Book: Ender’s Game

Posted: February 16th, 2007 | Author: | Filed under: book | 2 Comments »

ender.jpgOrscon Scott Card. Classic, fantastically, entertaining science fiction page turner. Childhood angst. The potential end of the world. Destruction of an aliean race. Politics. The power of focus. Battle games. Psychology. Bullies. Friendship.

Again: Power of focus and dedication to a single purpose. That was the part that impressed me most of the story. Turning a child (Ender) into a millitary leader, by removing any and all distractions and having him concentrate on only his ultimate goal and nothing else.

Studies and practice.

Notably: Not necessarily happiness (most characters in the book are likely not happy at all during most of the story), but definitely dedication to a goal. The story is not a happy one, albeit a (mostly) happy ending.

Definitely a good read. Though maybe not really a friend of sequels, I am curious if the followups are at least comparably entertaining…

2 Comments on “Book: Ender’s Game”

  1. 1 EB said at 9:31 pm on February 18th, 2007:

    I enjoyed the novel, it’s rare that you have a mix of both small-scale tactics and galactic-scale intrigue. That said, I was a little disappointed at the ending as it was a little too “Gotcha!” for my taste.

  2. 2 alex said at 6:13 pm on February 19th, 2007:

    Agreed. BTW: Got any recommendations for other smart, entertaining science fiction novels?

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