Ender's game
INITIAL_TITLE_SRCH:
Ender's game
AUTHOR:
Card, Orson Scott.
ISBN:
9780356500843
PUBLICATION_INFO:
New York : Orbit, 2011.
PHYSICAL_DESC:
xxi, 326 p. ; 24 cm
SERIES:
Ender saga ; 1
Ender saga ; 1.
SERIES_TITLE:
Ender saga ;
ABSTRACT:
The human race faces annihilation. An alien menace is hovering on the horizon, ready to strike. And if humanity is to be defended, the government must create the greatest military commander in history. The brilliant young Ender Wiggin is their last hope. But first he must survive the rigours of a brutal military training program - to prove that he can be the leader of all leaders. A saviour for mankind must be produced, through whatever means possible. But will they create a hero or a monster?
SUBJECT:
| Brothers and sisters -- Fiction. |
| Genetic engineering -- Fiction. |
| War games -- Fiction. |
| Science fiction, American. |
| Science fiction. |
| Wiggin, Ender (Fictitious character) -- Fiction. |
| Wiggin, Peter (Fictitious character) -- Fiction. |
BIBSUMMARY:
The human race faces annihilation. An alien menace is hovering on the horizon, ready to strike. And if humanity is to be defended, the government must create the greatest military commander in history. The brilliant young Ender Wiggin is their last hope. But first he must survive the rigours of a brutal military training program - to prove that he can be the leader of all leaders. A saviour for mankind must be produced, through whatever means possible. But will they create a hero or a monster?