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Hi there! I'm Kate, and while I've never posted before, I've been lurking the OSC forums since 2007. I'm a devoted fan of both Ender series, the Alvin Maker books, the Homecoming saga and Enchantment. In the Ender's Game vs. Speaker for the Dead debate, after much deliberation I decided that I like Ender's Game better, but that Speaker is a better book.
Despite the enthusiasm of the fans I've talked to online and in the real world, Ender fan participation on the internet seems surprisingly lacking, given the breadth of the universe and the complexity of the characters. Considering the active nature of other fandoms, even obscure ones, I was surprised at the lack of organized discussion and fan-created literature and art. I'm trying to figure out why this is, so I've come up with a list of basic questions to try to pinpoint the demographics of the fandom.
So! If you guys would fill this out this short survey and add any opinions you might have about the online Ender fan community, here it is! You can answer all of the questions, or only a few; any input at all is appreciated.
Age: Gender: Approximate location:
How old were you when you first read Ender's Game?
Have you read Speaker and the other Ender novels?
Did you read Speaker for the Dead and the other Ender novels immediately after Ender's Game?
If no, how old were you when you read Speaker?
Have you read Ender's Shadow?
If so, how old were you when you read Ender's Shadow?
Do you consider yourself part of the Ender fandom?
Do you consider yourself a part of any other book, movie, comic, television series, or videogame fandoms? If so, please list them.
Is the Ender fan community your primary fan community? If not, which is?
At what age did you begin using the internet?
How would you describe your general internet usage? How many hours a day or week do you spend online?
How much of this time is devoted to fan-related discussion?
How much of this time is devoted to Ender-related fan discussion?
At what age did you become involved in fan-related internet activity?
At what age did you become in Ender-related internet activity?
How would you describe your participation in the Ender fan community (Avid, moderate, silent)? Please elaborate.
How would you describe your participation in your other fandoms?
Where does the Ender series rank in your list of fandoms?
Do you read fanfiction or view fanart?
Do you write fanfiction or create fanart?
Do you read fanfiction or view fanart for the Ender series?
Do you write fanfiction or create fanart for the Ender series?
Do you actively support certain pairings/relationships in the Ender series? If so, please list them.
Do you actively support certain pairings/relationships in any of your other fandoms? If so, please list them.
Describe your offline fan activities, if any. This includes real-life discussions of books, movies, comics, videogames; participation in conventions; cosplay; and reading, watching or playing the original material of your fandom(s).
How much of your offline fan activity is devoted to the Ender series?
How much of your internet fan activity leaks into your real-life fan activity? Do you talk to your real-life friends about your fandoms and your activity in them?
What drew you to the Ender books?
What drew you to seek out fellow Ender fans on the internet?
How, in your opinion, does the Ender fan community differ from the fan communities for other books, comics, movies or video games?
Do you have any thoughts on the Ender fan community in general?
Feel free to add any information you feel is relevant, or to discuss anything the questions may have missed. This information will not be used for anything but my own informal research, and names/usernames will not be disclosed or taken into account. This is really just to help me and the rest of the Ender fandom understand more about itself! We seem to be a relatively small but desperately dedicated group, so I hope all of you who fill out the survey try to be as thorough as you can. Thanks!
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Age: 18 Gender: F Approximate location: Maryland, USA
How old were you when you first read Ender's Game? 12
Have you read Speaker and the other Ender novels? yes
Did you read Speaker for the Dead and the other Ender novels immediately after Ender's Game? yes
If no, how old were you when you read Speaker?
