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Why did they have to name the buggers?


The aliens in the book didn't have a race name. Why "Formics?"

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The name 'Formics' comes from the books, even though it isn't used in Ender's Game, it does appear in many of the sequel.

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How many sequels are there? I've heard of Enders Choice but haven't read it yet. What part of his life do the sequels cover?

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There is no Ender's Choice.

The Enderverse currently has 13 novels, and a collection of short stories. And there are at least 4 more books currently in production.

Not all of the books have Ender in them.

After Ender's Game, the story jumps ahead 3,000 years into the future, and Ender is 35 years old, due to the effects of time dilation of travelling near light speed.



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My goodness, you just owned that person twice. If I had an apple it would be yours now.



Properly read, the Bible is the most potent force for atheism ever conceived. -Isaac Asimov

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Nah, he has clearly read Ender's Game, but none of the other books in the series, and he was asking questions about the series, and I answered them, I certainly didn't 'own' him, just trying to answer his questions.

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They mentioned in the film that the enemy's social system and behaviour was closest compared to an ant colony.

Formic acid is used by ants as a defence mechanism when they are under attack.



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