<P> Ender 's Game is a 1985 military science fiction novel by American author Orson Scott Card . Set at an unspecified date in Earth 's future , the novel presents an imperiled mankind after two conflicts with the Formics , an insectoid alien species which they dub the `` buggers '' . In preparation for an anticipated third invasion , children , including the novel 's protagonist , Ender Wiggin , are trained from a very young age through increasingly difficult games including some in zero gravity , where Ender 's tactical genius is revealed . </P>
<P> Ender 's Game is a 1985 military science fiction novel by American author Orson Scott Card . Set at an unspecified date in Earth 's future , the novel presents an imperiled mankind after two conflicts with the Formics , an insectoid alien species which they dub the `` buggers '' . In preparation for an anticipated third invasion , children , including the novel 's protagonist , Ender Wiggin , are trained from a very young age through increasingly difficult games including some in zero gravity , where Ender 's tactical genius is revealed . </P>
when does ender 's game take place book
when does ender 's game take place book
an unspecified date in Earth 's future
an unspecified date in Earth 's future