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Ender’s Game Alive: The Full Cast Audioplay Giveaway!
And now for something completely different… By now you’ve probably gotten used to seeing free book giveaways on WWEnd – heck, we just did one earlier today! Well, this time we’re helping Audible give away 5 copies of the brand-spanking-new Ender’s Game Alive: The Full Cast Audioplay. This is not an audio book. This is a full on play with a whole cast! Check out the embedded sample below to get a taste, I’m sure you’ll like it.
Just like our regular contests, all you have to do is re-tweet this tweet or leave a comment here in the blog for your chance to win. Do both and double your chances! Your name will go into the hat and we’ll draw our 5 random winners next Friday. Here are the details from Audible:
AUDIBLE PRESENTS
ENDER’S GAME ALIVE: THE FULL CAST AUDIOPLAY
Audible Studios is delighted to introduce Orson Scott Card’s groundbreaking new audioplay, Ender’s Game Alive. One of the most ambitious audio productions ever, Ender’s Game Alive is a sweeping, full cast dramatization in the vein of an old-school radio play that features 40 actors reading more than 100 roles, complete with sound effects and an original musical score: a truly immersive listening experience.
The script is written and the production is endorsed by the Ender’s Game author himself, Orson Scott Card. “I think it’s the best version of Ender’s Game that’s been created yet,” he says.
The Ender’s Game movie hits theaters 11/1, starring Harrison Ford, Ben Kingsley, Abigail Breslin, Hailee Steinfeld, and Asa Butterfield.
Ender’s Game Alive puts you into Battle School with young Andrew “Ender” Wiggin, as he trains to become the general who will lead Earth against the Formics, the alien “buggers”. Removed from his family at the age of six, Ender must prove his strength and his leadership, even as he fights his own doubts. The stakes are nothing less than the fate of humankind.
Ender’s Game Alive is performed by Kirby Heyborne, Stefan Rudnicki, Theodore Bikel, Scott Brick, Samantha Eggar, Harlan Ellison, Susan Hanfield, Roxanne Hernandez, Janis Ian, Rex Linn, Richard McGonagle, Jim Meskimen, Emily Rankin, John Rubinstein, Christian Rummel, and a full cast.
Directed by Gabrielle de Cuir
Original Score by John Rubinstein
Valentine’s Theme by Janis Ian
Additional music and arrangements by Mark Mitchell
Find more information about Ender’s Game Alive: here.
I love this kind of old school radio play presentation – especially if it’s a favorite story! All that’s missing is the hum of radio tubes and a bit of atmospheric static. Well, you can’t have everything, I guess. If you’re like me and can’t wait for the movie this will help you get into an Ender frame of mind for sure. Best of luck in the contest!
Edit: We heard from one of the directors of Ender’s Game Alive, Gabrielle de Cuir, and she wanted to point out that the production house, Skyboat Media, has a wealth of behind the scenes info on their website detailing how it all came together. She also hinted that there could be more to come if this one performs like it should. Thanks, Gabrielle, for the info and good luck to your team!
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Awesome voice acting!
I loved this book, and the actors did a beautiful job with the audio version. Amazing!
I enjoyed the original Audible audiobook of this and am really curious as to how this turned out.
I listened to the free first chapter! I loved it, excited to hear the rest after just listening to the audiobook for the first time!
I loved this book! The audio version sounds amazing too!
So exciting!
It was a blast directing this piece. We have narrated/produced all of Card’s work; Stefan Rudnicki reading all the original Ender POVs and me reading Valentine. We’re entering new territory here; with an original adaptation by the author. We had 25+ actors, 5000 lines of dialogue, 108 characters, 8 open mics, and a partridge in a pear tree. I do encourage you to read the backstory, see the videos and read the Full Cast list, since publishers never have enough “room” to do that. Check out all the info at Skyboatmedia.com. And thank you for your support of all the Ender books, and now the new baby! We humbly appreciate it. If this project has legs, many more adaptations in this style lay in store for you.
@Gabrielle: Thanks for the heads up! I’ve added a link and some info to the article above. EGA is certainly generating a lot of excitement and a lot of re-tweets for our contest.
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