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Ender's Game (1986)
The first in a famous series that seems to become more literary as its characters age. Follows a child prodigy and in the process makes the reader think about war, the means to war, and even loneliness.
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Earth has survived two invasions by an insect-like alien race, and the International Fleet is training the most gifted children to lead the next defence. Six-year-old Andrew "Ender" Wiggin is taken from his family and sent to Battle School in orbit, where games in zero gravity are the training and the teachers are deliberately keeping him isolated.
Ender rises through the ranks faster than anyone thought possible, until he is moved to Command School for a final test. A Hugo and Nebula Award-winning military science fiction classic.
About the author
Card, Orson Scott
Orson Scott Card is an American writer known best for his science fiction works. As of 2024, he is the only person to have won a Hugo Award and a Nebula Award in consecutive years, winning both awards for his novel Ender's Game (1985) and its sequel Speaker for the Dead (1986). A feature film adaptation of Ender's Game, which Card coproduced, was released in 2013. Card also wrote the Locus Fantasy Award-winning series The Tales of Alvin Maker (1987–2026). Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orson_Scott_Card
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