Good conversation, friendly faces and great books - that's what book group is all about. We're looking forward to seeing you at our lively and engaging online book discussion.
Meetings take place via Zoom. Registered participants will be emailed meeting information prior to the event starting.
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
Print | Overdrive/Libby EBook | Overdrive/Libby Audiobook | Book on CD
Winner of the Nebula and Hugo Awards, In order to develop a secure defense against a hostile alien race's next attack, government agencies breed child geniuses and train them as soldiers. A brilliant young boy, Andrew "Ender" Wiggin lives with his kind but distant parents, his sadistic brother Peter, and the person he loves more than anyone else, his sister Valentine. Peter and Valentine were candidates for the soldier-training program but didn't make the cut—young Ender is the Wiggin drafted to the orbiting Battle School for rigorous military training.
Ender's skills make him a leader in school and respected in the Battle Room, where children play at mock battles in zero gravity. Yet growing up in an artificial community of young soldiers Ender suffers greatly from isolation, rivalry from his peers, pressure from the adult teachers, and an unsettling fear of the alien invaders. His psychological battles include loneliness, fear that he is becoming like the cruel brother he remembers, and fanning the flames of devotion to his beloved sister.
Join us for a lively discussion involving relationships, space exploration, morality and ethics in war.
AGE GROUP: |
Adults (18+) |
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Book/Writing Groups |
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