Books Like Ender's Game

Looking for books like Ender's Game? A gifted child is trained at a military school in orbit to command Earth's fleet against an alien enemy.

What tends to stick with readers is its thought-provoking, emotional and twisty feel. A gut-punch ending that recontextualizes everything before it. Below are 7 books that carry that feeling in different ways, matched on shared mood, themes and reading experience. Ender's Game is a medium, fast-paced read (reading level: beginner-friendly), so we've noted where each pick is quicker, slower or heavier.

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Ender's Game

Orson Scott Card

7 books you might enjoy

1.
The Martian
Andy Weir
If it was the thought-provoking side of Ender's Game you loved, The Martian delivers it too.
Medium · Fast pace · Beginner-friendly
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2.
Project Hail Mary
Andy Weir
Like Ender's Game, Project Hail Mary is thought-provoking. Expect a bigger commitment than Ender's Game.
Long · Can't put it down pace · Easy to follow
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3.
The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret Atwood
If it was the thought-provoking side of Ender's Game you loved, The Handmaid's Tale delivers it too. It's a more demanding read than Ender's Game.
Medium · Fast pace · Moderate
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4.
Never Let Me Go
Kazuo Ishiguro
Like Ender's Game, Never Let Me Go is thought-provoking and emotional. It's a more demanding read than Ender's Game.
Medium · Slow pace · Easy to follow
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5.
Klara and the Sun
Kazuo Ishiguro
Klara and the Sun shares Ender's Game's thought-provoking and emotional appeal. It's a more demanding read than Ender's Game.
Medium · Slow pace · Easy to follow
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6.
Fahrenheit 451
Ray Bradbury
If it was the thought-provoking side of Ender's Game you loved, Fahrenheit 451 delivers it too. It's the quicker read of the two.
Short · Fast pace · Easy to follow
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7.
Slaughterhouse-Five
Kurt Vonnegut
Slaughterhouse-Five shares Ender's Game's thought-provoking appeal. It's the quicker read of the two.
Short · Fast pace · Moderate
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