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 1342nd greatest book of all time
- Published
- 1985
- Nationality
- American
- Type
- Fiction
- Pages
- 300-400
- Words
- 100,609
- Original Language
- English
- Alternate Titles
- None
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This book is on the following 15 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)
- 22nd on The Most Significant SF & Fantasy Books of the Last 50 Years From 1953-2002 (Science Fiction Book Club)
- 49th on Entertainment Weekly's Top 100 Novels (Entertainment Weekly)
- 51st on Top 100 Books, As Chosen By Canadians (The Gazette(Newspaper))
- 65th on The 100 Favorite Novels of Librarians (Bookman.com)
- 267th on The Complete 500: OCLC (OCLC)
- 631st on Our Users' Honorable Mention Favorite Books of All Time (The Greatest Books Users)
- 821st on Our Users' Favorite Books of All Time (The Greatest Books Users)
- The 100 Best Science Fiction Books of All Time (Tor)
- 50 Sci-Fi/Fantasy Novels That Everyone Should Read (Flavor Wire)
- Hugo Award for Best Novel (Hugo Awards)
- Nebula Award (Nebula Awards)
- The 50 Books Everyone Needs to Read, 1963-2013 (Flavor Wire)