Ender Quintet book 1 · 1985
Ender's Game
Andrew “Ender” Wiggin, a six-year-old genius, is taken to Battle School, a military academy in orbit around Earth, to be trained as a commander in the war against an alien race.
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Book facts
- Author
- Orson Scott Card
- Series
- Ender Quintet, book 1 of 5
- Published
- 1985
- Setting
- Set in space
- Characters charted
- 5
- Chart confidence
- High
In story order: before Ender in Exile.
Who is in Ender's Game
5 recurring or key characters from Orson Scott Card’s chart. Introduces Andrew "Ender" Wiggin, Valentine Wiggin, Peter Wiggin, Julian "Bean" Delphiki and 1 more.
Lead 1
- Andrew "Ender" WigginFirst appearanceChild commander
Major 2
- Valentine WigginFirst appearanceEnder's sister
- Peter WigginFirst appearanceEnder's ruthless brother
Minor and cameo 2
- Julian "Bean" DelphikiFirst appearanceTiny genius from the streets
- Petra ArkanianFirst appearanceBattle School commander
Also featuring these characters
Other Orson Scott Card books that share the most characters with Ender's Game.
- Ender's Shadow1999 · Shadow · 3 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Shadow of the Hegemon2000 · Shadow · 3 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Shadow Puppets2002 · Shadow · 3 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Shadow of the Giant2005 · Shadow · 3 shared charactersBuy on Amazon