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by ptr.arkanian
Wed Aug 15, 2012 11:29 pm
Forum: EnderVerse Novels and Stories
Topic: Ender's Game Quiz
Replies: 9
Views: 5085

Re: Ender's Game Quiz

Two wrong. Not bad, but I thought I could do better. Maybe it's time for a re-read
by ptr.arkanian
Wed Aug 15, 2012 11:15 pm
Forum: EnderVerse Novels and Stories
Topic: Earth Unaware
Replies: 1
Views: 1494

Earth Unaware

So I just go my hands on the newly-released [i]Earth Unaware[/i], and I cannot wait to start reading it. How many of you guys have read it already? Any thoughts on how this book measures up to the rest of the series?
by ptr.arkanian
Thu Nov 10, 2011 12:39 am
Forum: EnderVerse Novels and Stories
Topic: The Path of Wang-mu
Replies: 1
Views: 1703

The Path of Wang-mu

"I know because I was also broken as a child and forced to become a wicked, conniving, selfish, manipulating monster in order to protect the fragile love-hungry girl who would have been destroyed by the life I had to lead. I know how it feels to be an enemy to myself., and yet I have set that b...
by ptr.arkanian
Thu Nov 10, 2011 12:24 am
Forum: EnderVerse Novels and Stories
Topic: What's your LEAST favorite Ender/Speaker Book?
Replies: 50
Views: 28818

Re: What's your LEAST favorite Ender/Speaker Book?

I'm going to have to go with Xenocide. In retrospect, I understand that every nuance included in that book was vital to the plot line further down the road in Children of the Mind. Yet at the same time, the first time I read Xenocide it felt a little dry. Lots of information; no action. Not saying I...
by ptr.arkanian
Wed Aug 17, 2011 12:48 pm
Forum: EnderVerse Novels and Stories
Topic: Just finished Ender in Exile. Other suggestions?
Replies: 13
Views: 6932

Homecoming is a really good series actually. It's about a family who is summoned back to Earth after Earth has been abandoned for centuries. It's very different than Ender's game- less action than the Shadow series, and more science and psychology than the Ender series. But it does no harm to Orson ...
by ptr.arkanian
Tue Aug 16, 2011 11:35 pm
Forum: EnderVerse Novels and Stories
Topic: Peter vs Peter 2.0
Replies: 4
Views: 2985

I think that Peter, the one on Earth, altered himself because it was beneficial for his career. I think that the real Peter is a genius. He grew up; he's no longer the bad, big-brother Peter that Ender knew as a young child. The Peter that Ender creates is simply the Peter that Ender knew, a bright ...
by ptr.arkanian
Sun Aug 14, 2011 11:53 pm
Forum: EnderVerse Novels and Stories
Topic: Just finished Ender in Exile. Other suggestions?
Replies: 13
Views: 6932

once you finish the series completely, I would recommend another series by Orson Scott Card titled Homecoming.
of course, you can also read the extension books of the Ender's Game series-[i] A War of Gifts [/i]and [i]First Meetings[/i].
by ptr.arkanian
Sun Aug 14, 2011 11:50 pm
Forum: EnderVerse Novels and Stories
Topic: Telling the truth; Speaking for the dead
Replies: 1
Views: 1645

Telling the truth; Speaking for the dead

"It's easy to tell the truth," said Mother softly, "when you don't love anybody." "Is that what you think?" said Ela. "I think I know something, Mother. I think you can't possibly know the truth about somebody[i] unless [/i]you love them..." -Novinha talking t...
by ptr.arkanian
Mon Mar 21, 2011 9:58 pm
Forum: EnderVerse Novels and Stories
Topic: Kill first, ask forgiveness later
Replies: 3
Views: 2665

Is it fair to say Ender had no choice?
Better off alive and regretful than dead, right?
Ender isn't a murderer- he's trying to survive in a world where everything is pitted against him.
by ptr.arkanian
Mon Mar 21, 2011 9:35 pm
Forum: EnderVerse Novels and Stories
Topic: Do you feel that Ender is a great example of a gifted child?
Replies: 10
Views: 6333

If by gifted child you mean child prodigy, then yes. Ender is a great example of a child over-achiever. But is he happy with that? Or is he even a child? No. Ender never wanted to be the gifted child. He hated when the other kids in Battleschool looked up to him as a teacher instead of a friend. He ...
by ptr.arkanian
Wed Mar 02, 2011 12:13 am
Forum: EnderVerse Novels and Stories
Topic: Avatar in relation to Enders Game
Replies: 17
Views: 13071

Thank you,

I feel like I'm forgetting pieces of avatar, and I'm certain you could find more connections.
by ptr.arkanian
Wed Jan 12, 2011 12:45 am
Forum: EnderVerse Novels and Stories
Topic: Avatar in relation to Enders Game
Replies: 17
Views: 13071