Have you read Ender's Shadow? yes
If so, how old were you when you read Ender's Shadow? 13 or 14
Do you consider yourself part of the Ender fandom? I'm not quite sure what fandom means, but since I'm an active participant of Hatrack I guess I'll say "yes"
Do you consider yourself a part of any other book, movie, comic, television series, or videogame fandoms? If so, please list them. Firefly The Office
Is the Ender fan community your primary fan community? If not, which is? Yes
At what age did you begin using the internet? 11
How would you describe your general internet usage? How many hours a day or week do you spend online? 1-3 hours a day
How much of this time is devoted to fan-related discussion? not much, mostly facebook and email
How much of this time is devoted to Ender-related fan discussion? I'd say Hatrack is my third-most visited website (after facebook and gmail), and Hatrack is the only Ender-related website I visit regularly
At what age did you become involved in fan-related internet activity? 13
At what age did you become in Ender-related internet activity? 13
How would you describe your participation in the Ender fan community (Avid, moderate, silent)? Please elaborate. I post maybe 3 or 4 times a week, usually in the books/culture section
How would you describe your participation in your other fandoms? much less
Where does the Ender series rank in your list of fandoms? first
Do you read fanfiction or view fanart? no
Do you write fanfiction or create fanart? no, not since 6th or 7th grade (that was LOTR)
Do you read fanfiction or view fanart for the Ender series? no
Do you write fanfiction or create fanart for the Ender series? no
Do you actively support certain pairings/relationships in the Ender series? If so, please list them. haha
Do you actively support certain pairings/relationships in any of your other fandoms? If so, please list them. no
Describe your offline fan activities, if any. This includes real-life discussions of books, movies, comics, videogames; participation in conventions; cosplay; and reading, watching or playing the original material of your fandom(s). Lots of my friends like the same books/movies/TV shows as I do (including OSC) we so talk about it a lot -- I haven't reread an OSC book in a while, but i probably will in the future
How much of your offline fan activity is devoted to the Ender series? a small amount
How much of your internet fan activity leaks into your real-life fan activity? Do you talk to your real-life friends about your fandoms and your activity in them? only one other friend that I know of does online activity related to EG (she posts on Pweb ocassionally). A couple of my friends write and read fanfiction. but we don't talk about it very often.
What drew you to the Ender books? my friends were reading it
What drew you to seek out fellow Ender fans on the internet? i dont really remember...it was 5+ years ago
How, in your opinion, does the Ender fan community differ from the fan communities for other books, comics, movies or video games? I can't really say since I don't go to many other fan related websites but we seem to spend a lot of time talking about the political opinions of OSC also we talk about other sci-fi books/movies/TV shows a lot
Do you have any thoughts on the Ender fan community in general?
Yes. I can't really find you a link on this, but I seem to remember, some time ago, either on Hatrack on Philotic web (www.philoticweb.net) there being a big discussion about EG related fanfiction, and basically OSC is really, really against it. I think he and a lot of people think it's a copyright infringement even to write it (even if your not publishing it), also I think I remember OSC saying he thinks it's much more beneficial to you as a writer to create your own worlds and characters rather than use someone else's, even if you just want to have fun. Anyway, I think fanfiction in general is looked down upon hereabouts. Personally, I have no strong opinion since I don't read it or write it.
One interesting thing about Hatrack is that we spend much more time on the non-Ender related section of the website, and we've developed a huge community that sometimes seems to have little connection to Ender or OSC books. I think this is unique of most online fan websites -- but, as I said, I might be wrong, since Hatrack is the only one I visit. Posts: 930 | Registered: Dec 2006
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Your survey is far, far too long for me to pay it any attention.
Suffice it to say that I like the Ender books, read them years ago, and tolerate the Shadow stuff. I don't go out of my way to seek out new work in the "Enderverse," but neither will I turn down a chance to read it. I came to Card's Ender books by way of his Alvin Maker books and his short stories, and actually read Speaker for the Dead before Ender's Game.
Anyway, yeah, I'm a fan -- and, being a geek, I'm a fan of lots of things, like Joss Whedon productions and the Order of the Stick and XKCD. But I'm resolutely not a member of any "fandom." I don't see a lot of value in extensively discussing what are after all the fairly shallow entertainments I enjoy with other people. Moreover, I'm not driven to draw pictures or write stories about things other people originally invented; the world doesn't need to see my version of how Bean eventually dies, or what I think the flash suits look like. (Single exception: I have written three scripts for what I think the Star Wars prequels should have been. These will never be shown to another living human.)
And the idea of a bunch of geeks trying to have "organized" conversations about Card's body of work in a forum setting immediately calls to mind the old saying about herding cats. I don't see the virtue of organization in that regard. Why not just talk about the things you find interesting, and see if anyone responds?
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Age: 16 Gender: M Approximate location: Delaware (aka Jo Bidenville)
How old were you when you first read Ender's Game? 13
Have you read Speaker and the other Ender novels? Absolutely yes
Did you read Speaker for the Dead and the other Ender novels immediately after Ender's Game? No (I read the Bean Series first)
If no, how old were you when you read Speaker? 14 1/2
Have you read Ender's Shadow? Yes
If so, how old were you when you read Ender's Shadow? 13
Do you consider yourself part of the Ender fandom? Yes
Do you consider yourself a part of any other book, movie, comic, television series, or videogame fandoms? If so, please list them. Well, Arsenal FC fandom!
