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‘Ender’s Game’ Was Top-Selling Science Fiction Book of 2012

Apparently the term “oldie but goodie” applies to the book Ender’s Game, which according to Publisher’s Weekly, was the top-selling science fiction book of 2012. The book not only topped the genre, but outsold the 2nd listed book by almost 200%.

Science Fiction

1. Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card. Tor. 100,387
2. Ready Player One by Ernest Cline. Broadway. 50,593
3. Star Wars: Darth Plagueis by James Luceno. Lucas Books. 31,543
4. The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams. Del Rey. 27,220
5. Star Wars: Apocalypse by Troy Denning. Lucas Books. 26,140
6. Dune by Frank Herbert. Ace. 25,532
7. A Rising Thunder by David Weber. Baen Books. 25,348
8. HALO: The Thursday War by Karen Traviss. Tor. 24,936
9. HALO: Glasslands by Karen Traviss. Tor. 24,932
10. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams. Ballantine. 24,120

Perhaps news of the movie has re-ignited interest in the novel, as that seems like quite a few copies to sell for a book that’s heading into its 28th year in publication.

It should be noted, however, that this list likely only lists statistics for print editions. The self published science fiction e-book Wool by Hugh Howey is nowhere to be found on the list, despite its explosion into the science fiction genre last year. If you’re a fan of Wool, be sure to visit my fansite for it: The Down Deep.

Source: Publisher’s Weekly via OSC’s Twitter

February 4, 2013
Jimmy Jax Pinchak Launches Official Website

Jimmy Jax Pinchak, who plays Peter Wiggin in Ender’s Game, announced the launch of the official website for both himself and his band, called The Jimmy Jax Band. Watch a preview of the band’s song “Tell Me” below.

February 2, 2013
Harrison Ford to Attend San Jose’s Cinequest Film Festival

Harrison Ford (Colonel Graff) will be attending 23rd Cinequest Film Festival in San Jose.

The festival, which takes place in downtown San Jose from February 26 to March 9, 2013, will be giving Ford a Maverick Spirit Award in a two hour event at the California Theatre that will take place on March 3, 2013 from 7 PM to 9 PM. Tickets are still available for $30.

The festival has been added to the Events calendar.

February 1, 2013
Orson Scott Card to Be Author Guest of Honor at MystiCon

Orson Scott Card, author of Ender’s Game, will be the Author Guest of Honor at the sci-fi fan convention MystiCon taking place later this month in Roanoake, VA.

The convention, which is being held this year from February 22-24 at the Holiday Inn Tanglewood, is an old get together that began back in 1980 and was recently revived in 2010.

Registration is still open. Smart Pop Books will be in attendance and will be giving out Ender’s World themed buttons to promote their new book, which will be released this April.

February 1, 2013
The Jimmy Jax Band at Molly Malones March 8

Young actor Jimmy “Jax” Pinchak (Peter Wiggin) will be playing with his band at Molly Malones in Los Angeles at 8:45 PM on March 8, 2013.

Fans over the age of 21 (it’s a 21 and over establishment) can bring their copies of Ender’s Game to get signed by Jimmy after their set.

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This event has been added to the Events Calendar.

February 1, 2013
Ender’s World Buttons from Smart Pop Books

Smart Pop Books is getting their convention swag ready for MystiCon (February 22-24, 2013) and SD Comic Con (July 17-21, 2013) and gave a little sneak peek on Twitter.

Those are some cool buttons! Comic Con just announced their badge sale date, so be sure you have your Comic Con International Member ID registered!

Follow @SmartPopBooks on Twitter!

February 1, 2013
2013 SDCC Badge Sale Begins February 16

If you plan to go to SDCC this year, get your credit cards and CCI Member IDs ready because Comic Con has announced the day of their badge sale! With Twilight already signed off and Divergent too far away, Ender’s Game will no doubt have a big presence at the con along with Lionsgate’s The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.

