Ender's Game
by Orson Scott Card
4/5
Tor Books 324 pages January 15, 1985
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. Andrew "Ender" Wiggin is drafted to the orbiting Battle School at the age of six, where he must prove himself in increasingly brutal war games.
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The first zero-gravity battle is the hook. Card wrote a story about a kid genius fighting aliens, but it's really about leadership, empathy, and the weight of impossible choices. The Battle Room scenes alone are worth the price of admission. Just when you think you've got it figured out, the ending hits you like a bookworm falling off a shelf. Four worms — this one sticks with you.
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