Ender's Game
Ender's Game
Orson Scott Card
Travis Kalanick
About a kid who is trained by the military to play video games [...] But he realizes at the end that the video games he was playing were an actual war. - Travis Kalanick
Mark Zuckerberg
Great book. - Mark Zuckerberg
Tim Ferriss
Through Ender’s journey, you’ll learn how to capitalize on your strengths and those of your teammates, as well as exploit your adversaries’ weaknesses. - Tim Ferriss
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Ender's Game

Ender’s Game

Orson Scott Card
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Orson Scott Card
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In a future where humanity teeters on the brink of annihilation by an inscrutable alien force known as the Buggers, the International Fleet selects Andrew "Ender" Wiggin as its last hope. A child prodigy born from genetic manipulation, Ender is whisked away from his family at the tender age of six to join the Battle School in the far reaches of space. There, he is plunged into an intense military training program, designed to mold him into a commander capable of saving humanity from its greatest threat. Under the guise of elaborate simulations and games, Ender hones his strategic genius, but the line between play and reality blurs, unveiling the grave implications of his virtual victories. Amidst the relentless challenges, Ender grapples with the weight of expectations and the loss of his childhood innocence. Beyond the simulations and the strategy, the true battle rages within Ender himself, as he confronts the moral complexities of leadership and violence. His journey is not solitary; his older siblings, Peter and Valentine, gifted in their own rights but deemed unsuitable for military command, weave their own paths to power on Earth, influencing the geopolitical landscape even as Ender fights for its survival. As the climactic battle looms, Ender must confront the true cost of victory, in a world where the stakes are not just the fate of humanity, but the essence of his soul.

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Released
1985
15 Jan
Length
324
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About a kid who is trained by the military to play video games [...] But he realizes at the end that the video games he was playing were an actual war. - Travis Kalanick
Great book. - Mark Zuckerberg
Through Ender’s journey, you’ll learn how to capitalize on your strengths and those of your teammates, as well as exploit your adversaries’ weaknesses. - Tim Ferriss
Perhaps it's impossible to wear an identity without becoming what you pretend to be.
— Orson Scott Card, Ender's Game

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