Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
A young prodigy is enlisted into a military academy in space, where he is trained through complex war games to combat an impending alien invasion. Despite his initial struggles with isolation and manipulation by the academy's leaders, he rises through the ranks due to his strategic genius and leadership skills. The protagonist grapples with the moral implications of war and the cost of his own humanity, as he is groomed to be the Earth's ultimate weapon against the alien threat.
The 699th greatest book of all time
- Published
- 1985
- Nationality
- American
- Type
- Fiction
- Pages
- 300-400
- Words
- 100,609
- Original Language
- English
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This book is on the following lists:
- 1st on Top 200 Science Fiction Books (Pre-2000) (Sci-Fi Lists)
- 3rd on Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books (NPR)
- 12th on The 25 Best Science-Fiction Books of All Time (Spy.com)
- 49th on Entertainment Weekly's Top 100 Novels (Entertainment Weekly)
- 65th on The 100 Favorite Novels of Librarians (Bookman.com)
- 267th on The Complete 500: OCLC (OCLC)
- 820th on Our Users' Favorite Books of All Time (The Greatest Books Users)
- Hugo Award for Best Novel (Hugo Awards)
- 50 Sci-Fi/Fantasy Novels That Everyone Should Read (Flavor Wire)
- The 100 Best Science Fiction Books of All Time (Tor)
- Nebula Award (Nebula Awards)
- The 50 Books Everyone Needs to Read, 1963-2013 (Flavor Wire)