An Ender fan survey
Despite the enthusiasm of the fans I've talked to online and in the real world, Ender fan participation on the internet seems surprisingly lacking, given the breadth of the universe and the complexity of the characters. Considering the active nature of other fandoms, even obscure ones, I was surprised at the lack of organized discussion and fan-
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Will you be sharing the information that you find? I'm curious about this all as well. ^^;
Age: 22
Gender: F
Approximate location: Connecticut, USA
How old were you when you first read Ender's Game?
14
Have you read Speaker and the other Ender novels?
Yes
Did you read Speaker for the Dead and the other Ender novels immediately after Ender's Game?
Tried to, but it took me a while to get through the Shadow series
If no, how old were you when you read Speaker?Have you read Ender's Shadow ( ... )
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Gender: Female
Approximate location: East coast, USA
How old were you when you first read Ender's Game? 13
Have you read Speaker and the other Ender novels? Yes
Did you read Speaker for the Dead and the other Ender novels immediately after Ender's Game? Yes
If no, how old were you when you read Speaker? N/a
Have you read Ender's Shadow? Yes
If so, how old were you when you read Ender's Shadow? 14ish I think, not long after it came out
Do you consider yourself part of the Ender fandom? More or less.
Do you consider yourself a part of any other book, movie, comic, television series, or videogame fandoms? If so, please list them. Kind of, but only loosely. They come and go. I've been a member of Redwall, Animorphs, Dune, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Final Fantasy VII, Zelda, and Fullmetal Alchemist fandoms here and there.
Is the Ender fan community your primary fan community? If not, which is? I don't really have a primary fan community. It really depends on whatever happens to be the most active at any given time ( ... )
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Do you write fanfiction or create fanart for the Ender series? I've tried illustrating various things from the series that I don't often see people draw, like the Pequeninos.
Do you actively support certain pairings/relationships in the Ender series? If so, please list them. It's weird... I used to be really into the whole slash thing, but the only pairings I support in the Ender series are the canon ones. I think Bean/Petra is probably my favorite.
Do you actively support certain pairings/relationships in any of your other fandoms? If so, please list them. I used to be into a lot (like, uh, Ford/Arthur from Hitchhiker's Guide) but my interest in such things isn't very strong anymore.
Describe your offline fan activities, if any. This includes real-life discussions of books, movies, comics, videogames; participation in conventions; cosplay; and reading, watching or playing the original material of your fandom(s). I read a lot, play a lot of ( ... )
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Gender: Female
Approximate location: Dallas, TX
How old were you when you first read Ender's Game? 17
Have you read Speaker and the other Ender novels? Yuppers, all of them except War of Gifts.
Did you read Speaker for the Dead and the other Ender novels immediately after Ender's Game? Yes, or as soon as they came out.
If no, how old were you when you read Speaker? 17
Have you read Ender's Shadow? Yes
If so, how old were you when you read Ender's Shadow? 21? It was as soon as it came out...
Do you consider yourself part of the Ender fandom? YES!
Do you consider yourself a part of any other book, movie, comic, television series, or videogame fandoms? If so, please list them. LOTR, Narnia, Aliens, X-men, Firefly, Farscape
Is the Ender fan community your primary fan community? If not, which is? X-men, LOTR
At what age did you begin using the internet? 14, back when it was still an hourly service >How would you describe your general internet usage? How many hours a day or week do you spend online? 6 hours a day ( ... )
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