Is the Ender fan community your primary fan community? If not, which is? Expertfootball.com, but this is a close second
At what age did you begin using the internet? 14 1/2
How would you describe your general internet usage? How many hours a day or week do you spend online? I used to do 1 per day, but now i'm tryin for one every other day
How much of this time is devoted to fan-related discussion? Not so much anymore, 10 minutes?
How much of this time is devoted to Ender-related fan discussion? LOL not a ton of it
At what age did you become involved in fan-related internet activity? 14 1/2
At what age did you become in Ender-related internet activity? 15
How would you describe your participation in the Ender fan community (Avid, moderate, silent)? Please elaborate. In between moderate and silent, I try not to get online too much if I can help myself
How would you describe your participation in your other fandoms? Same
Where does the Ender series rank in your list of fandoms? 1st favorite book fandom
Do you read fanfiction or view fanart? No, well a while ago I read some of the virtual battle school
Do you write fanfiction or create fanart? No
Do you read fanfiction or view fanart for the Ender series? Not really
Do you write fanfiction or create fanart for the Ender series? No
Do you actively support certain pairings/relationships in the Ender series? If so, please list them. ??? I guess the Young Peter and whatsername (It's been a while) is allways really interesting from COTM
Do you actively support certain pairings/relationships in any of your other fandoms? If so, please list them. guess not
Describe your offline fan activities, if any. This includes real-life discussions of books, movies, comics, videogames; participation in conventions; cosplay; and reading, watching or playing the original material of your fandom(s). Me and my one friend used to allways make risk based board games and Just play the characters, but that was when we were 13 lol. Now we're a little grown up for board games and "playing"
How much of your offline fan activity is devoted to the Ender series? I re-read the whole series a few times a year
How much of your internet fan activity leaks into your real-life fan activity? Do you talk to your real-life friends about your fandoms and your activity in them? no ... i don't
What drew you to the Ender books? I was at a book store and i had good grades and my dad was all like, "I'm buying you some books" And i didnt know which to get, and i picked Enders Game and Enders Shadow randomly.
What drew you to seek out fellow Ender fans on the internet? In an afterward of a book, OSC thanked hatrack
How, in your opinion, does the Ender fan community differ from the fan communities for other books, comics, movies or video games? This community is way more mature and intelligent than the crazy people begging for attention on most forums.
Do you have any thoughts on the Ender fan community in general? Awesome
This was a fun servey
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I started reading OSC about a year ago. I had heard of Ender's Game, and on another internet forum people were discussing the prevalence of Mormons in sci fi and OSC was mentioned. Then I joined BookMooch and was looking for books to mooch after I built up a lot of points. Oh and I had heard OSC on the radio, I think he was subbing for Jerry Doyle. I first read Hart's Hope and that kind of hooked me, after which I started reading the Ender novels, Enchantment, and Empire.
I have read the first three Ender books. Thus far I have liked each one better than the last, i.e. I think my favorite is Xenocide.
The only other fan community I've been a part of is Tolkien. I've played Tolkien MUSH (text based roleplaying) for several years. I don't do any offline fan stuff.
