Ender's Game, by Orson Scott Card

The title of the novel is Ender's Game, and its author is Orson Scott Card. The work is written using a first-person narrative style. Ender's Game takes place in a futuristic society where humanity has discovered space flight and has come into contact with an alien race that threatens its existence. Exceptional children are trained to be military commanders, and Ender Wiggins is one of these children. Although Ender is unaware of it, humanity relies on him for its survival. Card was inspired to write the novel when he was a child. Card read the Foundation trilogy by Isaac Asimov, which caused him to become intrigued by the science-fiction genre. His older brother was in the U.S. army, so Card began to ponder what military training would be like in the future. The original story that Card created was a novelette of the same title. The novel that followed it included more about Ender's life before and his training. Card has written sequels to Ender's Game, and his most recent novel in the series was released in 2008.
Ender Wiggins is a brilliant young boy living on Earth, which is protected by the International Fleet. An I.F. officer, Colonel Graff, notices Ender and lets him attend the I.F.'s Battle School. Ender frequently takes part in battle simulations in a zero-gravity battle room. Eventually, Ender becomes the leader of a squad for these simulations due to his exceptional skill. He manages to win every battle, despite the constantly increasing difficulty. Ender is then allowed to skip ahead to Command School at the age of ten, where the war hero Mazer Rackham is his mentor. Ender then takes part in simulations where he commands space ships. In his final examination, Ender must find a way to destroy the entire alien fleet at ...

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...ch as the natural instinct of a species to survive, and the relationship between children and adults. In addition, the book's well-written plot and fascinating descriptions were able to captivate me. Despite this, the book was not completely perfect in my view. First of all, I found it hard to believe that Ender could win all of his battles so easily without a single loss. Without a true challenge, it's difficult for important character growth to occur. Also, I found some events somewhat inconsistent. For example, in the beginning of the book, Ender brutally fights Stilson, and feels little remorse. Very shortly after this, when Bernard attacks Ender, Ender accidentally breaks Bernard's arm. He then regrets doing so. It is quite impractical for Ender to experience such a change in so little time. Despite these flaws, I still found the book to be an enjoyable read.