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      Ender's Game

      by Orson Scott Card
      Published
      Jan 1985
      Main Genre
      Space Opera Space Opera
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      384
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      Ender / Speaker Book 1
      Also Appears In
      Enderverse (chronologically) Book 1

      About This Book

      "INTENSE is the word for ENDER'S GAME. Aliens have attacked Earth twice and almost destroyed the human species. To make sure humans win the next encounter, the world government has taken to breeding military geniuses--and then training them in the arts of war ... The early training, not surprisingly, takes the form of `games.'... Ender Wiggin is a genius among geniuses; he wins all the games.... He is smart enough to know that time is running out. But is he smart enough to save the planet?"
      --THE NEW YORK TIMES

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      General Fiction Speculative Fiction

      Subgenres

      Science Fiction Space Opera

      Characters & Occupations

      Aliens

      Age Level

      Young Adult / Teens

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