I have done my best to bring others into loving the Enderverse.
(Thinking of other info to include...)
I go to school in Whitewater, Wisconsin, and I'm getting married in July of next year. I'm at school for computers, but in the end I hope to be a pastor. I guess that's all for me.
Nice meeting all of you!
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Im from Somalia but grew up in Sydney Australia, and Dubai in the gulf.
I an avid reader of sciencefiction but i never came across OSC work until a year and a half ago when i first saw Enders Game in my local library. I was lucky that my library stocked the entire ender series, which i was hooked on from that day on.
I have just read the 3 chapters from SofG and i am already experiencing withdrawl symptoms.
Anyway happy new year everybody Posts: 12 | Registered: Dec 2004
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so hello all, I'm new (or I've suddenly experianced selective amnesia which has erased only my memories of this board )
anyway, I read the released Ender/Bean books awhile back and just got Maps in a Mirror for christmas...
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quote: I'm only just discovering the world of the net and so will be lurking while I try to figure out how being part of an online community works
I hear you. I've finally decided to try to break out of lurkdom and it's a little frightening to me. It's probably silly, but I feel like I'm really putting myself out in a world of strangers with every post I, uh, post.
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quote: I suspect my age is quite a bit higher than the mean age here
I think you'll find a relatively mature community here. Lots of family folks. It's OK to be old.
I was reading through some of this thread and noticing a discouraging trend among newbies: many people join, post a few times for about a week, and then disappear and are never heard from again (which, incidentally,is just what I did about six months ago, except for the never-heard-from-again part, which I'm trying to remedy). It's funny how I can find myself missing people I never even knew. Here's hoping you'll all hang around, make yourselves at home here.
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YOU haven't been officially welcomed either, so I tip my hat to you for your kind words and say "Welcome!"
Oh, and I'll wink at you too. *wink*
I also would like to welcome the rest of you! I've seen Vid post a few times, but I'd love it if you would all hang around and contribute. I am a champion lurker and I mostly hang around fluff, but it's still fun and I've gotten to know a lot of really wonderful people.
And now, I'm addicted.
*psst* and don't be afraid to post on the other side of the forum. We don't bite, we just talk really fast.
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I was originally only going to post one thing and run off, but now that I realize how intelligent and mature this community is I think I will stay around for a while.
I basically consider myself to be a philosopher even though I'm merely a student. We are all students and the people we encounter in this world are our teachers, even if they don't realize it.
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If you want to get into some of the deeper discussions of all taboo subjects (like religion, politics, etc.) be sure to check the other side of the active forums -- Books, Food, etc. etc. -- which has a much more lively trend...
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Hi! This is my very first post on any forum. I admit to being a little nervous. I don't know why. Maybe because I have lurked here for many months and people here are so cool and popular and smart and I just want to be part of the community. Of course anyone who likes Orson Scott Card's writings is cool. I love his writing. All of it. Posts: 15 | Registered: Jan 2005
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Thanks Farmgirl for making me feel welcome. Now I can go post all the replies that I have wanted to do for a long time on all of the other threads. I am so excited! All good! Posts: 15 | Registered: Jan 2005
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Another perfect stranger here! I joined up a few days ago.
Remember that TV show Perfect Strangers, with Balki and Cousin Larry? I think it was a lot funnier when I was a kid than it would be if I were to watch it now. I don't know why I wrote that either.
Anyway, I've been re-reading the Alvin series again lately, this time from start to finish - last time I tried I only got as far as Prentice Alvin before getting derailed by reading for school and such. So at this point I'm about 50 pages away from finishing Crystal City.
So, this is he first time I've joined an author's message board. I haunt a few Transformers forums and various music boards too.
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This is technically my second post but i'm making it my introductory post.
I've been a fan of Orson Scott Card since I was 12, I am now 19 and have read The entire Ender and Shadow series, Alvin maker series, Women Of Genesis, Maps In A Mirror, Pastwatch, Homecoming and The Worthing Saga (I might be leaving something out).
I am also looking forward to the Alvin Maker MMORPG.
Other things I like are Spider-man or Marvel comics in general, I'm a harcore trekkie, I love music especially Morrissey, Johnny Cash and Nirvana. Also a big computer geek and I love to role play on text based online games, mainly www.the-night.com, it's free and worth a check out by anyone who is interested.
Anyway, would love to hear from anyone who wants to chat, my aim name is public so dont hesitate to message.
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hi everyone, well i've posted a few more times then i expected too, and have to say that the other side of the forum is great...hatrack is a really nice and intelligent community...thanks for all the welcomes!
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Hello, everyone. I've been visiting Hatrack for years to quick-copy-and-exit OSC newest esssays ( limited online minutes; that has now changed .) I had first heard of OSC in the late 80's when I lived in Utah. I just thought he was another mormon author who'd made it in a popular market -- big deal. Four years later I picked up a tape of Call of Earth and found out just how great he is. Since then I have read everything except Hart's Hope (I couldn't stand the first couple of chapters.) Most recently I have reread Pastwatch and the Alvin series in preparation for Crystal city. I read Wyrms again over the holidays. I was surprised by the ending in an admittedly blonde moment. Somehow I thought I remembered unwyrm offspring terrorizing ice caves.
