Coming the start of the summer, Mike K. and I were in a discussion about books, video games, ideas for the web site and, well just about anything else that can come up while you’re sitting on a couch killing people in Warhawk. Upon this came the question he asked, “Have you read Ender’s Game yet?” I won’t lie to you people, my fellow gamers, nerds, geeks… my peepz. I felt ashamed that I told him no after he explained to me what the book was, then I was promptly told. “If you don’t read that book my the end of the summer, I am going to punch you in the face, that’s right, that’s how good that book is.”

With no strong desire to be punched in the face, but already currently in the middle of the second A Game of Thrones novel, A Song of Ice and Fire. What was I to do? Another friend recommended I get the Audio Book and try it out. So I did, I had a 9 hour drive coming up in a week, so I picked up the audio book to check it out.

My final conclusions? I only wish all audio books put as much effort and care into re-creating the books as Orson Scott Card did with the company that made his audio books. They casted several voice actors to play the parts of the different characters. You had the main reader for Ender, and if he was involved in a quick conversation with another person, the reader would change of the pitch of his voice to suit the other character.

Once I finish my current book, I plan on picking up a copy of Ender’s Game. Then I’ll be able to do a compare and contrast of each to see which I prefer. So far with the audio books, I’m on the third novel in the Enderverse series, Xenocide.