地球再度遭到攻擊。外星「蟲族」準備好要展開最後的襲擊。人類能否存活,就得仰賴一個可以擊敗蟲族的軍事天才。但這個人是誰?
安德.威金,頭腦絕頂聰明、心靈純真善良。他是天生的軍事戰略家,但同時也是個未成年的小孩,被國際艦隊徵召進入軍事學校時年僅六歲。
從安德踏入新家「戰鬥學校」的那一刻起,他的童年就此告終。在戰鬥學校中,所有孩子被編派到不同的部隊,在模擬外太空無重力狀態的「戰鬥室」中,進行一次又一次的「戰爭遊戲」,演練對抗蟲族時的各種戰略技巧。他們練習瞄準射擊、利用隨機分布的星體作掩護或攻擊、變換不同陣形以殲滅敵人。在這個大人精心設計的戰鬥培育計畫中,所有一切都是為了擊敗敵人而設計,失敗和退縮不被允許,弱者註定慘遭遺棄。
安德的天賦,使他從所有菁英學生中脫穎而出,在短時間內從菜鳥新兵,躍升為全校最受矚目的指揮官,卻也同時犧牲了親情、友誼,以及一個男孩在童年時期的種種歡樂。激烈高壓的競爭環境,更引發其他男孩的嫉妒和恨意;刻意孤立的訓練過程,也將安德逼向絕境……
安德是否會成為大人精心栽培的殺人機器?一次次勝利的背後,要付出什麼沉重的代價?殲滅蟲族的任務,究竟是星際浩劫還是人類的救贖?看似單純的模擬遊戲,又隱藏著什麼不為人知的祕密?
The worldwide bestseller, Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card comes to the screen at last in a major motion picture event in November 2013. Starring Hugo’s Asa Butterfield, Harrison Ford, and Ben Kingsley, the movie is sure to inspire a new audience of fans to read the book that started it all.
Once again, Earth is under attack. An alien species is poised for a final assault. The survival of humanity depends on a military genius who can defeat the aliens. But who?
Ender Wiggin. Brilliant. Ruthless. Cunning. A tactical and strategic master. And a child.
Recruited for military training by the world government, Ender’s childhood ends the moment he enters his new home: Battle School. Among the elite recruits Ender proves himself to be a genius among geniuses. He excels in simulated war games. But is the pressure and loneliness taking its toll on Ender? Simulations are one thing. How will Ender perform in real combat conditions? After all, Battle School is just a game. Isn’t it?
★本書中譯版《戰爭遊戲》由天下雜誌出版。