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Hey I'm 14 I've read the Ender Quartet, the Shadow series, the Alvin Maker series, and I'm currently halfway through the last book in the Homecoming series, oh and I've also read Lost Boys(very depressing ). I find school way to easy. I'm writing a novel that seems good now but I'm not sure where to go with it. I love politics. Anybody wants to talk about any of OSC's books my e-mail address is ayraan@yahoo.com
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Hello, my name is Nikki and I've been looking at this website for a long time but never joined. Stephen King and OSC are my favourite authors. The first book I read by OSC was Ender's Game and it was the first real scifi book I ever read. After Ender's Game I read all the scifi I could get my hands on! None of it was as beautifully character driven as OSC. I've since read all of his books and my very favouites (besides Ender's series) are the Alvin Maker books, Saints, and The Worthing Saga. Oh, and Homecoming series...Ok, I love all his books! It's hard to pick! Here, I'll pick the ones I don't love-Lost Boys, Treasure Box and the one about the house but I can't remember the title (think it's Homebody?) My favourite SK books are The Dark Tower Series, Talisman, The Eyes of the Dragon and The Stand. Ok, that's it! Thanks for reading. Nikki
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Hi everyone, my name is Jesse and I'm mainly a lurker on every site I am a member of. As a future warning, I do not troll, but I can be very abrasive with my responses.
I'm a 26 year old mechanical engineering student and was first introduced to Mr. Card's work in 1985, when Ender's Game came out. I used to have an first print of the book, but it has since been lost... *sniff*
*edit* I also meant to say that I'm in Golden, Colorado studying at the Colorado School of Mines.
I also think that Mr. Card should come out here as part of his book signing tour!
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You know i've lurked here for years, but i just broke down and registered tonight. Maybe i'll actually get around to posting every now and then, who knows.
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Hi, I am a very long standing Card fan in generall. I have read the Ender series, Alvin Maker series, parts of the Homecoming Series, many of his various miscellaneous books, and many of his short stories. I just recently got on Hatrack because before now my internet was all screwed up. I read my first Card book in the seventh grade, it was Ender's Game and it immediatly became my favorite book. That was five and a half years ago now and in that time I have probably read Ender's Game something like twenty-twenty five times.
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I've visited Hatrack for a while, but just wandered into the forums today - while at work, no less. I sit here now at home with the dogs playing loudly underfoot; would that I could record the noise they make! Anyway, perhaps I'll join in from time to time...
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Hello everyone. I only just joined yesterday. This is going to sound like a ripoff of Constant Reader's post but it's true nonetheless. My favorite authors are Stephen King and Orson Scott Card (but not necessarily in that order). I've read most of the Ender and Alvin Maker Series and they're both fantastic (especially Speaker for the Dead). My Stephen King favorites are The Stand, The Dark Tower series, and Pet Sematary.
By the way, Nikki, I could tell you were a King fan just after I read your display name.
Also, while everyone here is waiting for OSC's next book, you should try reading The Dark Tower series, and not deciding that you don't like until you've finished at least the first two books.
Anyway, if you've read this far then I appreciate it. Bye for now. Posts: 21 | Registered: Jan 2005
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I have posted a couple times regarding the upcoming movie but that's about it. I finished Ender's Game & Bean's Shaddow and I thought...whoa, this would make a really good movie. After checking online, they had already started production.
It's good to be here.
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Hi, I'm Ana from Romania and I envy you people who have acces to all OSC books. In Romania only the first three books of the Ender Saga appeared...And I totally loved them, needless to say. Second, I envy even more those who are US residents (99% of u) who can attend book signins by mr. Card. Third, I am happy to be in this forum, cause u are such a cool comunity. I hope that when I will go to EU I'll be able to get my hands on the Alvin series (in french probably) and the rest of the Ender cycle...
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warrand, where in Romania are you right now? Because if we can ever meet when I'm on vacation or something I can lend you the rest of the Ender books in English. I'm from Deva, by the way.
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I'm from Iasi. vacation would do - if not, I plan on traveling to france this year sometime...hope that works. PS: is there a private message option here? Or everything has to be "out in the open" ? Posts: 3 | Registered: Feb 2005
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There's no "private message" option, but if you want to write me you can do it at radu_stancu2003 _at_ yahoo _dot_ com.
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Hi everybody my name is Kody D. Hitchcock and I'm new here. I'm 17 and live in Michigan. I've read Ender's Game like 5 times, and Speaker of the Dead, Xenocide, Children of the Mind, Ender's SHadow, Shadow of the Hegemon, Shadow Puppets all twice. I've also read the Alvin Maker series twice. I'm big into tortoises and some other reptiles, and own a few. I got Shadow of the Giant last week, before it came out from Shuler's. Odd how at worked out....Well howdy everybody.
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So. I suppose I should report that I'm a newbie to the OSC boards, recently finding this site although I've been reading OSCs' books for years. ^_^
I am 19 years of age and currently living in Washington state, where I'm a part-time student and full-time worker. While at school I'm in the midst of finishing my associates degree (english major, of course!) with the intent on transferring, although plans are still hazy.
I've read most of the Ender's Game series and I'm upto book four in the Alvin Maker series. Currently, I'm working through Maps In A Mirror and absolutely loving the short stories. I have plans to read some of Card's stand-alone novels, such as Hart's Hope and Lost Boys.
It always seems like I never have time to read as many books as I want to, though. I think I'd almost be happy as a hermit, living in a shack in the middle of the woods with bookshelves covering the walls, and the forest my constant companion..
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quote: It always seems like I never have time to read as many books as I want to, though. I think I'd almost be happy as a hermit, living in a shack in the middle of the woods with bookshelves covering the walls, and the forest my constant companion..
Touches my heart frostedPhoenix I can't tell you how many times I've thought similar thoughts. Too many books, so little time. Posts: 832 | Registered: Jan 2005
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