When you ask about supporting certain "pairings," are you talking about slash? I just think it's so weird that fanfiction tends to go that route. The Tolkien fanfic tends to be really homoerotic for some reason. JRRT would be rolling in his grave. I don't imagine OSC would be much happier. Posts: 117 | Registered: Nov 2008
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I must admit that like many writers out there, I'm an overly opinionated person. So, naturally, when I saw the chance of flaunting my opinions upon reading the word "survey" (I love surveys), I bit but upon overuse of the scrolling bar to get to the end of the survey, all I'm willing to say is:
How old were you when you first read Ender's Game? 4th grade
Have you read Speaker and the other Ender novels? Yes
Did you read Speaker for the Dead and the other Ender novels immediately after Ender's Game? I tried, to young. I went to Ender's shadow
If no, how old were you when you read Speaker? 6th gradeish Have you read Ender's Shadow? yes
If so, how old were you when you read Ender's Shadow? 4th grade Do you consider yourself part of the Ender fandom? I guess so. Do you consider yourself a part of any other book, movie, comic, television series, or videogame fandoms? If so, please list them. yes, Final Fantasy. And lets just say i have a relationship with keeanu Reeves movies that most see as strange. Is the Ender fan community your primary fan community? If not, which is? yes, i would say so/. At what age did you begin using the internet? 7....maybe? How would you describe your general internet usage? How many hours a day or week do you spend online? 10, more for homework since i have an internet textbook. With that its 22 at least. How much of this time is devoted to fan-related discussion? 2 hours How much of this time is devoted to Ender-related fan discussion? 30 minutes? At what age did you become involved in fan-related internet activity? nine. At what age did you become in Ender-related internet activity? nine How would you describe your participation in the Ender fan community (Avid, moderate, silent)? Please elaborate. moderate. How would you describe your participation in your other fandoms? silent Where does the Ender series rank in your list of fandoms? 1 Do you read fanfiction or view fanart? no Do you write fanfiction or create fanart? no Do you read fanfiction or view fanart for the Ender series? no Do you write fanfiction or create fanart for the Ender series? no Do you actively support certain pairings/relationships in the Ender series? If so, please list them. what? Do you actively support certain pairings/relationships in any of your other fandoms? If so, please list them. no Describe your offline fan activities, if any. This includes real-life discussions of books, movies, comics, videogames; participation in conventions; cosplay; and reading, watching or playing the original material of your fandom(s). i talk to my friends? How much of your offline fan activity is devoted to the Ender series? some? How much of your internet fan activity leaks into your real-life fan activity? Do you talk to your real-life friends about your fandoms and your activity in them? yes What drew you to the Ender books? My brother What drew you to seek out fellow Ender fans on the internet? googleing spree How, in your opinion, does the Ender fan community differ from the fan communities for other books, comics, movies or video games? they are (mostly) smart. Do you have any thoughts on the Ender fan community in general?
I like thier tie.
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Age: 33 Gender: Male Approximate location: Owasso, OK. USA
How old were you when you first read Ender's Game?
9th Grade
Have you read Speaker and the other Ender novels?
Yes
Did you read Speaker for the Dead and the other Ender novels immediately after Ender's Game?
No
If no, how old were you when you read Speaker?
11th or 12th Grade
Have you read Ender's Shadow?
Yes
If so, how old were you when you read Ender's Shadow?
As soon as it came out
Do you consider yourself part of the Ender fandom?
Yes
Do you consider yourself a part of any other book, movie, comic, television series, or videogame fandoms? If so, please list them.
I really like movies and follow them quite a bit. Mainly thanks to Puffy Treat.
Disney and FIRST Lego League are my other fandom things
Is the Ender fan community your primary fan community? If not, which is?
Yes
At what age did you begin using the internet?
Early 20's
How would you describe your general internet usage? How many hours a day or week do you spend online?
I work on-line so I am on the internet 10+ hours a day
How much of this time is devoted to fan-related discussion?
30 mins to 1 hour
How much of this time is devoted to Ender-related fan discussion?
half that
At what age did you become involved in fan-related internet activity?
30
At what age did you become in Ender-related internet activity?
30
How would you describe your participation in the Ender fan community (Avid, moderate, silent)? Please elaborate.
Moderate.
How would you describe your participation in your other fandoms?
Moderate
Where does the Ender series rank in your list of fandoms?
first
Do you read fanfiction or view fanart?
No
Do you write fanfiction or create fanart?
No
Do you read fanfiction or view fanart for the Ender series?
No
Do you write fanfiction or create fanart for the Ender series?
No
Do you actively support certain pairings/relationships in the Ender series? If so, please list them.
???
Do you actively support certain pairings/relationships in any of your other fandoms? If so, please list them.
???
Describe your offline fan activities, if any. This includes real-life discussions of books, movies, comics, videogames; participation in conventions; cosplay; and reading, watching or playing the original material of your fandom(s).
I coach a FIRST Lego League team and run the tournament for Oklahoma
How much of your offline fan activity is devoted to the Ender series?
I read the books once every year or two
How much of your internet fan activity leaks into your real-life fan activity? Do you talk to your real-life friends about your fandoms and your activity in them?
No
What drew you to the Ender books?
Good writing, great story
What drew you to seek out fellow Ender fans on the internet?
Info about OSC
How, in your opinion, does the Ender fan community differ from the fan communities for other books, comics, movies or video games?
I can't answer that
Do you have any thoughts on the Ender fan community in general?
