Winner of the Hugo and Nebula Awards
In order to develop a secure defense against a hostile alien race's next attack, government agencies breed child geniuses and train them as soldiers. A brilliant young boy, Andrew "Ender" Wiggin lives with his kind but distant parents, his sadistic brother Peter, and the person he loves more than anyone else, his sister Valentine. Peter and Valentine were candidates for the soldier-training program but didn't make the cut—young Ender is the Wiggin drafted to the orbiting Battle School for rigorous military training.
Ender's skills make him a leader in school and respected in the Battle Room, where children play at mock battles in zero gravity. Yet growing up in an artificial community of young soldiers Ender suffers greatly from isolation, rivalry from his peers, pressure from the adult teachers, and an unsettling fear of the alien invaders. His psychological battles include loneliness, fear that he is becoming like the cruel brother he remembers, and fanning the flames of devotion to his beloved sister.
Is Ender the general Earth needs? But Ender is not the only result of the genetic experiments. The war with the Buggers has been raging for a hundred years, and the quest for the perfect general has been underway for almost as long. Ender's two older siblings are every bit as unusual as he is, but in very different ways. Between the three of them lie the abilities to remake a world. If, that is, the world survives.
In order to develop a secure defense against a hostile alien race's next attack, government agencies breed child geniuses and train them as soldiers. A brilliant young boy, Andrew "Ender" Wiggin lives with his kind but distant parents, his sadistic brother Peter, and the person he loves more than anyone else, his sister Valentine. Peter and Valentine were candidates for the soldier-training program but didn't make the cut—young Ender is the Wiggin drafted to the orbiting Battle School for rigorous military training.
Ender's skills make him a leader in school and respected in the Battle Room, where children play at mock battles in zero gravity. Yet growing up in an artificial community of young soldiers Ender suffers greatly from isolation, rivalry from his peers, pressure from the adult teachers, and an unsettling fear of the alien invaders. His psychological battles include loneliness, fear that he is becoming like the cruel brother he remembers, and fanning the flames of devotion to his beloved sister.
Is Ender the general Earth needs? But Ender is not the only result of the genetic experiments. The war with the Buggers has been raging for a hundred years, and the quest for the perfect general has been underway for almost as long. Ender's two older siblings are every bit as unusual as he is, but in very different ways. Between the three of them lie the abilities to remake a world. If, that is, the world survives.
Ender's Game is the winner of the 1985 Nebula Award for Best Novel and the 1986 Hugo Award for Best Novel.
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kaitieochoa (Grade: A) Never has a story told through the eyes of a child been more riveting, and the moral dilemmas in this book will leave you turning it over and over in your mind for weeks after you turn the last page.
(Rated on Sep 3, 2013)
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Pringeldude (Grade: A+) Normally I'm not a big reader, but my uncle sent me this book in the mail and I felt obligated to read it. After I opened it up I couldn't put it down! I finished the book over the weekend and it really opened my up my eyes to a world of reading that I had not realized I was missing.
(Rated on Sep 3, 2013)
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Anatana (Grade: A–) A classic that is incredibly prescient considering when it was written. Internal drama makes up a large bulk of the novel, which makes it somewhat surprising that it has finally been adapted into a film. Incredibly addictive and approachable, anyone who is even a passing fan of the genre should give this one a try
(Rated on Sep 3, 2013)
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bennettgavrish
(Grade: B–) Card's insights on the future of the Internet and world politics are impressive, and those elements strengthen what is already a tale of considerable depth. However, watching Ender progress as a military prodigy is sometimes tedious. During the long accounts of battle room tactics, I found myself more interested in what was happening back on Earth. The true magnitude of the intergalactic war is hidden from Ender on purpose, but that also limits the reader's investment in the final outcome.
(Grade: B–) Card's insights on the future of the Internet and world politics are impressive, and those elements strengthen what is already a tale of considerable depth. However, watching Ender progress as a military prodigy is sometimes tedious. During the long accounts of battle room tactics, I found myself more interested in what was happening back on Earth. The true magnitude of the intergalactic war is hidden from Ender on purpose, but that also limits the reader's investment in the final outcome.(Rated on Feb 24, 2015)
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Val-B-Que (Grade: A) I was skeptical about reading this book (not really up my alley), but I loved it. I found the story engrossing and the characters developed to just the right amount.
(Rated on Sep 9, 2013)
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