Avatar in relation to Enders Game

I remember the first time I sat down and watched Avatar (the blue people one; not the asian one), I could'nt stop thinking about speaker for the dead, xenocide, and children of the mind. If you've seen the movie, tell me your comments on this: The tree of souls is the center of Navi life on Pandora....
by ptr.arkanian
Tue Jan 11, 2011 9:54 pm
Forum: EnderVerse Novels and Stories
Topic: Ender's Guilt
Replies: 18
Views: 8899

this is a clever question. i think, as a young boy with emotions- Ender should be most upset about Bonzo and Stilston. Although they weren't nice, he did know them personally. And unlike those killed as a necesary sacrifice during the third invasion, Bonzo and Stilston didn't consent to their fate. ...
by ptr.arkanian
Tue Jan 11, 2011 9:38 pm
Forum: EnderVerse Novels and Stories
Topic: What Do You Think About The "Romances" In EnderVer
Replies: 25
Views: 12509

I'm not sure if its necessarily the relationships that are important. More important is the emotional level of the characters. For example, Petra is a romantic, and that part of the story is vital. Her relationship with Bean is important, but their relationship is a result of her endless attempts to...
by ptr.arkanian
Sun Oct 03, 2010 5:46 pm
Forum: Ender's Game Movie Rumors, Speculation and Fan Art
Topic: WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THIS PERSON IF THEY MAKE A MOVIE
Replies: 27
Views: 18817

what are they guna do? turn ender into some teenage heartthrob disney character? please god no.
by ptr.arkanian
Sun Oct 03, 2010 5:13 pm
Forum: EnderVerse Novels and Stories
Topic: falling in love with Ender
Replies: 2
Views: 2157

falling in love with Ender

[b]Ender Wiggin[/b] I fell in love with him. Did anyone else? He's a genius, that's for sure. But he isn't cocky like Peter, he's selfless like Valentine. And he's not shy like Val, he's strategic like Peter. He has all of Bean's best qualities, with an emotional level that makes him human. He is co...
by ptr.arkanian
Sun Sep 12, 2010 5:05 pm
Forum: EnderVerse Novels and Stories
Topic: What Do You Think About The "Romances" In EnderVer
Replies: 25
Views: 12509

some enderverse relationships are vital: bean and petra, ender and virlomi, wang-mu and young peter

and some are just there: valentine and jakt, captain morgan and dorabella
by ptr.arkanian
Sun Sep 12, 2010 5:00 pm
Forum: EnderVerse Novels and Stories
Topic: Which character most annoys you?
Replies: 42
Views: 149550

For me its Allesandra and her mother in Ender in Exile. like, what the hell did they have to do with anything. Without their stupid part in the story, that book could've flowed better and not been so irritatingly stereotyped. It did nothing for the story except hurt it.
by ptr.arkanian
Sun Sep 12, 2010 4:53 pm
Forum: EnderVerse Novels and Stories
Topic: Bean and Ender
Replies: 3
Views: 2777

Bean and Ender

In the Speaker series, Ender dies in a literal sense but not in a theoretical sense because his spirit lives on in young peter and young val. In the Shadow series, Bean dies in a theoretical sense but not in a literal sense because he is on a starship going in and out of statis to prolong his life. ...
by ptr.arkanian
Wed Aug 11, 2010 9:28 pm
Forum: EnderVerse Novels and Stories
Topic: Achilles - Believable?
Replies: 13
Views: 7741

[quote="Arlecchino"]...Remember everyone, Peter is NOT Ender...he makes mistakes.[/quote] Ender did make mistakes too. Ender was just as human as Peter was. Ender made many mistakes while in battle school and even after saving the world. Ender is not Bean, Ender is human. That is one of th...
by ptr.arkanian
Wed Aug 11, 2010 5:16 pm
Forum: EnderVerse Novels and Stories
Topic: Ender or Shadow?
Replies: 18
Views: 8396

Upon first reading Enderverse as a whole, the shadow series has more of an appeal, i think, to a younger generation because these books are fast moving and action packed. although Bean's strategies and Peter's plans for world conquest take some thought, the Ender series is more intellectual when it ...
by ptr.arkanian
Sat Apr 24, 2010 12:01 am
Forum: EnderVerse Novels and Stories
Topic: New Ender's Game Cover
Replies: 24
Views: 8897

no. i like the old one. his head doesnt fit on his body its too big
by ptr.arkanian
Thu Apr 15, 2010 11:16 pm
Forum: EnderVerse Novels and Stories
Topic: The Hundred Worlds and Cultural Stagnation
Replies: 14
Views: 5901

