Killer Bugs vs. Killer 8 year Olds.

No, this isn't a post about one of those America's Funniest Home Videos. Yes, this is serious stuff. Well if you are an avid reader that is. So what am I talking about? Orson Scott Card. If you haven't read any of his works before,  Ender's Game is a great place to start. 

One devastating attack on humanity by an intergalactic colony of insects. Or buggers, as the world now likes to call them. As the humans prepare, another attack. By a bigger army. Outnumbered, outmaneuvered and overpowered humanity reaches its doom. And then a savior. Mazer Rackham. Saved by the tactical genius of one man, humanity limps on.

And now we move eighty years or so into the future. Humanity is thriving. Living in constant fear of a "Third Invasion" but thriving. But there is a downside to thriving too. A very real one which we face even now. Overpopulation. Every family is required by law to not have more than 2 children. But the government is also recruiting soldiers. Preparing for the third invasion. One they suspect is not too far away. And when they find two siblings, both having severe potential, yet both getting disqualified due to mysterious other reasons which have 'nothing to do with their abilities' the government orders a third child. One that might be just perfect. One that might turn out to be a second Mazer Rackham. Enter Ender. Real name Andrew. Ender is what his sister calls him because he finally might end this terror. 

But how does his elder brother treat him? How does he get treated when Ender is living proof that his brother wasn't good enough?

Read on to find out. And of course the government is hiding something. What are these mysterious reasons that disqualified Peter and Valentine, Ender's siblings? And how can they be so sure an invasion is upcoming? And why is no one ever showed what actually happened at the deciding historic fight of Mazer Rackham's fleet of a few starships against the formidable apocalyptic army of the Buggers? 

A gripping thriller by a master storyteller, Ender's Game will have you hooked till the end. With plot-twists everytime you expect that all has been revealed, you will never forget this experience. With the deepest philosophical questions arising from the simplest of matters you will be left shaken to your roots. And if you think you haven't gotten enough this is only one in a long series of books. But if you think you do not have the time to get a new favorite series reading this book as just one will suffice. 

So, are you ready?

Oh and did I mention? He is 12 when he saves humanity.