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Not that that it matters, but I actually thought that the Mazer book was a better idea. I don't usually like it when stories are crammed between other stories. I prefer direct sequels or prequels. Oh well. I haven't been disappointed by an Enderverse novel yet, so I'm still expecting it to be great.
Anyway, as for a title, I haven't finished SotG, so maybe I'll have a better idea when I know how it ends, but for now I suggest: "Ender's Legacy"
Based on when it takes place, I figure that it would have to involve Ender dealing with the transition of his legacy from that of a saviour to that of a monster. And I think it sounds dramatic, and just plain cool Posts: 1569 | Registered: Dec 2004
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What about more play on "End Game" from chess? Wasn't that where you got the idea for Ender's name, Mr. Card? I'm trying to think of a title that wouldn't be too similar to Ender's Game.
But then again, a title like that doesn't sound like it would be totally applicable to the plot of this new story. Ender's "End Games" seem to stop at the Xenocide. If another novel tried to follow those same topics it wouldn't seem as fresh.
Whaaat? There aren't any sports on any of the colonies? It could end in a dramatic game of one-on-one, where Ender defeats the 7'5" Bean prodigency by giving him a heart attack from exertion. "The enemy's hoop is up"
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Foundation's Ender : Ender encounters a time-warp that catapults him back into the mid-twentieth century and, while there, accidentally kills Isaac Asimov.
Journey's Ender : Ender has a barefoot adventure in Belize.
Book Ender : Ender gets a part-time job making sure books don't fall down.
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Heh, I'm kind of partial to Foundation's Ender.
Hey, that could lead to some paradoxical situations...if Isaac Asimov never writes the Foundation series then Orson Scott Card either may not be inspired to be an author, or he may not become an author of sf. And if he doesn't then Ender would never be invented which means he couldn't go back to kill Asimov which means OSC WOULD invent Ender which means that....
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"Well now, lets not be pointing fingers about who killed who."
"He killed the best man!"
I'm sorry, I couldn't resist it. Oh and I was sure I posted Ender's Legacy. What a bother. Oh well I suppose it doesn't matter......
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I'm definitely a lurker- but the dream of getting my name in the acknowledgments of one of OCS's books has me sitting in front of the computer with my dictionary and thesaurus hoping to find the perfect title.
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As you probably guessed, you are going to have a bit of competition. I think a lot of us here would do anything to get listed in the acknowledgements of one of his books. Except for those who already have, who hence have bragging rights.
Edit to clarify: I have NOT been listed. If you wondered from the tongue sticking out smiley. That was just because I was bored.
Hey, what if there was just a page of all of us who suggested titles and other such things...
It'd be nice! Plus, I know a lot of the great ideas I've seen so far (not all, but some) were inspired by other ideas, so for whatever title OSC picks, there really isn't a singular person to be thanked, since this is a collective idea pool where everyone helps.
quote:As you probably guessed, you are going to have a bit of competition. I think a lot of us here would do anything to get listed in the acknowledgements of one of his books. Except for those who already have, who hence have bragging rights. [Razz]
Trust me, even those who already have been mentioned would love for it to happen again! It's not the kind of honour one grows tired of.
But even though I wasn't the first to say it, "Ender's Legacy" is still my favourite at the moment.
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You deleted your profile? Why? Now I feel as if I have done something wrong, and that I'm hated. Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
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Wasn't there a youngster who went with Ender to see the Giant? :chills:
Then there is the Arabic transliteration of Shakespeare. Sheik Zubayr, or "king of the diminutive... member". Shakespeare is the name of the colony, no? Otherwise I've told a naughty joke for absolutely no reason.
Ender's Fame? (I wanna live forever, I wanna learn how to fly...high)
On the rhyming idea, I always though Ender's Chateau would be a funny spin off. Okay, I need to read more of this thread.
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Ender's Abyss Ender's Test Ender's Return (meaning the return to his old life with his jeesh) Endercide War Against Ender Avuncular Ender Ender's Jeesh Ender's Renaissance Ender's Grasp Ender's Enlightenment Ender Rising Ender's Death (meaning the final death of the little boy Ender into the adults Andrew, the last of his life with his jeesh) Ender Renewal Ender's Melee Ender's Fray Ender's Weakness Ender's Verdict Ender's Justice
Oh and Aragorn- the whole paradox you're speaking of. Grandfather paradox- OSC already solved it in Pastwatch. See, the temporal flow of time and the flow of causality are two separate things. Time is linear, causality is not.
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Okay, I still haven't read page 2 yet, but I gotta go. Chess terminology:
Ender's Pawn Ender's promotion Ender's Tour Ender's Courtier Ender En Passant Ender's Rank Ender's File Ermmm... I'm supposed to know a lot more about chess than this.
Ender's fork: A fork is a situation in a game where two valuable pieces are threatened by the same opponent. I could see this applying. Assuming the kid is a tad resentful, he could be after Ender and Valentine, and to the supervillain thing of valentine on the one hand or the busload of innocent children. Though I kind of hoped Randi's child will be redeemed. I was going to have a long post about this once, intelligence and morality and parents with personality disorders.
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I kind of like Return to Ender. You could have him do some karaoke in there.
[annoying speculation alert] You know, Ender at this point is like a Superstar, right? I mean, he's the equivalent of a rock God, so he sort of has to come full circle to "be himself," maybe he tries to recapture the childhood he never had. He's divested himself of at least part of his burden by writing The Hive Queen and the Hegemon. He's got great things to do, but really isn't his flitting around at FTL sort of an attempt at delayed adolesence anyway?
So he goes a little goofy. Maybe even gets full of himself? Self-indulgent. Believing his own hype?
or...another way of looking at it is that all this running away is kind of self-indulgence too... [/annoying speculation alert]
Anyway, I think this is going to be an exciting book because if anyone can write about character changes and get the personality stuff right, it's OSC. How cool!!!
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That's it! It'll require TWO more books (sneaky grin) but here are the titles - as shared by other folks earlier:
Ender's Exile Ender's Redemption
Otherwise, Ender Will Never Not Ever Kill a Bugger Again (to go along with my new favorite children's book: I Will Never Not Ever Eat A Tomato I Will Never Not Ever Eat A Tomato)
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