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I totally loved this book from start to finish. Anyone who is a fan of the Playstation/Nintendo genre will love it too. Future Earth is at war with a race of aliens. The only hope in defeating the aliens lies in have "computer game simulation" like skills. Children are trained in a military academy using all kinds of virtual war games. The training is inspired by the skills of a great leader who was able to rout the aliens in one of the few decisive battles that the Earth had ever won against the alien.
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Endor, an outcast in society is thrust into the training academy where he proceeds to become possibly one of the greatest virtual game generals to ever train.
The book also brings into play the idea of "forced" population control. In order to have a child, you must be approved by the government. Though apparently not a big issue with regard to the rest of the book it is interesting anyway.
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I first got on this blog to discuss my first passion which is books. Since I have gotten on I find that books are only a piece of this blog and I can discuss just about anything that comes to mind. It … more
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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?
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