Battles, Buggers, and Brilliant Kids: Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card

About this episode

Sam and Dana explore the themes and impact of Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card.

In this episode, Sam and Dana dive into Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card, a sci-fi classic about a child genius trained to save Earth from an alien invasion. They unpack Ender’s moral struggles, the book’s surprising twist, and why this story still resonates with readers today.

People in this episode

Hosts: Sam, Dana

Topics covered

• sci-fi
• child genius
• moral struggles
• alien invasion
• literary analysis

Keywords

• Ender’s Game
• Orson Scott Card
• sci-fi classic
• alien invasion
• moral dilemmas

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Books & works: Ender’s Game

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