The Authorized Ender Companion

Orson Scott Card and Jake Black

Tor Books

Download Image Orson Scott Card and Jake Black The Authorized Ender Companion

Available Formats

BookeBook

The Authorized Ender Companion is a complete and in-depth encyclopedia of all the persons, places, things, and events in Orson Scott Card’s Ender Universe. Written by Jake Black under the editorial supervision of Card himself, The Authorized Ender Companion will be an invaluable resource for readers of the series.
If you ever wondered where Ender went after he left Earth, before he arrived at Lusitania, you’ll find the answer here. If you ever wanted to know how the battle room worked, you’ll find the answer here. If you forgot the names of the people who discovered the descolada, the answer is here. The history of Gloriously Bright’s world? Here.
The Authorized Ender Companion contains all this and more. There are character biographies, time lines, colony histories, family trees, and numerous black and white illustrations.

Connect with the Author

Orson Scott Card

Official Sites


Related Links


Sign Up for
Author Updates

Reviews

Reviews from Goodreads

Placeholder
Garrett  rated it  
Feb 8, 2011
This is an encyclopedia of all things Ender. It is not meant to be read straight through, but referenced (although I did read it straight through because I wanted to know everything that was in there . . . and I have read the entire series and all the possible short stories and collections).

...more
Placeholder
Leslie (That Chick That Reads)  rated it  
Feb 16, 2010
I’m a fan of Orson Scott Card’s Ender series and was delighted to find this companion! I’m slowly re-reading the series and it’s opened up my eyes as well as refreshed my memory on some of the characters and events! The pictures that are included in The Technology of Ender’s Game, were very detailed ...more
Placeholder
Jamie  rated it  
Apr 4, 2010
I didn't read it all...it's encyclopedic, after all. It's best enjoyed when reading the novels and you come across a reference that has been faded by memory.

There are a couple interesting essays, including one on the different of interpretations of Ender which have come up during screen ...more
See all Reviews
Back

About the Author

Orson Scott Card and Jake Black

ORSON SCOTT CARD is the author of the novels Ender's Game, Ender's Shadow, and Speaker for the Dead. Ender’s Game and Speaker for the Dead both won Hugo and Nebula Awards, making Card the only author to win these two top prizes in consecutive years. There are seven other novels to date in The Ender Universe series. Card has also written fantasy: The Tales of Alvin Maker is a series of fantasy novels set in frontier America; his most recent novel, The Lost Gate, is a contemporary magical fantasy. Card has written many other stand-alone SF and fantasy novels, as well as movie tie-ins and games, and publishes an internet-based science fiction and fantasy magazine, Orson Scott Card’s Intergalactic Medicine Show. Card was born in Washington and grew up in California, Arizona, and Utah. He served a mission for the LDS Church in Brazil in the early 1970s. Besides his writing, Card directs plays and teaches writing and literature at Southern Virginia University. He lives in Greensboro, North Carolina, with his wife, Kristine Allen Card, and youngest daughter, Zina Margaret. JAKE BLACK has written for several popular franchises and characters including Smallville, Batman, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Twilight, Star Trek, and many others.  He is also the author of Marvel Comics’ Ender series comic books “Gold Bug,” “Cheater,” and “Recruiting Valentine.” He lives in a quiet Utah town with his wife and son.

Orson Scott Card
Jake Black

Bob Henderson, Henderson Photograpy, Inc.
Orson Scott Card

Official Sites

Back

Community

Tor.com

Latest Blog Posts

2/13/2012 5:00:00 PM
2/13/2012 4:00:00 PM
2/13/2012 3:00:00 PM
More Blog Posts
 

Latest on Facebook

Latest on Twitter

Back

Buy the Book

Available Formats and Book Details

The Authorized Ender Companion
Orson Scott Card and Jake Black

Trade Paperback

Trade Paperback
Tom Doherty Associates
Tor Books
December 2011
Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780765320636
ISBN10: 0765320630
6 1/8 x 9-1/4 inches, 432 pages
$16.99

Hardcover

Hardcover
Tom Doherty Associates
Tor Books
November 2009
Hardcover
ISBN: 9780765320629
ISBN10: 0765320622
6 1/8 x 9 1/4 inches, 432 pages
$27.99

e-Book Agency

e-Book Agency
Tom Doherty Associates
Tor Books
November 2009
e-Book Agency
ISBN: 9781429963480
ISBN10: 1429963484
432 pages
$9.99
Back

From The Publisher

Tor Books

Latest on Facebook

Latest on Twitter

Back