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The first in a series of science fiction novels by Orson Scott Card as well as a 2013 movie of the same name. A child prodigy is trained nearly from birth to defend mankind from a formidable alien enemy. Use this tag also to refer to the whole series.

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Why are all the messages in Ender's game uppercase

I was wondering why every message, letter, etc. in Ender's game has no lowercase letters. Is it just because it was written in the 80's or is there a better reason?
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Why don't all Battle School children get monitors?

Ender gets a monitor for several years before he is accepted to Battle School. I don't recall anyone else in Battle School that it's mentioned that had a monitor before they got accepted. Are any o …
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Who was the smartest of the Wiggins

To be clear: I'm only referring to John Paul (Father), Theresa (Mother), Peter, Valentine, and Ender. Who has what we would call the highest "I.Q"? I'd much prefer an official quote from the books or …
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How did the I.F. know where the Formic world was after the Second Invasion?

In Ender's game, right after the Second Invasion, the International Fleet's main secret strategy was However, how did they know where that was? Remember, it was dozens of light years away, and even …
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Is Ender genetically-engineered?

This quote from Ender in Exile shows that if he was engineered, he didn't know about it. And as it seems that Graff didn't hold back information from Ender after he left Eros, he probably would hav …
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Why was the I.F. in a rush?

In the Ender's game movie, Ender is told near the end that that Is this reason for the I.F. rush backed up by the book? I seem to remember that the rush was because the ships were about to get to …
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Which of these Enderverse characters died first?

In Shadow of the Giant Peter sends an email to Valentine noting Graff's and Rackham's deaths: However, in Ender in Exile Graff sends Ender an email including this: So who really outlived whom he …
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How could Bean not know this in Shadow Puppets

From Shadow Puppets: "Yes, yes," said Anton, "so I gleaned from Sister Carlotta, God rest her soul. But why did you, and you alone, sneak out of your bed and go into the bathroom and hide in such a d …
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How to explain the ages of Valentine and Peter in Ender's game

In the end of Ender's Game, it says that Valentine was 25 and Peter was 77, which would mean that he was 52 years older than her. However, Valentine was originally only 2 years younger than him. This …
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