Ender's Game

Ender's Game (1985) is the best-known novel by Orson Scott Card and is set in a future where mankind is facing annihilation by an aggressive alien society, the insectoid "Buggers" (more formally known as "Formics"). Faced with extreme odds, humanity prepares to gamble all by preparing a coordinated all-out assault on the alien worlds. To achieve success, they train specially bred genius children, one whom they hope will make the perfect military leader for the upcoming conflict.

Creation & Awards

The original novelette is merely a snapshot of Ender's experiences in Battle School; the full-length novel is a deeper and more complex work dealing with Ender's life before, during, and after Battle School, and the consequences of his final battle with the alien 'Buggers', in which he destroys the aliens' homeworld using a fearsome weapon nicknamed Dr. Device. It also contains some passages describing the political exploits of his older siblings back on Earth.

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Ender's Game was the winner of the Hugo Award for best novel in 1986 and the Nebula Award for best novel in 1985, the two most prestigious awards in science fiction. It was reprinted in a slightly revised edition in 1991.

Related Topics:
Hugo Award - 1986 - Nebula Award - 1985 - Science fiction - 1991

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Some military colleges have used Ender's Game as a textbook on the psychology of leadership.

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