There are some good people here. I have a problem with many of the atheist refusing to give theist any respect. If you stay away from religious talks, you can really enjoy your time here.
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Age: 31 Gender: Male Approximate location: Oregon by way of Utah by way of Montana by way of California by way of Utah
How old were you when you first read Ender's Game? 10
Have you read Speaker and the other Ender novels? I stopped after Xenocide
Did you read Speaker for the Dead and the other Ender novels immediately after Ender's Game? Speaker, yes. Xenocide may not have been out yet.
If no, how old were you when you read Speaker?
Have you read Ender's Shadow? Yes.
If so, how old were you when you read Ender's Shadow? 22 (read upon release)
Do you consider yourself part of the Ender fandom? I'm not sure how one decides that. Partly.
Do you consider yourself a part of any other book, movie, comic, television series, or videogame fandoms? If so, please list them. What the heck is fandom? I'm a fan of so many things.
Is the Ender fan community your primary fan community? If not, which is? ...No. I wouldn't limit myself.
At what age did you begin using the internet? 16
How would you describe your general internet usage? How many hours a day or week do you spend online? I live online.
How much of this time is devoted to fan-related discussion? Relatively none.
How much of this time is devoted to Ender-related fan discussion? See above.
At what age did you become involved in fan-related internet activity? What is that?
At what age did you become in Ender-related internet activity? *shrug*
How would you describe your participation in the Ender fan community (Avid, moderate, silent)? Please elaborate. Slightly above silent.
How would you describe your participation in your other fandoms? Fandoms... I enjoy the things I like. I defend those things. I recommend them to others.
Where does the Ender series rank in your list of fandoms? I think Ender's Game and Speaker for the Dead, combined, might represent the best science fiction ever written. I'm not thrilled about the new stuff. I think the Shadow series is revisionist. The author has changed, has become more conservative in his thinking -- and by that I mean nothing political. I mean that he used to be the most bold and daring and imaginitive of authors. Now he uses his fiction to erase and invalidate what he wrote back when he was young and intellectually hungry and audacious. So, at the same time, it ranks nearly first, and nearly last.
Do you read fanfiction or view fanart? Oh, God no.
Do you write fanfiction or create fanart? No. I write realfiction and create realart.
Do you read fanfiction or view fanart for the Ender series? Hell no.
Do you write fanfiction or create fanart for the Ender series? See above.
Do you actively support certain pairings/relationships in the Ender series? If so, please list them. I'm okay with the canon on that.
Do you actively support certain pairings/relationships in any of your other fandoms? If so, please list them. I'm fine with whatever is.
Describe your offline fan activities, if any. This includes real-life discussions of books, movies, comics, videogames; participation in conventions; cosplay; and reading, watching or playing the original material of your fandom(s). I went to a convention once. I was 15 or 16. Zelazny was there. I couldn't not go. I have never been before, or since. But I could not pass up the chance to meet Zelazny. My God, my God. What a giant. I love his work. I went to a book signing once and met Orson Scott Card. Couldn't pass up that chance either. In person, Card is gracious and funny and warm. Meeting him was wonderful. He'll always be one of my heroes. I felt great about it. Those are the main two authors of my childhood, Card and Zelazny, and I'm glad to have met them both. Other than that, no fan activities to speak of.
How much of your offline fan activity is devoted to the Ender series? 50%
How much of your internet fan activity leaks into your real-life fan activity? Do you talk to your real-life friends about your fandoms and your activity in them? I DON'T HAVE ANY FRIENDS!
What drew you to the Ender books? The cover was cool. I had just moved to a new city where I didn't know anyone. I passed time at the library. I began wandering the grown-up areas of the shelves. I was drawn to the cool-looking cover. It seemed to be calling me.
What drew you to seek out fellow Ender fans on the internet? I was browsing hatrack for a few months or years before posting anything. (I wasn't reading the forums, but OSC's various reviews and news items.) I finally registered on the forums and began to participate.
How, in your opinion, does the Ender fan community differ from the fan communities for other books, comics, movies or video games? *shrug*
Do you have any thoughts on the Ender fan community in general? Fans of Ender's Game tend to be bright. It's not difficult to read, but it is layered with many meanings and contains a great deal of literary and intellectual depth.
