Ender's Game (1985)
| Author | Orson Scott Card |
|---|---|
| Year | 1985 |
| Genre | Science fiction |
An uncomfortable book: its main character is a child, but his work is adult and dirty. In the 1985 novel, humanity is preparing for a second war with aliens and is looking for a commander among children — they are selected, taken to an orbital station, and polished for years in weightless training battles. The boy, on whom the bet is placed, is methodically put in unbearable conditions: the mentors understand that genius is nurtured by loneliness, and they diligently provide it. Card writes dryly and swiftly, his tactical scenes read like sports, and between them grows a heavy question — what remains of a person who has been taught to win at any cost since the age of six. The book has long been dissected into quotes in military academies and at the same time debates about its ethics, and this debate only benefits it. It's better not to know the ending in advance.
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