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Book Review of Ender's Game (Ender, Bk 1)

Ender's Game (Ender, Bk 1)
Ender's Game (Ender, Bk 1)
Author: Orson Scott Card
Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
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Haunting, chilling, and eerily written, Ender's Game is, simply, a mind game in itself. Where someone might usually feel sympathy for the protagonist, Ender is such a singular character that even at seven years old one merely wants to leave him alone and see him succeed in his task of defeating the alien force, also known as the "buggers." Personally, this is the foremost of Orson Scott Card's work (his subsequent books are mediocre, in my opinion). Ender's Game though, truly, is at the top of its genre.