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A few thoughts: I don't think it's a lack of devotion or regard that prevents most Ender's Game fans from getting involved in the kind of fandom you seem to be looking for. I think it's a combination of things: maturity (though I don't necessarily think fandoms are immature) for one. For another, OSC discourages fan fiction. I also think his stuff strikes a different spark. It strikes, I think, the instinct to write one's own fiction, rather than the instinct to write fan fiction. I don't have a clearly formed opinion of why that is. It may be because he is so encouraging to young writers, and a little bit of a writer-shepherd. But as I look around at the literary landscape, I don't think there are any other authors who have inspired so many amateur writers (and various other forms of imitators); with the possible exception of Palahniuk. There are a few writers who have inspired pro (and very good) writers, which is a different thing. For example, I see a very clear progression from Gene Wolfe and Roger Zelazny to Neil Gaiman... I'm not sure if anyone is as beloved-by-other-writers as Gene Wolfe. But now I'm rambling.
I saw an amazing piece of Ender fan art once. It was posted here, in this forum. It was awesome. Ender was intensely commanding some ships via some kind of console. The palette was of reds and blacks, I think.
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How old were you when you first read Ender's Game? 29
Have you read Speaker and the other Ender novels? yes
Did you read Speaker for the Dead and the other Ender novels immediately after Ender's Game? SftD yes, the others were not published for a while after I read the first two, but I read them as soon as they were published.
If no, how old were you when you read Speaker?
Have you read Ender's Shadow? yes
If so, how old were you when you read Ender's Shadow? not sure. I bought it and read it as soon as it was released. Don't remember exactly what year that was.
Do you consider yourself part of the Ender fandom? Absolutely
Do you consider yourself a part of any other book, movie, comic, television series, or videogame fandoms? If so, please list them. Maybe the Whedon-verse
Is the Ender fan community your primary fan community? If not, which is? none
At what age did you begin using the internet? I've been using a computer and accessing "online" things since the early 1980's, in my late teens and early 20s.
How would you describe your general internet usage? How many hours a day or week do you spend online? I'm on nearly all day at work and take breaks now and then to check email or other personal things.
How much of this time is devoted to fan-related discussion? almost none
How much of this time is devoted to Ender-related fan discussion? none
At what age did you become involved in fan-related internet activity? never really did, other than Hatrack and the occasional review/blog
At what age did you become in Ender-related internet activity? see above
How would you describe your participation in the Ender fan community (Avid, moderate, silent)? Please elaborate. Other than posting on Hatrack, non-existent
How would you describe your participation in your other fandoms? none
Where does the Ender series rank in your list of fandoms? N/A
Do you read fanfiction or view fanart? no
Do you write fanfiction or create fanart? no
Do you read fanfiction or view fanart for the Ender series? no
Do you write fanfiction or create fanart for the Ender series? no
Do you actively support certain pairings/relationships in the Ender series? If so, please list them. I'm not sure what this means
Do you actively support certain pairings/relationships in any of your other fandoms? If so, please list them.
Describe your offline fan activities, if any. This includes real-life discussions of books, movies, comics, videogames; participation in conventions; cosplay; and reading, watching or playing the original material of your fandom(s). I read the books, even re-reading them from time to time. I've recommended the books to others, given them as gifts and discuss them when I can.
How much of your offline fan activity is devoted to the Ender series?
How much of your internet fan activity leaks into your real-life fan activity? Do you talk to your real-life friends about your fandoms and your activity in them?
What drew you to the Ender books? Compelling stories about believable characters
What drew you to seek out fellow Ender fans on the internet? I kind of stumbled on to Hatrack many many years ago. Several years before I registered and began posting.
