Other Tales from the Ender Universe: A War of Gifts : An Ender Story (CD-Audio)

from AuntieClio

Set in the Ender universe, this is a quick read about gift giving around the "holiday" season. Despite his craven homophobia, Card can tell quite a story. By buying his stuff in the secondary market (read used), I sorta quell my moral quandary because any money I spend is not going directly to hi...

from RobbFlynn

A quick, 1 day read. Not overly compelling, but an interesting side story set in the Ender-verse during Ender's time at Battle School. While the theme revolves around religious observance, I found the narrative a bit unfocused overall as the focal point of the story seems to shift among three dif...

from nbmars

This is a lovely little "gift" from Orson Scott Card for fans of the Ender series. The story is not so much about the interstellar war or even the Battle School in which promising young children are trained to be the future defenders of Earth. Instead, it is about the group dynamics back in the b...

from Ensorceled

More a short story or novella than a novel, this book fits nicely into the Ender universe. I was surprised how quickly Card was able to evoke real empathy for the characters; perhaps because of the familiar setting. Overall, not as good as Ender's Game but worth reading if you enjoyed other books...

from EmScape

***WARNING -- SPOILERS AND RELIGIOUS OPINIONS*** A War of Gifts is a novella set mostly in Battle School which serves to give us another taste of some familiar characters and also to give Card a chance to pontificate about religion for a while. Religion isn't allowed in Battle School, which is a ...