Ender in Exile clearly states that the colony of Ganges was made up of a huge majority of Hindu Indians, mainly due to the fact that Virlomi, their "godess and savior", was governor of the colony. This is how i expect the 100 worlds with different ethnicities would start. The different bat...
by ptr.arkanian
Sun Apr 11, 2010 11:13 pm
Forum: Other Orson Scott Card Novels, Stories and Adaptations
Topic: Homecoming: name origins
Replies: 2
Views: 5638

Homecoming: name origins

Nafai
Luet
Chevya
Okyib
Mebbekew
Zdorab
Shedemei
Hushidh

Just some examples of names used in ther series Homecoming. These names are original, not suprising for characters of OSC. But the origins of these names had to come from somewhere. They arent just random letters. Any ideas on their origin?
by ptr.arkanian
Sun Apr 11, 2010 11:02 pm
Forum: EnderVerse Novels and Stories
Topic: What sequence is best?
Replies: 7
Views: 3575

i think i read the series in the awkwardest way possible. being as follows: 1. enders game 2. enders shadow 3. speaker for the dead 4. shadow of the hegemon 5. xenocide 6. shadow puppets 7. children of the mind 8. shadow of the giant (first meetings in Ender' universe) (war of gifts) 9. ender in the...
by ptr.arkanian
Thu Apr 08, 2010 10:44 pm
Forum: EnderVerse Novels and Stories
Topic: Inadequate EG Presentations
Replies: 18
Views: 8485

I agree. But ive had friends who dont like it...mainly cuz they dont understand it. people shouldnt judge what they cant understand. and some people arent smart enough for sci fi
by ptr.arkanian
Thu Apr 08, 2010 10:41 pm
Forum: EnderVerse Novels and Stories
Topic: Did Ender's Game make you cry?
Replies: 52
Views: 32174

Enders Game made me cry a little but Enderverse on a whole definitely did. I cried for three hours when I finished Shadow of the Giant. The letter Bean left for Petra was too much.
by ptr.arkanian
Thu Apr 08, 2010 10:37 pm
Forum: EnderVerse Novels and Stories
Topic: Ender's Game plot question...
Replies: 16
Views: 7675

Ender in Exile somewhat further explains what the Hive Queens were trying to do. I cant remember exactly but i think they were trying to be destroyed. After all, they practically let Ender defeat them. But remember, not ALL the queens were on the homeworld. I think the main goal of their destruction...
by ptr.arkanian
Thu Mar 25, 2010 10:38 pm
Forum: EnderVerse Novels and Stories
Topic: Bean?
Replies: 13
Views: 5759

Bean?

What happened to Bean? That is the biggest mystery left when all is said and done at the end of the Shadow Series. I find this slightly ironic considering the whole Shadow Series is based off of him and his life. When Bean and the kid's with Anton's Key leave, they say that Bean's ship is equipt wit...
by ptr.arkanian
Sun Mar 14, 2010 8:22 pm
Forum: EnderVerse Novels and Stories
Topic: Inadequate EG Presentations
Replies: 18
Views: 8485

what i meant by that is most people who dont look deeper into it dont like it and think its stupid
by ptr.arkanian
Sun Mar 14, 2010 11:01 am
Forum: EnderVerse Novels and Stories
Topic: How I assumed buggers looked
Replies: 17
Views: 9907

it is stated in the enderverse books that the formics are insectoids but they have an endoskeleton. i always imagined them more ant or insectlike.
by ptr.arkanian
Sun Mar 14, 2010 10:59 am
Forum: EnderVerse Novels and Stories
Topic: Inadequate EG Presentations
Replies: 18
Views: 8485

im currently doing a report on the book ender in exile because i have already read and reread every book in the series other than that one. i think you have to be a certain type of person to understand the point of enderverse. kids i know who read it think its cool because they slaughter aliens and ...
by ptr.arkanian
Sun Mar 14, 2010 10:55 am
Forum: EnderVerse Novels and Stories
Topic: Ender's Game #1!!!!
Replies: 6
Views: 3203

my personal opinion, enders game isnt the best sci fi ever but the ender series as a whole definitely is
by ptr.arkanian
Mon Mar 08, 2010 2:36 am
Forum: EnderVerse Novels and Stories
Topic: Ender's Game #1 for free online
Replies: 4
Views: 3717

ahmazing
by ptr.arkanian
Sat Mar 06, 2010 2:41 am
Forum: EnderVerse Novels and Stories
Topic: alice in wonderland like enders game?
Replies: 0
Views: 2180

alice in wonderland like enders game?

so i saw tim burton's new alice in wonderland movie last night. personally i loved it and i thought it was amazing. but thats not the point of this. if you havent seen the new movie and you want to. stop reading this. but if you have: the whole way that alice goes back to wonderland or underland as ...

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