How, in your opinion, does the Ender fan community differ from the fan communities for other books, comics, movies or video games? no experience with either
Do you have any thoughts on the Ender fan community in general? Nope
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How old were you when you first read Ender's Game?11
Have you read Speaker and the other Ender novels? no Did you read Speaker for the Dead and the other Ender novels immediately after Ender's Game? no If no, how old were you when you read Speaker? I havent Have you read Ender's Shadow? Yes If so, how old were you when you read Ender's Shadow? Sixteenish Do you consider yourself part of the Ender fandom? I diddly do Do you consider yourself a part of any other book, movie, comic, television series, or videogame fandoms? If so, please list them. Joss Whedonverse Kevin Smithverse Niel Gaimanverse anything they do is worth checking Is the Ender fan community your primary fan community? If not, which is? No singular fan site gets my real attention, I barely check Hat Rack as it is At what age did you begin using the internet? Bite size pieces until a year ago How would you describe your general internet usage? How many hours a day or week do you spend online? I play WoW, and I check Dvice daily so I use the internet alot How much of this time is devoted to fan-related discussion? This is it, and I dont have that many posts for all the time Ive had this account How much of this time is devoted to Ender-related fan discussion? Very little At what age did you become involved in fan-related internet activity? 18 At what age did you become in Ender-related internet activity? 18 How would you describe your participation in the Ender fan community (Avid, moderate, silent)? Please elaborate. I whisper sometimes How would you describe your participation in your other fandoms? Non existent Where does the Ender series rank in your list of fandoms? Top Do you read fanfiction or view fanart? Nope Do you write fanfiction or create fanart? Nope Do you read fanfiction or view fanart for the Ender series? Nope Do you write fanfiction or create fanart for the Ender series? Nope Do you actively support certain pairings/relationships in the Ender series? If so, please list them. Nope Do you actively support certain pairings/relationships in any of your other fandoms? If so, please list them. Nope Describe your offline fan activities, if any. This includes real-life discussions of books, movies, comics, videogames; participation in conventions; cosplay; and reading, watching or playing the original material of your fandom(s). De nada How much of your offline fan activity is devoted to the Ender series? none How much of your internet fan activity leaks into your real-life fan activity? Do you talk to your real-life friends about your fandoms and your activity in them? none What drew you to the Ender books? My brother stole it from his school after he read it and said I should read it too What drew you to seek out fellow Ender fans on the internet? OSC mentioned the site in an epilogue How, in your opinion, does the Ender fan community differ from the fan communities for other books, comics, movies or video games? Not that Ive seen, same topics being recycled Do you have any thoughts on the Ender fan community in general? Orson Scott Card is just a man, with a particar imagination and ability to shed the catty silly bits of humanity from his characters, he is not an elected official, a god, or a juggling cosplay enthusiast (no proof that hes not, just assuming on that one) so it seems a bit nanners to hold him to your personal social and moral standards.
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Age: 24 Gender: Male Approximate location: Venice, CA
How old were you when you first read Ender's Game? 24 years old.
Have you read Speaker and the other Ender novels? I've read them all except First Meetings.
Did you read Speaker for the Dead and the other Ender novels immediately after Ender's Game? Yes.
If no, how old were you when you read Speaker? N/A.
Have you read Ender's Shadow? Yes.
If so, how old were you when you read Ender's Shadow? 24 years old.
Do you consider yourself part of the Ender fandom? I definitely and thoroughly enjoyed the books.
Do you consider yourself a part of any other book, movie, comic, television series, or videogame fandoms? If so, please list them. Terry Goodkind's "Sword of Truth" Novels. Dexter. Still watching Six Feet Under. I enjoyed many of the earlier Final Fantasy series. I played World of Warcraft for a few years and will definitely go back when I can afford to. I'm a fan of the cyberpunk genre, although I've only read Nueromancer (Gibson) and played Shadowrun on Genesis (the best version) and SNES. I was a huge Star Wars fan until the prequels came out.
Is the Ender fan community your primary fan community? If not, which is? Life.
At what age did you begin using the internet? Not sure; probably 15 or 16. Maybe a few years before.
How would you describe your general internet usage? How many hours a day or week do you spend online? eBay, blogging at times, research. I have no clue how much time I've spent online.
How much of this time is devoted to fan-related discussion? Not sure. Not much, compared to other activities, I would assume.
How much of this time is devoted to Ender-related fan discussion? Very little as of yet. This is only my 2nd post on this forum.
At what age did you become involved in fan-related internet activity? Probably when I first began using the internet.
At what age did you become in Ender-related internet activity? Um. Today. So 24 years old.
How would you describe your participation in the Ender fan community (Avid, moderate, silent)? Please elaborate. Silent, yet avid. The books were amazing, but again this is only my 2nd post here.
How would you describe your participation in your other fandoms? Silent for the most part.
Where does the Ender series rank in your list of fandoms? It's high up there.
Do you read fanfiction or view fanart? I wanted to write Final Fantasy fan fiction once, but I never really read fan fiction.
Do you write fanfiction or create fanart? Once attempted to but did not follow through.
Do you read fanfiction or view fanart for the Ender series? No.
Do you write fanfiction or create fanart for the Ender series? No.
