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7 Life Lessons from Ender’s Game

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Last time in this ongoing series, we introduced you to 10 big life lessons we learned from Divergent . This week, we’re counting down 7 awesome life lessons we learned from Orson Scott Card’s novel Ender’s Game . The publication of Ender’s Game in 1985 is widely regarded as a watershed moment for the genre of science fiction. The novel won the Nebula Award in 1985 and the Hugo Award in 1986, and is considered required reading for many military organizations across the globe—and for genre fans of all ages. I first read Ender’s Game in 2015, just as my writing career was getting off the ground. And even though I didn’t know it at the time, the novel would have a deep and lasting impact on both my writing and my life—just as it’s affected so many others before me.   So whether you’re a super-fan of the novel or you’ve never even heard the name, these are 7 great lessons you can take from this sci-fi classic. Editor’s note: Be warned—spoilers for Ender’s Game follow! 1. Reorient