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I just realized-- Ender just turned twenty in "Investment Counselor", but Ender is twenty-three (at least, Valentine is twenty-five and she is two years older than Ender) at the end of "Ender's Game" (the novel). How do I let OSC know about this?
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The biggest one I've noticed so far is that when Ender began to battle 'harder' armies, his first opponent was Salamander Army commanded by Bonzo.
In First Meetings, it's Leopard Army commanded by Pol Slattery.
Now, I know I shouldn't complain, but...what the hell!?
That battle in Ender's Game was one that really fueled Bonzo's hate for Ender. Plus, at the end, Ender's reaction was not the same as it was in EG, ie he didn't go ballistic on Aderson.
EDIT: Something to add. Just about all of the battles after that have been screwed up!
SECONDARY EDIT: You know, I should really read the summaries on the inside cover flaps more often.
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I understood the errors in Ender's Game the short story because it was written before the novel. Ender was essentially a different character by the time he showed up in novel form and I could see that many changes had to be made because of that and other things. That's why it's especially fun to read them both and see what OSC decided to change.
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Yeah, if we're going to get into the differences between the novella and novel of Ender's Game, I'd say the s at the end of Wiggin would be the most notable.
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Write all the corrections on a piece of paper, tie it to a brick and then when wieczorek is driving slowly by his house at night with the headlights turned off, toss it into his living room by way of a conveniently located window.
This way OSC knows you cared enough to bring them to his home, without actually disrupting the day to day living of the Card family.
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The reason OSC already knows is that I used Ralphie's method. It really works. Ralphie always knows the best way.
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I still don't have a set date for that drive-by-brick-throwing thing...hmmm...but until then, hail the Almighty OSC !! I also think it's interesting to see what OSC decided to change from the EG short story to the novel. In the short story when Dragon is fighting the two armies at once, (Carn Carby and William Bee, I think??) it says that Carn realizes what Ender is doing the for a good part of the time. But in the novel it says that Dragon's victory was a surprise. I think the change was a wise one, if done purposefully - it adds to the sense of Ender's untouchability (is that a word??) and prestige.
"Remember, the enemy's gate is down"
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That's why it's especially fun to read them both and see what OSC decided to change.
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