Do you actively support certain pairings/relationships in the Ender series? If so, please list them. I think it sucks for Petra and Bean, big time.
Do you actively support certain pairings/relationships in any of your other fandoms? If so, please list them. No.
Describe your offline fan activities, if any. This includes real-life discussions of books, movies, comics, videogames; participation in conventions; cosplay; and reading, watching or playing the original material of your fandom(s). I mainly take part in discussion only.
How much of your offline fan activity is devoted to the Ender series? A bit, but I know only one other person who has read Ender's Game, and that's the only OSC book he has read. It irks me that I can't discuss the complexities of the rest of the series with him.
How much of your internet fan activity leaks into your real-life fan activity? Do you talk to your real-life friends about your fandoms and your activity in them? Only to those who are like-minded in the same "fandom." So far that's one for Ender. That same person, along with my older brother, make up my Sword of Truth network.
What drew you to the Ender books? A great friend of mine, who felt compelled to thank me for introducing him to the Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind.
What drew you to seek out fellow Ender fans on the internet? I want to know what happens to Bean!
How, in your opinion, does the Ender fan community differ from the fan communities for other books, comics, movies or video games? I have not participated in this community enough to be a proper judge.
Do you have any thoughts on the Ender fan community in general? I just hope you all enjoyed the series as I have. I'm sure you did.
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How old were you when you first read Ender's Game? 10 or 11
Have you read Speaker and the other Ender novels? Yeah, though not IGMS or Ender in Exile
Did you read Speaker for the Dead and the other Ender novels immediately after Ender's Game? No.
If no, how old were you when you read Speaker? 14 or so.
Have you read Ender's Shadow? Yes.
If so, how old were you when you read Ender's Shadow? 14 or so.
Do you consider yourself part of the Ender fandom? Fan...dom? I like the books and series, but... I'm not really an 'active' fan, as it were.
Do you consider yourself a part of any other book, movie, comic, television series, or videogame fandoms? If so, please list them. Oh sure. Batman, Charles Dickens, etc.
Is the Ender fan community your primary fan community? If not, which is? Nope. I'm not really in a 'community' for anything.
At what age did you begin using the internet? When I was five or so? Been around it since it started to go public.
How would you describe your general internet usage? How many hours a day or week do you spend online? Way too much time. (4-8 hours a day.)
How much of this time is devoted to fan-related discussion? Well, I suppose the time I'm spending writing this, but other than that, maybe 10 minutes or so a week?
How much of this time is devoted to Ender-related fan discussion? The time filling this out.
At what age did you become involved in fan-related internet activity? Well... I started off the internet with going to www.mmhp.net for Mega Man. So 5, I suppose.
At what age did you become in Ender-related internet activity? Huh. I first signed up on the old Young Writers section of this forum years ago in 2001, later I signed up here in 03. But I signed up because I found this website while trying to find out some Ender info.
How would you describe your participation in the Ender fan community (Avid, moderate, silent)? Please elaborate. Silent. I don't really talk about my fandoms online.
How would you describe your participation in your other fandoms? Online? Not at all. Other than that, nag my friends about them ad nauseum.
Where does the Ender series rank in your list of fandoms? Lower than others because it's not 'active,' but I still like it.
Do you read fanfiction or view fanart? No.
Do you write fanfiction or create fanart? Depends on the thing, but occasional... VERY occasional fanart.
Do you read fanfiction or view fanart for the Ender series? Nope.
Do you write fanfiction or create fanart for the Ender series? No.
Do you actively support certain pairings/relationships in the Ender series? If so, please list them. No.
Do you actively support certain pairings/relationships in any of your other fandoms? If so, please list them. No.
Describe your offline fan activities, if any. This includes real-life discussions of books, movies, comics, videogames; participation in conventions; cosplay; and reading, watching or playing the original material of your fandom(s). I just bug my friends with my fandoms.
How much of your offline fan activity is devoted to the Ender series? None right now.
How much of your internet fan activity leaks into your real-life fan activity? Do you talk to your real-life friends about your fandoms and your activity in them? None.
What drew you to the Ender books? My father threw the book at me when we went out camping once.
What drew you to seek out fellow Ender fans on the internet? A book report in elementary school.
How, in your opinion, does the Ender fan community differ from the fan communities for other books, comics, movies or video games? *Shrug*
Do you have any thoughts on the Ender fan community in general? Not really.
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