Registration for Comic Con Member IDs will close on February 12 and will not re-open until after the sale. Since you can’t buy a badge without a member ID, you have to register in the next 11 days!

For more information, visit the CCI website.

February 1, 2013
EnderCast Episode #3 – Third Now Available

Episode #3 of EnderCast, titled Third, is now available for download! Kelly and I review the known movie changes so far, answer a reader question, and I fangirl a bit over the James Horner rumor.

To tune in, head over to the EnderCast website.

February 1, 2013
Hailee Steinfeld on the Cover of Fashion Magazine

16 year-old actress Hailee Steinfeld (Petra) will appear on the March 2013 issue of Fashion Magazine.

No stranger to strong women, Hailee Steinfeld’s seven upcoming films have her playing roles that befit her star turn as True Grit’s Mattie Ross. In a film called Enders Game, she plays a self-described “a A-type genius” alongside a cast that includes Harrison Ford and Viola Davis.

The magazine will be on newsstands February 11, 2013. To read more of Hailee’s interview, go to Fashion Magazine.

January 30, 2013
Video: Who the Hell is Harrison Ford?

TMZ caught actor Moises Arias (Bonzo) in a parking lot and presumably asked him about what he thought when he found out he’d be acting in a movie with movie legend Harrison Ford and the answer they got wasn’t exactly what they expected.

“I don’t think I knew Harrison Ford.”

It’s always possible they asked him if he knew him personally before the film, not if he knew who he was, but the video in general is rather amusing. Despite TMZ’s shock at the fact that kids today don’t know him or don’t seem to care, my guess is that’s totally okay with Harrison Ford, who reportedly despises the diehard Star Wars fans that hound him. And really, who wouldn’t?

Source: TMZ

January 30, 2013
Rumor: James Horner to Score ‘Ender’s Game’

According to Film Music Reporter, two time Academy-award winning composer James Horner has signed on to score the upcoming film adaptation Ender’s Game.

As a longtime fan of Horner’s music in truly amazing scores such as Titanic, Braveheart, and Legends of the Fall, I’m trying my best not to utterly freak out over this possibility. But since the site doesn’t quote a source, I’ve tagged it as a rumor until I can get confirmation.

Horner brings an incredible amount of experience to the film, having scored over 150 films in his career in movie music starting back in 1978.

January 30, 2013
Earth Unaware in Paperback Available April 30

For those of you that have been waiting for a paperback version of the First Formic War prequel series by Orson Scott Card and Aaron Johnston, the book is now available for pre-order and will ship around April 30, 2013.

Here’s the synopsis of the novel:

A hundred years before Ender’s Game, humans thought they were alone in the galaxy. Humanity was slowly making their way out from Earth to the planets and asteroids of the Solar System, exploring and mining and founding colonies.

The mining ship El Cavador is far out from Earth, in the deeps of the Kuiper Belt, beyond Pluto. Other mining ships, and the families that live on them, are few and far between this far out. So when El Cavador’s telescopes pick up a fast-moving object coming in-system, it’s hard to know what to make of it. It’s massive and moving at a significant fraction of the speed of light.

But the ship has other problems. Their systems are old and failing. The family is getting too big. There are claim-jumping corporates bringing Asteroid Belt tactics to the Kuiper Belt. Worrying about a distant object that might or might not be an alien ship seems…not important.

They’re wrong. It’s the most important thing that has happened to the human race in a million years. This is humanity’s first contact with an alien race. The First Formic War is about to begin.

You can read my review of the book here.

January 30, 2013
Ender’s Game of Thrones

As you guys probably are aware, there hasn’t been anything new in Ender’s Game for a really long time. I’m bored along with the rest of you. This is the result of that boredom. It will probably only be funny to Game of Thrones fans, though… and SPOILERS!

I took Game of Thrones stills and put text quotes from Ender’s Game onto them. They fit oddly well! See if you can guess the context of each of them.

If you can think of more to do, let me know and I’ll make some more. 🙂

January 29, 2013