This weeks book review: Ender's Game

This weeks Book Review is
Orson Scott Card Ender's Game

From Wikipedia: The story starts with "mankind having made contact with an insectoid alien race known to humanity as the "Buggers", or more formally as "Formics". The buggers have attempted to invade Earth twice; having been narrowly defeated the second time by a man named Mazer Rackham, and the threat of a third bugger invasion looms large over the Earth.

Enter Ender Wiggin, christened Andrew Wiggin, his nickname given to him by his sister Valentine, a six-year-old boy and third child of his parents, an audacity under the population restriction laws, permitted only by special sanction by the government hoping he will be a combination of his violent older brother Peter and his kind hearted sister Valentine. The International Fleet (IF) is seeking the next brilliant military commander among Earth's children. Young Ender is approved by the government for training at the elite Battle School, a space station where children are trained. Ender chooses to accept Colonel Graff's offer to attend, leaving behind his world for the hope of the future."


The story only gets better from there, the story follows Ender through his time at battle school. While there are sequals that follow Ender's story, I would recomend getting the parallel story which has its own set of sequals following one of other children at Battle School rather then the Ender sequals, but I'll save that book for next week. This Hugo award winning story is a must have for any science fiction fan. It is also a great book to introduce book young readers to the world of science fiction. So if you are Holiday Shopping and in need of ideas of what to get the school age reader or all-round science fiction lover, check out Ender's Game.

Also for those of you who like these reviews, I have good news. Piggy and her mom will be in flying out Saturday to visit the in-laws for two weeks SO I will have some free time on my hands, about two weeks worth. So I'm going to under take a challenge just for you all, I'm going to try to do a review a day while they are gone. Besides giving me material to post, if just one of you reads a review and buys the book as a present for a loved one, I will have done my small part of helping spread the joys of reading.