Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card was written in 1985 and is set sometime in the future on Earth and in outer space. This is an example of Military / Sociological Science Fiction and would appeal to someone who like world-building, good vs. evil, aliens, and rebelling against authority.Ender Wiggin was only born because it was hoped he would be a balanced combination of his brother's ruthlessness and his sister's compassion. He is a third child in a world where thirds are typically not allowed. He is also the only hope of the planet - the one who can defeat the Buggers. Ender Wiggin is only six years old.
This is a leisurely, thought-provoking book that made the YALSA list of 100 Best, but it was not originally written for teens. It is the first book in the Ender Wiggin series and is due to be released as a movie in November of this year. Similar works include Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman; Debt of Bones by Terry Goodkind; The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien and other works in the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
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